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On the first anniversary of Lebanon's October uprising, The New Arab speaks to the artists who used their talent to amplify voices on the ground.
Comment: Only a Biden administration would be capable of holding Sisi's regime accountable. But whether it would is another matter, writes Sam Hamad.
UAE adds Israel to its coalition of anti-democratic allies
Comment: UAE-Israel normalisation should be understood in a broader context of illiberal, anti-democratic actors solidifying their global alliances, writes Sam Hamad.
'Deal of shame': UAE endorses Israel's occupation of Palestine
Comment: UAE had already sold out the Palestinians, now it's taking the credit for 'stopping annexation' - a process that is happening anyway, ...
UK urged to intervene in case of 'tortured' Bahrainis
Bahraini security officials who allegedly tortured the two men received training that was partly funded by Britain.
Facing defeat, Haftar makes a transparent bid for peace
Comment: Sisi's counter-revolutionary track record and Haftar's war on Tripoli put their overtures to peace on very shaky ground, writes Sam Hamad.
Israeli annexation cements a one-state reality in Palestine
Israel's unrelenting drive to settle the occupied West Bank, combined with international timidity, has led to the unravelling of the two-state ...
BAME coronavirus inquiry will lack trust of a community
Comment: Trevor Phillips' role in the coronavirus BAME inquiry undermines trust from a community most in need of support, writes Malia Bouattia.
Arab vote in Israel seeks to protect Palestinian identity
Opinion: With their exclusion declared a founding principle of the state, Palestinian citizens of Israel will now vote to protect their identity ...
What Prince Charles won't see when he visits Israel
Comment: Will the 71-year-old be given a first-class tour of the wonders of the Israeli occupation? It's unlikely, writes Chris Doyle.
Detained in the Gulf? Britain will not protect you
Comment: In 2010, Briton Jaafar al-Hasabi was arrested and tortured in Bahrain. The FCO intervened but belatedly. The FCO's recent record ...
Imran Khan vows to challenge India over Kashmir move
Imran Khan gave a forceful rebuke of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision Monday to scrap the special status granted to the ...
Eurovision threatens 'consequences' after Palestinian flag makes appearance
Satirical Icelandic punk band Hatari raised Palestinian flags at Eurovision while Madonna's backing dancers displayed both Palestinian and ...
Eurovision ‘will punish’ Iceland band for showing Palestinian flag
Satirical Icelandic punk band Hatari raised Palestinian flags at Eurovision while Madonna's backing dancers displayed both Palestinian and ...
Bouteflika has resigned. Now the real work must begin
Comment: The army helped toppled Bouteflika, but they are no ally of the people, writes Malia Bouattia.
Palestinians launch general strike against Israel's 'racist' nation-state law
In Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, schools, universities, government offices and many private businesses were closed as part of the strike.
India fabricating threat of IS to suppress Kashmiri activism
Comment: India is conflating Islamic State extremism with Kashmiri independence, to give cover to its repressive occupation strategies, writes ...
Amid backlash, Trump promises Palestinians 'something very good'
Backlash followed Trump's cryptic statements saying Israelis would now pay 'a higher price' after the Jerusalem move, and promised Palestinians ...
What does Israel's 'Jewish Nation' basic law mean?
Israel's controversial Jewish Nation basic law will have deep consequences for democracy and Arab citizens' rights in the country, writes Dr. ...
Egypt rejects Israeli nation-state law on 'racial segregation'
Egypt, one of only two Arab countries to have a peace treaty with Israel, says the law "undermines the chances of achieving peace" with ...
Enshrining apartheid: Israel's fig leaf democracy officially dies
Comment: Israel's Jewish nation-state law discriminates against more than 20 percent of its 9 million citizens, writes CJ Werleman.
Egypt's Jekyll and Hyde approach to atheists
Comment: Atheists in Egypt have been enjoying greater public acceptance, but their increased visibility has also resulted in shrill panic ...
Malaysia's scandal-hit PM looks set to lose popular vote
Unofficial tallies show Malaysia's opposition making early gains in what appears to be a loss of popular vote for the current scandal-hit prime ...
Malaysia proposes ten-year term for fake news
Malaysian human rights activists have expressed alarm as parliament considers passing a law that will dish out tough prison sentences for people ...
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