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Will the BRICS Ever Grow Up?

Opinion: BRICS has existed for 20 years, but what has it really achieved and can it do better? Jim O'Neill writes.

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Jim O'Neill

20 September, 2021
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Algeria and Morocco at breaking point

Opinion: Algeria's decision to break diplomatic ties with Morocco is the latest episode in a saga of distrust between the two countries dating back to

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Khadija Mohsen-Finan

15 September, 2021
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Updating the global refugee regime

Opinion: The crisis in Afghanistan, like recent crises elsewhere, has exposed weaknesses within the global system governing refugees. The

Sinan Ülgen

Sinan Ülgen

15 September, 2021
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Israel tells US to ease off Saudi, Egypt over human rights

Opinion: Israel need not worry as the Biden administration will continue selling arms to the biggest violators in the Gulf, writes Annelle Sheline.

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Annelle Sheline

14 September, 2021
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Take it from me, and Amnesty, sending Syrians home is fatal

Opinion: A new report from Amnesty International lays bare the stark reality of sending Syrian refugees back home. It's time European countries took

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Mansour Omari

10 September, 2021
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Morocco elections: leftist unity shattered as PSU withdraws

Opinion: Nabila Mounib's shock decision to withdraw the United Socialist Party from the Federation of the Democratic Left brought an end to hopes of a

Mohamed Ahmed Bennis

Mohamed Ahmed Bennis

26 August, 2021
In My Mother's Footsteps
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In my mother's footsteps: An ordinary Palestinian

This is an excerpt from Mona's book, which is released today.
In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home, Mona interweaves the

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Mona Hajja Halaby

05 August, 2021
Ben & Jerry's ice cream is renowned for its solidarity with progressive causes but has been slow to support Palestine. [Getty]
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Ignore Israel's meltdown, Ben & Jerry’s scored BDS win

Opinion: Ben & Jerry's decision to end sales in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is a welcome first step, but the real credit goes to BDS

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Elias Jahshan

21 July, 2021
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Khaled Meshaal's Al-Arabiya interview raises eyebrows

Opinion: Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal's interview on Al Arabiya - the Saudi news agency known for its anti-Hamas rhetoric - raised eyebrows and sparked

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Maen al-Bayari

09 July, 2021
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