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Alain Gabon

Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Peter Oborne

French student protests: A generation that sees no future is rising up

Alain Gabon

How Gulf states are refinancing sovereign wealth funds as Iran war hits revenues

Ahmed Alqarout

Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Sami Al-Arian

NAZA: Why the world watches only when Israelis document genocide

Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan

Israel's genocide in Gaza

British support for Israel is shattering

David Hearst

Why Britain is being forced to revisit the Balfour Declaration

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Israel's genocide in Gaza

How the Foreign Office veiled Israel's crimes in Gaza to keep British arms flowing

Peter Oborne

Is Ethiopia repeating its oldest mistake?

Yunus Turhan

Israel normalisation deals

Netanyahu's UAE visit highlights Arab leaders' dangerous gamble with Israel

Mohamad Elmasry

Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Jonathan Cook

Israel's genocide in Gaza

I left Gaza, but my body is trapped in the horrors of war

Reem Salim

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Fareed Taamallah

Sudan in Transition

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Osama Abuzaid

Why Palestine solidarity activists must keep up pressure on UK government

Ben Jamal

Why Russia remains stubbornly insignificant to the Middle East

Joseph Massad

Israel's genocide in Gaza

The West wants Netanyahu gone - so Palestinians can be killed more quietly again

Jonathan Cook

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Chris Doyle

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Sami Al-Arian

Miliband speaks of a Middle East policy shift - so it's time to pick a side

Tom Blackburn

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Anuradha Bhasin

How the Iran war is squeezing Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt from every direction

Shady Ibrahim

In Egypt, leaving prison does not mean escaping the security state

Asim Qureshi

Islam's profound influence on the Bayeux Tapestry

Diana Darke

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