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Pakistan a peacemaker or US puppet in Iran war?

Hafiz Sha'ban

Behind the language of mediation in the US–Iran war lies a familiar pattern of dependency, where Pakistan operates within a framework it does not control.

What a day in Gaza looks like
Hadeel al-Mozanen
What will we do if al-Aqsa is taken?
Hafiz Sha'ban

Saudi Arabia resumes prayers in Grand Mosque of Makkah

Hamza Saleem 2 Min Read

For the first time in seven months, Saudi Arabia has allowed its citizens and residents to perform prayers in Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, the most prestigious site in Islam.

Palestine: EU foreign ministers express outrage at Israel’s settlement approvals

Shaheer Choudhury 4 Min Read

EU foreign ministers express outrage at alarming pace of resumption of Israeli settlement scheme

US Secretary of State urges Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with ‘Israel’

Hamza Saleem 3 Min Read

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged Saudi Arabia to consider normalising relations with ‘Israel’, joining Bahrain and the UAE who both signed the ‘peace agreement’.

People in Gaza searching garbage for food, says UN head

Ahmad Jomaa 4 Min Read

The people of Gaza are now forced to sift through rubbish for food, says the head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, as displaced Palestinians face extraordinary levels of poverty.

Netanyahu: Protests grow as tens of thousands demand resignation

Shaheer Choudhury 3 Min Read

Tens of thousands protest against Netanyahu for inadequate leadership amid coronavirus pandemic and ongoing corruption trial.

War crime evidence against Assad regime submitted to German courts

Sana Mahmood 5 Min Read

Three NGOs have submitted a criminal complaint to the German courts over the use of chemical weapons and sarin gas attacks in Syria by the criminal Assad regime.