Eurasia

The killings of aid seekers in Gaza has escalated into an undeniable pattern of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide, writes Riley Sparks. [GETTY] Sarajevo, May 1992. Three mortar shells, believed to have been fired by Bosnian Serb forces, landed on besieged civilians waiting for bread at …

A United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry report on the occupied Palestinian territories has found that Israel committed genocide in the Gaza Strip between 7 October 2023 and July 2025. The report detailed that Israel committed four of the five acts outlined in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and …

Ces derniers jours, un nombre important de pays ont annoncé leur décision de reconnaître un État palestinien. Dans le même temps, les dirigeants de ces pays ont condamné à plusieurs reprises les attentats du 7 octobre. Voyez-vous le problème ? Ces deux positions sont logiquement incompatibles. Il est absurde de …

A disturbing thought experiment: Imagine your children have been kidnapped and are being tortured in a dungeon. Your phone rings: “Hi, I just wanted to let you know about the leaders of the gang that abducted your kids. Well, it happens that I’ve hosted them in my guest house for …

Huda Skaik shares her harrowing experience of Israel’s invasion of Gaza City, and her fear of permanent displacement & the erasure of her people. As Israel proceeds with its occupation of Gaza City, where I live, the residents who witnessed past invasions fear the worst is coming. Despite having survived …

With elections approaching, Iraq’s future hinges on how it manages internal reforms amid rising US-Iran tensions that threaten its sovereignty and stability Seven months into US President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Iraq finds itself at a critical juncture. Simmering US-Iran tensions, compounded by Israel’s war in …

The US is pressuring Iraq to curb Iranian influence through financial oversight, judicial reforms, and action against militias The United States has been quietly stepping up pressure on Baghdad for weeks in order to get it to disengage from Iran, three senior Iraqi officials have told The New Arab’s sister …

Israel is intentionally burying prospects for peace to destroy the idea of a Palestinian state, Jordan’s King Abdullah told world leaders. [Getty] Arab leaders on Tuesday condemned Israel for sabotaging negotiations to end the war in Gaza and warned the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will continue to …

After last week’s discussion of small-scale, interest-based political cooperation at the national level, I thought it might be interesting to move to the international level, where there is in any case a lot of confusion about multilateral and transnational political activities and what they mean. I’m going to concentrate especially …

Exclusive: Israeli air force commander Tomer Bar received a “special mission” certificate for his secret trip to the UK, protecting him from arrest for war crimes. The UK government has admitted that Israel’s air force chief Tomer Bar was given special diplomatic immunity to visit Britain earlier this summer. The …