► Why Marwan Barghouti's shadow hangs over Palestine's future Alessandra Bajec's latest for The New Arab's Analysis Desk, with exclusive comments from Marwan's son, Arab Barghouti, and insights from Mouin Rabbani Amjad Iraqi Hani AlMasri هاني المصري ⬇️ newarab.com/analysis/why-m…

The Gaza ceasefire has raised the stakes of Lebanon's disarmament campaign, with Palestinian refugees caught in a renewed struggle over sovereignty newarab.com/analysis/guns-…

My latest from #Syria for The New Arab, which draws on interviews I conducted in both #Damascus and #Idlib over a period of several months. Among those quoted are Syrians who fought alongside foreign fighters and a Western security expert. newarab.com/analysis/will-…

Iraq's elections: A high-stakes vote amid the US-Iran tug of war Giorgio Cafiero for The New Arab's Analysis Desk, with quotes from Hayder حيدر, Javad Heirannia, Omar Al-Nidawi, Norman Ricklefs, F. Gregory Gause Middle East Institute & Srboljub Peović IES Beograd newarab.com/analysis/iraqs…

Told The New Arab: Sudani continues to manage competing pressures through careful diplomacy, offering assurances to Washington while maintaining coordination with Tehran. His strategy rests on dialogue and avoiding escalation, allowing each side to see Iraq as a necessary partner

► Inside Israel's tax war on Palestinian churches Financial targeting, property disputes, and legal restrictions threaten Palestinian Christian institutional life in Jerusalem, which dates back to the 1st century From The New Arab's In-Depth section ⬇️ newarab.com/analysis/insid…

The world's eyes are on New York, with voters on the verge of doing what might have seemed impossible just a year ago, electing Zohran Mamdani (Zohran Kwame Mamdani) as mayor US correspondent Brooke Anderson's in-depth dispatch for The New Arab's Analysis Desk newarab.com/analysis/zohra…

Marking one of the bloodiest chapters in the brutal 18-month war, the fall of El-Fasher to the RSF could permanently alter Sudan's map Jon Fenton-Harvey for The New Arab's Analysis Desk, featuring insights from dalliasd (@dalliasd.bsky.social) Dr Andreas Krieg Cameron Hudson newarab.com/analysis/how-f…

"This is part of what I call Abu Dhabi’s ‘Axis of Secessionists’, a strategy that wins by not being defeated, keeping allies resourced and corridors open, and converting time into leverage," said Dr Andreas Krieg. newarab.com/analysis/how-f…

◆ Why the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is in danger of collapsing Dario Sabaghi's latest for The New Arab's Analysis Desk With comments from Karim Emile Bitar Hesham Youssef David Butter Paul Salem newarab.com/analysis/why-i…

The posters are new, the promises familiar, but the political parties law of 2015 sits idle, allowing money and militias to define who competes, and wins Hayder حيدر's latest for The New Arab's Analysis Desk on Iraq's democracy and the upcoming elections newarab.com/analysis/overs…

Since October, there have been over 250 attacks by Israeli settlers and the army, with 4,000 olive trees and saplings damaged - a record high Read The New Arab's latest in-depth report from the West Bank about the surge in settler violence newarab.com/analysis/how-s…

Many thanks to Charlie Hoyle and the team at The New Arab for publishing my latest piece about Gulf perspectives on #Israel. This article features insights from Neil Quilliam and Ryan Bohl. newarab.com/analysis/israe…

Read the full in-depth article on settler violence during the West Bank's olive harvest here: newarab.com/analysis/how-s…

Grateful to Charlie Hoyle and his colleagues at The New Arab for publishing my article about #Kazakhstan’s entry into the #AbrahamAccords. This piece includes quotes from Aigerim Turgunbaeva, Bruce Pannier, Aziz Alghashian, and Rich Outzen. newarab.com/analysis/israe…

🔴 The battle against Assad's legacy of corruption in the new Syria Cian Ward's latest for The New Arab's Analysis Desk, with insights from Benjamin Fève, Basha باشا, Eyad Hamid, BASSIKI بَسّيكي newarab.com/analysis/battl…

Reminder: Throughout history, marking people for death with a number or tattoo has become a trait of oppressive regimes. It is a process of bureaucratic dehumanisation and humiliation, as well as ruthless efficiency. And now it's happening to Palestinians newarab.com/analysis/israe…

My remarks for William Robinson and The New Arab on the UAE’s role in Sudan’s war. Full report: newarab.com/analysis/blood… #KeepEyesOnSudan

Many thanks to The New Arab for publishing my piece about #MbS’s landmark visit to #Washington. This piece quotes Dina Esfandiary, Barbara Slavin, Gordon Gray, Yasmine Farouk ياسمين فاروق, and Christian Koch. newarab.com/analysis/f-35s…

Huge thanks to Joshua Landis Mohammed A. Salih & Wladimir van Wilgenburg for your knowledgeable input in my latest on tensions between Damascus and Kurdish-led SDF. newarab.com/analysis/fract…