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Uprooting Olive Trees as a Prelude to Silent Displacement: Al-Mughayyir Village Bears Witness

In Palestine, the olive tree embodies the meaning of land and roots. It is a source of livelihood, memory, and identity all at once. It becomes a symbol of resilience when a Palestinian farmer tills the soil with his own...

Maram Musa Maram Musa

The Agony of Uprooting from Gaza: “Evacuation is killing me… I feel like my heart will explode”

Under a barrage of heavy shelling, Israel’s plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip is entering new phases of execution, with particular focus on the areas surrounding Gaza City the primary target of what decision-making circles in Tel Aviv are...

Ahmad Tanani Ahmad Tanani

Ankara and Damascus: A Military Alliance Shaping Syria’s Post-QSD Future

With the fall of the Assad regime at the end of last year, and Israel’s exploitation of Syria’s vulnerable state to decimate the Syrian National Army’s military capabilities effectively paralyzing its entire defense infrastructure the urgent need arose to build...

Emad Anan Emad Anan

In El Fasher: Survival s a Crime, and Bullets Are the Punishment

A video clip published on Sunday, August 17, shows a member of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executing a civilian in cold blood after questioning him about the location of the army’s base commander in El Fasher and his tribal...

Noon Post Noon Post

Tents in the Rain: Yemen’s Schools in a Time of War

As the new academic year approaches in Yemen, thousands of students face unprecedented challenges amid a war that has raged since 2015. While modern, well-equipped schools are available in cities, students in rural areas are forced to continue their education...

Bushra Alhomidy Bushra Alhomidy

Sweida: Between Tribal Continuity and Israeli Ambitions

The Bedouin tribes are an integral part of the social fabric of Sweida and its countryside, with roots that predate the formation of the Syrian state by centuries. These communities have preserved their semi-nomadic or mobile way of life, giving...

Noon Post Noon Post

Freed Prisoners and the Shadows of Prisons That Never Vanish

Prisoner exchange deals in Palestinian history were never mere temporary agreements restoring a bit of freedom to detainees worn down by incarceration. They have always been milestone moments in the struggle against occupation—imbued with political and moral dimensions that transcend...

Esraa sayed Esraa sayed

Can Washington Succeed in Taking the Lead on Sudan’s Crisis?

On August 11, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and commander of the army, departed the coastal city of Port Sudan on an unannounced visit to Switzerland to meet with Mossad Boules, senior advisor to the U.S....

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The New Gas Deal: Windfall for Israel, Heavy Burden for Egypt

In what has been described as the largest gas trade deal in the history of Cairo-Tel Aviv relations, Israel’s NewMed Energy—holder of a 45% stake in the giant Leviathan field in the Eastern Mediterranean—has announced a new agreement to expand...

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Public Condemnation, Secret Support: The UK’s True Face in the Gaza War

On July 21, 2025, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy stood before the House of Commons to deliver a lengthy statement condemning Israel's crimes in Gaza, including the targeting of starving civilians. Yet, his words were met with a storm of...

Emad Anan Emad Anan