“O Hell, open your gates—Hafez al-Assad is among your beloved.”Zainab Sayed still vividly remembers the phrase her father uttered when commenting on the death of Hafez al-Assad. It was an unbearably hot summer day that those present in the house...
Noon Post
16 March ,2026
In early June, Spain’s Ministry of Defense announced the suspension of a contract for the production of the Spike anti-tank missile system, intended for the country’s ground forces. The ministry also confirmed the revocation of the operating license for the...
In the wake of the 1948 Nakba, Palestinians found themselves just three lunar months away from the Hajj season. Yet amid the devastation of displacement, the depth of loss, and Israel's seizure of most of their homeland—with only a small...
Every so often, the presence of U.S. military bases in the Middle East—or West Asia—reclaims the spotlight in media and political discourse. Whether through military maneuvers, security alliances, visits by American leaders and generals, or joint exercises involving multiple nations,...
In early April, Israel released Palestinian prisoner Musab Qatawi. Upon his release, his head was shaved, and a Star of David had been crudely etched onto his scalp with a sharp instrument by Israeli soldiers. This was not an isolated...
This spring marks the 48th anniversary of what has become known as the U.S. State Department’s Country Reports to Congress, or “Human Rights Reports” (HRRs). In 1977, the U.S. Congress mandated the newly formed Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and...
The suffering of Gaza’s population is intensifying at an alarming pace under an ever-tightening blockade that has strangled the territory for over three months following the complete closure of border crossings and the halt of essential humanitarian aid. The situation...
Amid rising tensions over issues of identity and religious diversity in France, President Emmanuel Macron’s party has proposed a ban on Muslim girls under the age of 15 wearing the hijab in public spaces. The move is being justified as...
It’s often said that history is written by the victors. It’s also said that history has two faces, and amid the swelling number of such sayings, the lines between fact and fiction blur. Readers and historians alike are left wondering...
As Ghassan Kanafani recounts in his elegy to his people, Returning to Haifa: “Saeed was able to see many things he once considered—and still considered—his own intimate belongings, things he had always imagined as sacred, mysterious possessions that no one...
While historical accounts may not position the United States as a direct participant in the 1948 Nakba—especially when contrasted with Britain's overt colonial role—archival records from the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem offer scant evidence of direct intelligence regarding Zionist militias'...
