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What’s Behind Iran’s Shift in Policy Toward Afghan Refugees?

For decades, Iran has been a key player in the Middle East, wielding a broad array of tools to project its influence and achieve strategic goals. Among the most potent of these tools has been the recruitment of foreign fighters—chiefly...

Esraa sayed Esraa sayed

The Republic of Deficiency: Why Do Child Labor Tragedies Keep Repeating in Egypt?

The recent tragedy on the Regional Ring Road in Monufia, which claimed the lives of several young girls, was neither the first of its kind—nor, tragically, the last. As Egypt’s Minister of Transport and Industry, Kamel al-Wazir, toured the site...

Mostafa Al-Khoudry Mostafa Al-Khoudry

From Aid to the Frontlines: How the Houthi Militia Undermined Yemen’s Relief Network

As Yemen enters its eleventh year of war, the country faces a dire economic and humanitarian crisis. With millions relying on international humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs, the ongoing conflict and policies—particularly those enacted by the Houthi militia—have...

Bushra Alhomidy Bushra Alhomidy

Digital Repression in Yemen: The Internet Became a Tool of Intimidation

Since the Houthi movement seized control of Yemen’s capital, Sana'a, in 2014, the country has undergone radical political and social transformations. Chief among them is the systematic crackdown on freedom of expression and the imposition of tight censorship on the...

Bushra Alhomidy Bushra Alhomidy

From Coup Attempt to Dismantling Terrorism: Nine Years That Transformed Turkey

On this day in 2016, the Turkish people thwarted one of the most dangerous conspiracies in the country's modern history when they confronted a coup attempt carried out by a group of military officers and collaborators. These plotters sought to...

Noon Post Noon Post

The Disappearance of “Israel” as a Model: Why Do We Believe in Prophecies?

Humans have long been fascinated by what the future holds. Our innate curiosity compels us not only to interpret the present but to reach beyond it—seeking glimpses of tomorrow.Throughout history, certain individuals have claimed the ability to foresee events before...

Noon Post Noon Post

The PKK Between a Bitter Peace and a Difficult Future

In his first video statement in years, released on Wednesday, July 9, Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), called on party members to begin the process of disarmament and transition toward a new political phase...

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Raids and Captures in Gaza: When the Battlefield Becomes a Language of Negotiation

Over the past several weeks, the Palestinian resistance in Gaza has ramped up its military operations, launching a series of deadly and highly coordinated ambushes from the south of the Strip to its northern tip. Resistance factions carried out sophisticated...

Ahmad Tanani Ahmad Tanani

Jackson, Sinwar, and Fanon: Intersections of Anti-Colonial Death

“The tragedy of the white man lies in the fact that he once killed another person, and to this day, they continue to rationalize this inhumane act.” This quote encapsulates a long and harrowing history of white violence—not only against...

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The Hebron Emirate: Israel’s New Partition Plan

“A New Palestinian Offer for Peace with Israel”—under this headline, The Wall Street Journal published an extensive report by American writer and editorial board member Elliot Kaufman. In it, he proposed what he described as a “new alternative” to the...

Emad Anan Emad Anan