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Yemen Trapped Between Internal Fires and External Ambitions

Since the eruption of the Gaza war, Yemen's political landscape has undergone significant shifts on both regional and international fronts. The reverberations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have disrupted efforts toward a political settlement in Yemen, directly impacting a peace process...

Bushra Alhomidy Bushra Alhomidy

Turkey’s Ballistic Program: Building Power in an Accelerating Conflict Environment

Since October 2023, the Middle East has witnessed a rapid wave of profound transformations that have reshaped most of the leverage and dominance equations in one of the world’s most volatile and combustible regions. The frequency of direct confrontations and...

Ahmad Tanani Ahmad Tanani

“They Fight Us with a Sip of Water”: Ein Samia and the Spring Drained by Settlement Expansion

(This is the second report following the story of Ein Samia, the land that resisted settler ambitions through various means—until the pace of seizure accelerated after October 2023.)A new crime has been added to the series of violations committed against...

Sondos Sondos

Surveillance and Punishment: How the Palestinian Body Becomes a Hostage

In her book Engineering Oppression: The Politics of Controlling Silent Bodies, researcher Nour Badr asserts that any attempt to understand the violence Palestinians are subjected to must begin by situating it within the broader framework of the Zionist project namely,...

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“The Gates of Hell Have Been Opened Upon Us”: Harrowing Testimonies from Gaza’s Displaced

Overnight, thousands of Gazans found themselves homeless, scrambling to pitch tattered tents in the western and southern parts of the Gaza Strip after Israeli strikes reduced their homes to rubble. These attacks coincided with evacuation orders as Israel launched its...

Samah shaheen Samah shaheen

“A Piece of Torment”: The Bitter Reality of Displacement in Gaza

Amid relentless bombardment and endless evacuation orders, dozens of Palestinian families in Gaza City have begun a new phase of displacement toward central and southern areas of the Strip. Their suffering, now entering its second year, continues unabated. At the...

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Just 10 Minutes: How Much Time Is Enough to Flee the Home of a Lifetime?

As Abu Arab al-Batran, 61, prepared for Friday prayers, his wife sat in the living room discussing lunch plans with their children and grandchildren. None of them could have imagined they were moments away from a sudden, collective displacement—without warning,...

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Oslo: When Liberation Was Reduced to a Job and a Salary

Since the signing of the Oslo Accords, Palestinians have continued to debate the meaning of this political settlement and the limits of its gains. Recently, a new discourse has emerged on social media that reduces the agreement to the story...

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A State Governed by the Algorithm of the Trend: Influencers Take Center Stage

Aleppo recently concluded the SCRIPT Conference for content creators under the banner “Influencers for Syria”, held under the auspices of the Syrian Ministry of Information and attended by a notable array of officials. Official statements highlighted a large turnout, while...

Besir Arnus Besir Arnus

How the Houthis Responded to Israel’s Assassination of Their Ministers

On August 28, as the leader of the Houthi movement Ansar Allah delivered a televised speech, the Israeli military assassinated Ahmed Al-Rahwi, the head of the group’s government, along with nine of his ministers. The attack, carried out through a...

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