Breakaway Somaliland moves closer to Israel with Jerusalem embassy
Amr Salahi
The New Arab / May 20, 2026
The unrecognised state of Somaliland, which is officially an Islamic country, announced that it will establish its...
The Ellisons’ pro-Trump [pro-Israel] media monopoly threatens democracy
Dan Dinello
Informed Comment / May 20, 2026
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and CBS News were sacrificed to satisfy Donald Trump‘s childish vindictiveness. This...
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 19, including children and women, officials say
AP / May 20, 2026
BEIRUT – Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children,...
‘The door to the future of Gaza is still closed’: Trump’s reconstruction promises stall
Cate Brown, Emma Graham-Harrison & Julian Borger
The Guardian / May 20, 2026
Diplomatic impasse and lack of progress on the ground has left countries that...
How Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s steel industry
Ahmad Baydoun, Chris Osieck & Nilo Tabrizy
New Lines Magazine / May 20, 2026
Satellite imagery, geolocated footage and 3D reconstruction show how strikes on two...
‘We don’t know when the bulldozers will come’: Palestinians fear expulsion in Khan al-Ahmar
Agnese Boffano
The New Arab / May 20, 2026
Israel's far-right finance minister has ordered plans to expel Palestinians from Khan al-Ahmar amid fears of ethnic...
Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait...
Matthew Lee & Farnoush Amiri
AP / May 19, 2026
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he...
Trump says he’s called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf...
Michelle L. Price
AP / May 19, 2026
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for...
Hezbollah drones limiting 80% of Israeli army operations in Lebanon
Sarah Khalil
The New Arab / May 19, 2026
Israeli media says Hezbollah’s explosive drones are restricting up to 80% of Israeli army operations in southern...
How Israel is using militias and concrete blocks to seize what remains of Gaza
Tareq S. Hajjaj
Mondoweiss / May 19, 2026
Israeli forces have pushed past the “Yellow Line” that divides the Gaza Strip in half and now control...
