The Iran war has brought many old Gulf faultlines to the fore – and...
Toby Matthiesen
The Conversation / May 1, 2026
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on April 28 that it will leave the global oil producers’ cartel...
The US blockade challenges Iran’s oil storage capacity and threatens well operations
Ali Falahi
El Pais / May 1, 2026
With nowhere left to put the crude, future production — and the infrastructure that enables it — is...
We need a guns and butter debate over the costs of the Iran war
Michael Hudson
CounterPunch / May 1, 2026
Sixty years ago, opposition to America’s war in Vietnam, a major attack concerned the costs of diverting U.S. resources...
Why is Israel so contrite over the destruction of a crucifix ?
Lisa Goldman
New Lines Magazine / May 1, 2026
A photo of an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to destroy a crucifix in the Christian village...
UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz, peace efforts at an impasse
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 1, 2026
A senior Emirati official said Tehran could not be trusted over any unilateral arrangements it makes...
Palestinian soccer chief snubs Israeli handshake staged by FIFA’s Infantino
Kareem Shaheen
New Lines Magazine / May 1, 2026
Gianni Infantino, the president of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, is no stranger to moments of full-fledged...
Why did the British Museum remove references to Palestine?
Lydia Wilson
New Lines Magazine / May 1, 2026
Experts have been surprised by a lack of open engagement on the issue, which has been raised...
In East Jerusalem, ‘a whole Palestinian community is about to be expelled’
Shatha Yaish
+972 Magazine / May 1, 2026
Israel is forcing out Al-Bustan’s 1,500 residents to build a biblical theme park. To avoid paying huge fines,...
Israel’s crackdown on the Palestinian flag veers into the surreal
Amos Brison
+972 Magazine / May 1, 2026
A mutilated kippah and a confiscated Hungarian flag betray the deep sense of insecurity underlying Israel’s delusions of...
[VIDEO] Attack on French nun in Jerusalem draws widespread condemnation
Julian Borger
The Guardian / May 1, 2026
Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after video shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking her.
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