Dubai economic model under strain as Iran war shakes confidence as a ‘safe haven’
Kareem Ramadan
The New Arab / May 7, 2026
Recent missile and air strikes on the UAE during a period of ceasefire, unlike other countries, have...
Iran war has become a lesson in how power really works
Bamo Nouri & Inderjeet Parmar
The Conversation / May 7, 2026
For months, the Iran war was framed through the language of military success. This was...
Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / May 7, 2026
Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of...
Cheap drones, costly war: how Hezbollah’s ‘invisible’ weapon became Israel’s latest nightmare
Sarah Khalil & Rita El Jammal
The New Arab / May 7, 2026
Beirut – Hezbollah's low-cost fibre-optic drones are exposing gaps in Israel's battlefield defences,...
MSF says Israel has ‘manufactured malnutrition crisis’ in Gaza
TNA Staff
The New Arab / May 7, 2026
A new MSF report says Israel’s restrictions on aid into Gaza have created catastrophic conditions for pregnant...
The surcharge tax Americans pay to finance Israel’s wars
Jamal Kanj
CounterPunch / May 7, 2026
The next time you pull into a gas station, watch the number on the pump as you squeeze the...
How the Abraham Accords fuelled a new era of conflict
Matthew Duss & Zuri Linetsky
Foreign Policy / May 7, 2026
Despite promising peace, Israeli-Gulf cooperation paved the path to war with Iran.
On Sept. 15, 2020,...
Israel’s war on the West Bank comes for Palestinian greenhouses
Meron Rapoport
+972 Magazine / May 7, 2026
In Jayyous and neighbouring villages, Palestinian farmers have been served dozens of new demolition orders intended to push...
Israel to spend $730m on propaganda as global image collapses over Gaza genocide
Middle East Monitor / May 6, 2026
Israel is preparing to spend nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars on its propaganda apparatus, in a sign...
US fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump gives Tehran fresh ultimatum
Jason Burke, Shah Meer Baloch & Hannah Ellis-Petersen
The Guardian / May 6, 2026
President tells Iran to accept deal to end war or face new...
