Gaza
Gaza War
‘Clean Them Out’: Amman and Cairo Respond to Trump
Trump's latest remarks to "clean them out" received Arab backlash, from Cairo and Amman, as Trump pursues business over long-standing convention.
EXCLUSIVE
The Missing Link: Religious Diplomacy After the Ceasefire
Following the ceasefire, trauma on both sides demand an antidote. Religious diplomacy may offer such a antidote.
Gaza War
Israeli Airstrikes Kills Gaza Head of Police, 67 Others
Israeli airstrikes on the 2nd of January, 2025, killed at least 68 people in Gaza, including Mahmoud Salah, the head of Gaza's Hamas-controlled police force and his deputy, Hussam Shahwan, amidst escalating violence and a humanitarian crisis in the region.
Gaza War
When Justice and Memory Collide: Netanyahu and the ICC
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to skip the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz underscores the tension between international legal obligations and national sovereignty.
EUROPE
Trauma: A Double Edged Sword
Israel’s closure of its diplomatic mission in Ireland highlights growing international pressure, with Ireland and other countries recognising Palestine, supporting an ICJ case on alleged genocide in Gaza.
Popular
Timbuktu Manuscripts Return as Museums Raise Prices
As 28,000 manuscripts arrived back at the Timbuktu Ahmed Baba Institute in August 2025 after 13 years in Bamako, Paris's Louvre raised standard admission to €22, marking the latest divergence in how access to Africa's written past is being rearranged.
Houthi Payroll Politics and Riyadh’s Bet to Secure Yemen Peace
Yemen’s government workers wait for paychecks as Riyadh bets that money will buy the peace that ten years of war was unable to secure.
Africa on Stream: IShowSpeed and a New Online Map of the Continent
As American streamer IShowSpeed's "Speed Does Africa" tour averaged 80,000 concurrent viewers across 20 countries between 29 December 2025 and 26 January 2026, the 28-day broadcast raised old questions about who gets to show the continent and how.
Netanyahu Aide Bypasses Military Censors via German Tabloid
Behind the headlines of a German tabloid lies a high-stakes effort to bypass Israeli military censors.
Washington Challenges the Sovereignty of Smaller Partners
A superpower’s casual rhetoric regarding its neighbours hints at a new global order where small-state sovereignty acts as the currency for military security.
