The New Arab

Egypt’s $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened beside the Pyramids of Giza this month with an air of triumph. The museum is indeed an accomplishment, but beneath the spectacle, a more troubling arithmetic hides in plain sight, writes Mohamed Elshahed 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/unes...

What censoring Palestine reveals about French academic ’freedom’ The cancellation of a Palestine symposium at the Collège de France exposes growing attacks on free speech & academic freedom in France, writes Hèla Yousfi.

The cancellation of a Palestine symposium at the Collège de France exposes growing attacks on free speech & academic freedom in France, writes Hèla Yousfi ⬇️

Rule Breakers uplifts the future of Afghan girls in STEM We speak to Roya Mahboob, Ali Fazal & Nikohl Boosheri on ’Rule Breakers,’ the inspiring film about an Afghan girls’ robotics team challenging gender barriers

We speak to Roya Mahboob, Ali Fazal & Nikohl Boosheri on 'Rule Breakers,' the inspiring film about an Afghan girls' robotics team challenging gender barriers ⬇️

Egypt wants to be the Middle East’s nuclear deal-maker. Can it? Egypt has been preaching the gospel of a nuclear-free Middle East for decades now, especially since Israel acquired nuclear weapons in the 1960s.

Egypt has been preaching the gospel of a nuclear-free Middle East for decades now, especially since Israel acquired nuclear weapons in the 1960s 👇

Exclusive: Gaza man paid $6,000 for ’suspect’ South Africa trip The refugees were hoping to escape Israel’s genocide, but experts say the arrivals raise concerns about human trafficking.

Exclusive: Gaza man was asked to pay $6,000 for 'suspect' South Africa trip

- via @thenewarab.bsky.social

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Mounting opposition against Iraqi PM Al-Sudani’s second term Reports indicate that anti-Sudani factions within the Coordination Framework are gaining strength, while a smaller group continues to support him.

Reports indicate that anti-Sudani factions within the Coordination Framework are gaining strength, while a smaller group continues to support him:

As the UN marks World Children’s Day, aid agencies say children displaced by Sudan’s war are among those suffering the deepest physical and psychological wounds. Families fleeing recent fighting in Al-Fashir have arrived in northern Sudan with injuries, trauma and—in many cases—sans their parents.

Taking the stage at the screening of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ during the Doha Film Festival, Wesam Hamada, Hind’s mother, delivered a powerful speech in which she expressed her wish that the film had a different ending: one where her daughter was rescued and not murdered by Israeli forces

Despite hundreds and thousands of Sudanese people being slaughtered and we know this is happening, and yet there is no action, it begs the Q: have we really moved on from the colonial era of the 19th/20th centuries?

@yassmin.bsky.social shares a powerful call to action for Sudan. Watch & share 👇

Human Rights Watch’s report, “‘All My Dreams Have Been Erased,’” accuses Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Katz, of war crimes and crimes against humanity after about 32,000 Palestinians were displaced from Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams camps in early 2025.

Syria’s disappeared: The long road to justice after Assad Over a decade after Syria’s prison atrocities were exposed by whistleblower ‘Caesar’, families of the missing still search for answers and a grave to mourn at

Over a decade after Syria's prison atrocities were exposed by whistleblower ‘Caesar’, families of the missing still search for answers and a grave to mourn at ⬇️

Rejecting political prisoner in favour of hostage erases the colonial relation of domination and the decades-long Palestinian struggle for this recognition, writes Wael Omar

Read more: www.newarab.com/opinion/why-...

F-35s, AI, and defence: MbS and the Saudi comeback in Washington Trump’s lavish welcome for Mohammed bin Salman marked both his official rehabilitation and a sweeping strategic reset of US-Saudi ties

Trump's lavish welcome for Mohammed bin Salman marked both his official rehabilitation and a sweeping strategic reset of US-Saudi ties ⬇️

Katharine Hamnett’s decades of designs driving social change In an exclusive interview, Katharine Hamnett opens up about a lifetime of using fashion to protest war, environmental destruction, and the genocide in Gaza

In an exclusive interview, Katharine Hamnett opens up about a lifetime of using fashion to protest war, environmental destruction, and the genocide in Gaza 👇

#Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in occupied southern #Syria, warning the situation “could develop at any moment.” The UN raised alarm over sovereignty violations, days after Syria’s president met Trump in Washington.

F-35s, AI, and defence: MbS and the Saudi comeback in Washington Trump’s lavish welcome for Mohammed bin Salman marked both his official rehabilitation and a sweeping strategic reset of US-Saudi ties

@giorgiocafiero.bsky.social's most recent article in @thenewarab.bsky.social about the Mohammed bin Salman's visit includes my comments.

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Amid the rubble, Palestinians race to restore Gaza’s history Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that over 208 cultural and historical sites were damaged or destroyed by Israel between 2023 and 2025.

Gaza's Government Media Office reported that over 208 cultural and historical sites were damaged or destroyed by Israel between 2023 and 2025 ⬇️

Sudan & Palestine: We must break hierarchies of solidarity Hebh Jamal explains why the inability to view the Sudanese genocide independently from Gaza’s is dehumanizing & counterproductive to global solidarity.

Too often, when we try to understand the horrors taking place in North and South Sudan through the lens of Palestine, we simply replace 'Israel' with another foreign power responsible for Sudanese suffering, writes Hebh Jamal ⬇️

Haaretz reported that the Israeli-Estonian founder of Al-Majd Europe, Tomer Janar Lind, seems to have established a consulting company in Dubai.

The UAE link to all these dodgy enterprises around Gaza is truly horrifying.

London tribute concert revives legacy of Mohamed Abdelwahab We speak to Omar Khalil, who is honouring his grandfather, Mohamed Abdelwahab’s musical legacy by bringing his timeless songs to London in a symphonic tribute

We speak to Omar Khalil, who is honouring his grandfather, Mohamed Abdelwahab's musical legacy by bringing his timeless songs to London in a symphonic tribute 👇

Pro-Palestinian activists in Oakland demand Israel arms embargo At least 280 military cargo shipments via FedEx departed from Oakland International Airport, with Nevatim Airbase in Israel as the final destination.

Pro-Palestinian activists in Oakland are building momentum and hoping to set a precedent for the rest of the US with an arms embargo campaign at the city’s international airport, where key military cargo is being shipped to Israel ⬇️

Hope springs eternal! While I am deeply saddened by the events that caused these brave people to lose their limbs, I am enormously heartened and inspired by their resilient spirit and desire to overcome whatever obstacles they must to pursue a life of excellence, joy, teamwork, and achievement. 💪♥️🇵🇸

Global Capital knows no solidarity like class solidarity.

This also sounds like a plan Reform and Labour (in part) want to implement. Israel remains the north star of Anglo-Israeli postliberalism.

Will Iraqi Kurdistan call an early parliamentary vote? Smaller parties allege that the KDP and PUK are deliberately prolonging the deadlock and using the threat of early elections as negotiating tools.

Smaller parties allege that the KDP and PUK are deliberately prolonging the deadlock and using the threat of early elections as negotiating tools ⬇️

Iraqi KRG pushes Peshmerga unity plan backed by US-led coalition The US-led coalition has set a September 2026 deadline to unify Kurdish Peshmerga, as the KRG begins integrating Unit 80 in its biggest reform step in years.

The US-led coalition has set a September 2026 deadline to unify Kurdish Peshmerga, as the KRG begins integrating Unit 80 in its biggest reform step in years ⬇️

On Monday, the “Hope” Tournament took place in central Gaza, bringing together Palestinian amputee athletes for a football competition.

The event featured more than 50 adult male amputee athletes, along with 10 to 15 children of both genders.

The UN Security Council on Monday approved a US-drafted resolution endorsing Trump's 20-point plan for the devastated Gaza Strip.

But nearly five weeks after the ceasefire Israel, Hamas, and the PA have aligned in so far resisting the transition to phase two 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/gaz...

Lebanese farmers hopeful as four-year Saudi export ban may end In April 2021, Saudi Arabia announced a widespread ban on imports of fruits and vegetables from Lebanon, blaming an increase in drug smuggling.

In April 2021, Saudi Arabia announced a widespread ban on imports of fruits and vegetables from Lebanon, blaming an increase in drug smuggling ⬇️

An Israeli strike on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon killed at least 13 people. Israel claimed it targeted Hamas members, but Lebanon condemned it as a violation of sovereignty, warning the attacks risk reigniting conflict along the border.

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