History and the war on Gaza

Escape from the eastern part of Khan Younis, Gaza on 02 July 2024, after residents were ordered by the Israeli army to leave their neighbourhoods, photo: Zumapress.com | Naaman Omar via picture alliance. According to historian Rashid Khalidi, the...

Trump’s Test in Gaza & Ukraine

Real peace demands Palestinian statehood, Ukrainian neutrality and the courage to defy the war lobby, write Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares. President Donald Trump is presented with the Richard Nixon Architect of Peace Award on Oct. 21 during a...

Schools without walls: Gaza’s quest for learning amid ruins of war

No walls. No desks. No chairs. Just hope. In Gaza’s Khan Younis, teachers are creating classrooms out of tents and open spaces. Since the ceasefire, they are proving that where there is learning, there is still hope. GAZA | Xinhua | On a dusty...

Jordan: JBA, PJBF discuss boosting economic cooperation with Palestine

AMMAN — The Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA) and Palestinian-Jordanian Business Forum (PJBF), discussed ways to boost economic, trade and investment cooperation between Jordan and Palestine. The meeting went over means to develop trade...

The Gaza Flotilla and the Erosion of Peace

Allegations that Israeli authorities mistreated hundreds of detainees following the seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla have drawn sharp condemnation from the international community. After the neutralization of over 40 ships carrying...

DICID participates in Beirut International Conference on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Sustainability

The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) participated virtually in the Beirut International Conference on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue for Sustainability (BICIDS 2025). The Center's participation came at the...

Hamas approves candidate to head Gaza governance committee: 'Pro-Hamas without being a member'

Amjad Shawa, a prominent Palestinian activist in the field of community work, human rights, and sustainable development. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The candidate designated to head the technocratic committee that will administer the Gaza Strip is...

War turned Gaza into a minefield. It's time to clear it

The Egyptian army search-and-rescue team that entered war-torn Gaza late on Saturday has an unenviable job. Equipped with heavy machinery, the soldiers are tasked with finding the remains of deceased Israeli hostages. If the sheer amount of...

Israeli military dumps waste, debris from border settlements into Gaza: Report

The daily Haaretz reported that Israeli trucks belonging to a private company have been transporting waste and debris to border areas under army control inside Gaza. The trucks were seen advancing 200–300 meters inside Gaza, where they “unload...

General : Ramaphosa Urges Global Action For Lasting Peace In Gaza

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the international community to intensify efforts towards achieving lasting peace in Gaza and realising a two-state solution. Delivering a public...

Ramaphosa urges global action for lasting peace in Gaza

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the international community to intensify efforts towards achieving lasting peace in Gaza and realising a two-state solution. Delivering a public lecture after...

'Israel' killed 40 Palestinian children in West Bank since January: UN

'Israel' has intensified its violent campaign across the occupied West Bank, killing dozens of children, expanding settlements, and empowering settlers amid legislative moves toward formal annexation. The United Nations confirmed that Israeli...

Gaza Will Be Rebuilt! Israeli Occupation Has Failed! – Says Hamas!

WHEN silence falls after the storm, the real story begins. In Gaza, the bombs have gone quiet, but the sound of the rubble is louder than ever. The once lively streets have turned into narrow corridors between crumbling walls, where people walk...

West Bank: Israeli settlers unleash dogs on Palestinian farmers

Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers during olive harvest near Nablus [Getty] Three Palestinian farmers were injured on Saturday after being attacked by Israeli settlers in the southern area of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, amid...

Gaza Tribunal in Istanbul concludes, issues genocide findings

The Gaza People's Tribunal concluded its four-day final session in Istanbul on Sunday with a comprehensive declaration describing Israel's actions in Gaza as an ongoing genocide. The tribunal, presided over by former UN special rapporteur Richard...

Nigeria Reiterates Support For Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution, Demands UN Reforms

Nigeria has reiterated its support for two state solution to ending the perennial Israeli- Palestinian crisis, insisting that for peaceful coexistence in the area the two warring states should be given autonomy. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry...

Unexploded ordnance in Gaza poses deadly threat to residents

Six-year-old twins Yahya and Nabila Shorbasi were playing among the rubble of their destroyed home in Gaza City when a sudden explosion shattered the silence of a fragile ceasefire, reported Xinhua. The small metallic object they had found turned...

Hamas’s Strategic Defeat in Gaza Shifts Power Balance

The Arab press’s unprecedented acknowledgment of Hamas’s decline marks a watershed moment in Middle Eastern discourse, yet history warns that military victories rarely guarantee political solutions in Gaza. The Shifting Narrative in Arab Media For...

Israel Targets Hamas Control in Gaza for Lasting Security

Israel’s pursuit of Hamas’s complete dismantlement in Gaza represents a strategic gamble that history suggests rarely succeeds—turning battlefield dominance into lasting political control. The Strategic Vision Under Fire Prime Minister Benjamin...

The perceived seriousness of climate change is declining amid competing priorities and climate delay: study

The research consultancy’s Societal Shift report finds that concern about the seriousness of climate change has fallen between 2024 and 2025 in all territories surveyed except Japan and France, with some of the biggest declines globally seen in...