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Will stalled nuclear talks threaten Gulf-Iran detente?Why an Iran-Egypt rapprochement is vital for the Middle East

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Why the world abandoned Palestine

Alain Gabon

Egypt: Dutch archaeologists banned over 'falsifying history' in new exhibition

Former Miss Iraq announces run for US Congress

Israeli arms manufacturer sent equipment to Myanmar despite US embargo, says report

UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed to visit Turkey for Champions League final

Israel 'should recognise' Western Sahara as part of Morocco, says Knesset speaker

Huge fire breaks out in Khartoum as rivals battle for arms depot

Israel revives E1 settlement project 'splitting West Bank in two'

Israel army seriously wounds journalist in large Ramallah raid

Turkey 'blocks' Onlyfans following complaints

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Opinion

Palestine state

Why the world abandoned Palestine

Alain Gabon

Will stalled nuclear talks threaten Gulf-Iran detente?

Mehran Haghirian

How the Imran Khan saga could fundamentally alter the Pakistani state

Umer Karim

The Arab League’s U-turn on Assad is a massive game-changer

Jonathan Steele

Israel's arms and spyware: Used on Palestinians, sold to the world

Antony Loewenstein

Sudan’s conflict is being fuelled by a digital propaganda war

Maram Mahdi

How Arab autocrats exported repression of Muslim activism to Europe

Farid Hafez

The Corbyn years and the shameful weaponising of antisemitism

Richard Sanders

Why the BBC is launching its 'counter-disinformation' service

Jonathan Cook

How the son of Iran's last shah became a pro-Israel stooge

Hamid Dabashi

Sudan crisis could derail peace efforts in Libya

Guma el-Gamaty

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: How Erdogan proved his critics wrong

Tanya Goudsouzian

Why an Iran-Egypt rapprochement is vital for the Middle East

Mohammad Salami

Turkey elections 2023

Erdogan has a chance to solve the lira crisis. But will he take it?

Walid Abuhelal

Israel: How leaders threaten war on Iran to resolve internal crisis

Ameer Makhoul

Turkey elections 2023

Why did Kilicdaroglu lose the Turkey elections?

Ragip Soylu

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: What does Erdogan's victory mean for the country's future?

Burhanettin Duran

US declares death of neoliberalism and demands new global consensus

Marco Carnelos

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: Erdogan's win highlights political fault lines

Selçuk Aydın

Why Israel's leaders call for 'Second Nakba'

Joseph Massad

Is Keir Starmer on a mission to kill off progressive politics in the UK?

Hilary Wise

Harka: Tunisian film depicts the fire and failure of the Arab Spring

Ahmed D Dardir

Canada-Saudi reconciliation: Why now?

Thomas Juneau

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu battle for nationalist vote

Burhanettin Duran

Video

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Sadiq Khan on Islamophobia, Muslim representation and Trump | Real Talk

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: Syrians grapple with fear in Turkey amid Kilicdaroglu's anti-refugee stance

Palestine state

Former Israeli soldier returns Al-Aqsa Mosque keys 56 years after stealing them

The Big Picture

How Israel uses architecture to exert control

Gaza Under Attack

‘Where can we go?’: How a Gaza family's home was reduced to rubble by Israeli air strikes

Turkey elections 2023

Vox-pops: Turkish voters weigh in ahead of elections

Turkey elections 2023

Five things to know about Turkey's elections

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey's 2023 general election in numbers

The Nakba: Why Palestinians refuse to forget

Turkey elections 2023

Profile: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey elections 2023

The major issues impacting voters in Turkey's elections

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: Who are the presidential candidates?

Gaza Under Attack

Survivors of Israeli air strikes in Gaza share their story

President Erdogan hails mass rally in Istanbul attended by 1.7 million people

Tunisia becomes a hub for people crossing to Europe

Inside Saudi Arabia

Messi faces two-week suspension from Paris Saint-Germain over Saudi Arabia trip

Sudan crisis: How did we get here?

Mariah Idrissi: From H&M to being a face of modest fashion | Real Talk

Turkey elections 2023

Who is Kemal Kilicdaroglu?

Europe-bound refugees drown after boat sinks off Libya’s coast

The Big Picture

Do Kurds have a place in Turkish politics?

Tunisia Politics

Tunisia: Yusra Ghannouchi speaks out about her father's arrest

Hindu residents halt Muslim prayers during Ramadan in Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Discover

Egypt: Dutch archaeologists banned over 'falsifying history' in new exhibition

In pictures: Egypt’s historic Al-Zahir Baybars mosque reopens after decades of closure

In pictures: Sana’a National Museum reopens after a decade

Invigorating the spirits: In search of India's lost coffee culture

In pictures: Jordanian royal wedding takes place in lavish ceremony

Greece: In Thessaloniki, Ottoman monuments are a reminder of a lost cosmopolitan age

Egyptian activists raise alarm over damage to historic City of the Dead

Lehnert & Landrock: The lost world of Egypt captured by famed Cairo studio

Empire, trauma and the Nakba: The making of The Promise

In pictures: Depictions of Cleopatra through the ages

In pictures: The city of Haifa before and after the Nakba of 1948

The anonymous Baghdad satirist who gained a cult following in Iraq

Tantura: Film on Nakba massacre of Palestinian village premieres at Bafta

Removal of Palestinian song from streaming platforms stirs debate

Art and photography

Turkey's famed Istanbul Modern museum and art gallery reopens its doors

The art of Palestinian cuisine: A journey from tradition to modernity

Egypt is a broken country. Netflix’s Cleopatra provocation is the last thing it needs

Palestine state

In pictures: Turning coffee waste into natural fertiliser in Gaza

The Nakba: Remembering what was lost in Palestine in 1948

The Nakba on screen: Five must watch films about the expulsion of Palestinians in 1948

How the restoration of iconic Istanbul ferry revived memories of the past

Five must read books about the Nakba

Five historic Ottoman sites to visit in Athens

'It's the sauce that makes it special': Why Albaik is Saudi Arabia's fried chicken king

Turkey elections

Turkey elections 2023

Five urgent challenges Erdogan will face in his third term

Turkey elections 2023

Erdogan defeats Kilicdaroglu and secures five more years in power

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: Diaspora flock to polls for run-off

Turkey elections 2023

Kilicdaroglu finally has a run-off plan and its main theme is fear

Turkey elections 2023

Erdogan’s campaign thinks inclusivity can power him to a comfortable win

Turkey elections 2023

Turkish politicians vow to send Syrians back after elections - but to where?

Turkey elections 2023

Inside the campaign to give Erdogan one final victory

Turkey elections 2023

The Turkish opposition could win. But could it stay together?

Turkey elections 2023

Erdogan signals economic shift for Turkey as he unveils new cabinet

Turkey elections 2023

Turkey elections: How Erdogan proved his critics wrong

Tanya Goudsouzian

Turkey elections 2023

Erdogan has a chance to solve the lira crisis. But will he take it?

Walid Abuhelal

Turkey elections 2023

Why did Kilicdaroglu lose the Turkey elections?

Ragip Soylu

Sudan Crisis

Darfur governor calls on civilians to take up arms, risking violent escalation

'We're losing babies daily': Sudan conflict leaves over 50 dead at orphanage

Sudan factions moving toward escalation, say mediators

Sudan: Truce holds, but brings little relief for humanitarian crisis

Sudan's democracy movement plots way out of war in cradle of the revolution

Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees caught in Sudan conflict plead to UN for help

Hemeti releases audio message after days of absence

Sexual violence and killings in Sudan's Darfur ahead of ceasefire

Huge fire breaks out in Khartoum as rivals battle for arms depot

On a bus through Sudan, survivors recount the horrors of war

Sudan’s conflict is being fuelled by a digital propaganda war

Maram Mahdi

Dozens of Sudanese killed as RSF attacks North Darfur's Kutum

Nakba

Empire, trauma and the Nakba: The making of The Promise

Nakba: This Palestinian survivor would trade anything to return home

Nakba at 75: How many more children have to suffer?

Shawan Jabarin

How the world grew to understand the Nakba

Nakba at 75: The job of Israeli settler colonialism is never done

Joseph Massad

Telling my family’s Nakba story is a battle against time

Safaa Khatib

Palestine was destroyed in 12 months - but the Nakba has gone on for 75 years

Ilan Pappe

Five must read books about the Nakba

The Nakba explained in five maps and charts

Tantura families call on Israel to mark mass graves at massacre site

Nakba at 75: No more excuses for western inaction on Israeli brutality

Sansom Milton

Nakba at 75: Palestinian citizens of Israel are exiles in their own land

Mohammed Kayyal

Nakba: British-Palestinian MP files motion to commemorate 75th anniversary

Britain and the secret 1948 Palestine memos

Thousands march in London to mark the Palestinian Nakba

Nakba Day: Brooklyn turns to hope celebrating Palestinian resistance

Washington's Palestine museum sees increased attendance ahead of Nakba

The Nakba: Why Palestinians refuse to forget

US: Nakba event takes place on Capitol Hill despite McCarthy's attempt to block

US House Speaker cancels historic Nakba Day event at Capitol building

Nakba, the Palestinian catastrophe, explained

Britain and the Nakba: A history of betrayal

Avi Shlaim

Why the Nakba remains an open wound for the Palestinians

Yasir Suleiman

Tantura: Documentary on Israeli massacre during Nakba to premiere in London

Occupation

Israel army seriously wounds journalist in large Ramallah raid

Palestinian toddler shot by Israeli soldiers dies from wounds

Aqbat Jabr camp: Latest target of Israel's deadly West Bank raids

West Bank: Palestinian toddler and father in critical condition after Israeli shooting

Israel advances bills to tighten control over Palestinian schools

Israeli killed in shooting attack near West Bank settlement

Israel moves to re-establish illegal settlement of Homesh

Why Israel's leaders call for 'Second Nakba'

Joseph Massad

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers and torch vehicles in the West Bank

Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in West Bank settlement

In pictures: The city of Haifa before and after the Nakba of 1948

US congress members urge PayPal to open services to Palestinians

US Senate Republicans reintroduce bill to sanction enablers of 'terror groups' in Palestine

Israel to deny early release of terminally ill Palestinian prisoner

The Palestinian cause is not a 'narrative'. It is the truth

Hamid Dabashi

Removal of Palestinian song from streaming platforms stirs debate

US rebukes Israel over return to evacuated West Bank settlement

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in large raid in Nablus

Itamar Ben Gvir declares Israel 'in charge' of Al-Aqsa during visit

US senator reintroduces anti-BDS legislation

Depleted Gaza hospitals count losses after Israel's offensive

Palestinians assaulted as Israeli ministers join divisive Jerusalem march

'Her face was pale': Israel bombing gives Gaza children no time to process trauma

Why is Israel so vital to the West?

Ghada Karmi

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Douglas Murray and the mainstreaming of the 'Great Replacement' theory

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Tunisia Politics

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After #WhereisNoof, Qatari women question how safe they really are

Yemeni fishermen get rich on 'whale vomit' find

Imran Khan: The extended interview with MEE

'Eyes wide shut': Has Egypt's Great Sphinx really closed its eyes?

Yes, Saudi women dress like... this

‘We’re richer than you’: Wild scenes at first Newcastle game since Saudi takeover

In Baghdad, the streets are littered with the memories of our dead

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The Big Story

How social networks became a 'subsidiary' of the FBI and CIA

The deadly maths Israel uses to target Palestinians

Saudi Human Rights

These young Saudis spoke up on social media. Then they disappeared

Facebook in India: Why is it still allowing hate speech against Muslims?

Pegasus spyware

Digital nightmare: The Arab dissidents ruined by phone hacking

Why Nasser's legacy still preoccupies the Egyptian psyche

Grenfell Tower fire: UK Muslim community's questions remain unanswered after five years

State of terror: How the West helps Middle East dictators crush dissent

The Conservative Party and its cold war against Islam

The neo-conservative think tank that defined British Muslims

The persecution of Julian Assange

Saudi Human Rights

The nightmare inside Saudi Arabia's shelters for women and girls

'Undeclared reasons': Why Israel is suddenly so eager to grant Gaza thousands of work permits

'Ripping it apart': How an anti-discrimination law transformed Istanbul

Iran and the US: When friends fall out

The rise of Jenin's armed resistance

Award-winning stories

MEE journalist Mohammed Amin wins Rory Peck Trust's Martin Adler Prize

'We lost our sons': The Darfur village reeling from the Wagner Group's CAR massacre

The Sudanese doctors running secret clinics for the revolution

MEE journalists win two Drum Awards for Online Media

Russian mercenaries near Sudan accused of killing hundreds as African gold rush intensifies

As Tories fete Boris Johnson, a social catastrophe looms

Peter Oborne

If Boris Johnson survives Sue Gray and police inquiry, the UK will lose

Peter Oborne

The untold tragedy of Iraq's Shia Turkmen women, abducted by Islamic State

Iraq police killings: How a village’s revenge for rape became an IS attack

A massacre and a cover-up: How Baghdad protesters were gunned down by Iraqi forces

MEE journalist Daniel Hilton wins Amnesty International Media Award for Libya report

'Leave no men': The killing fields of Libya's Tarhuna

Russian mercenaries in Libya: 'They sprayed us with bullets'

MEE journalist Maha Hussaini wins Martin Adler Prize

Gaza 2020: 'Our worst nightmare is when it starts raining'

Gaza 2020: Worsening conditions lead more Palestinians to take their own lives