Bassem Khandakji
Palestine

Bassem Khandakji: a cultural front that transcends captivity

Together with other prominent Palestinian prisoners, Khandakji came to represent a combative cultural and intellectual front, forging an anti-colonial counter-knowledge from within the prisons that transcended its walls.

Al Akhbar
February 23, 2026
Saudi coalition airstrikes in Yemen
Yemen

Saudi Arabia pushes UAE allies out of eastern Yemen

The United Arab Emirates has recently suffered its first clear defeat in a direct power contest with Saudi Arabia in eastern Yemen.

Al Akhbar
January 5, 2026
Israel escalates crackdown on Palestinian Prisoners’ Movement
Palestine

IOF escalates abuse against Palestinian women prisoners in Damon

These assaults form part of a broader deterioration in detention conditions, which prisoners say continue to worsen.

Al Akhbar
December 27, 2025
Al-Hol Camp, Syria, 2019.
Syria

Five years of coercion: What did Caesar do to Syrians?

Few comprehensive studies have been conducted of the humanitarian toll that sanctions, especially those vastly strengthened through the US-imposed Caesar Act, have taken on the Syrian people amid an already devastating war.

Al Akhbar
December 24, 2025
Israeli soldiers
Israel

Ahmad Al-Abed: The occupation is battling a suicide crisis among its genocidal ranks

Over 10,000 soldiers are currently receiving mental health treatment, while 3,769 have been officially recognized as suffering from PTSD.

Al Akhbar
November 8, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump
France

The aborted resurrection of French diplomacy

Too late and not good enough is likely the way Macron’s diplomacy will be remembered, should it ever be remembered, regarding the urgency of the situation in Gaza confronted with the first genocide of the 21st century.

Al Akhbar
October 22, 2025
Syria's healthcare faces collapse
Syria

Syria’s healthcare near collapse as shortages, staff losses mount

Collapsing infrastructure, shortages of medicine and supplies, dwindling qualified staff, and the closure of medical facilities are pushing Syria’s healthcare system to the brink.

Al Akhbar
October 20, 2025
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi Arabia

In the shadows of war: Saudi Arabia executes 200 and counting

The rising execution rate is linked to the regime’s effort to suppress dissent ahead of full normalization with Israel.

Al Akhbar
August 4, 2025