Afghanistan: Can aid agencies prop up an entire country?
This week in Geneva, the United Nations is appealing for more money for Afghanistan, in a bid to prevent what aid agencies say is an imminent humanitarian catastrophe. The UN […]
2021 challenges for aid agencies
International Geneva It’s the last newsletter, and the last Inside Geneva podcast, of the year, and what better people to talk to than the humanitarian community?This content was published on […]
Will Iran be able to normalize ties with the West in 2022?
Even though both Iran and the US seem interested in reviving the nuclear deal, deep distrust and decades-long animosity mean both sides are unlikely to normalize their relationship in the […]
The world in 2022: another year of living dangerously
The climate, pandemic and tensions between states means the year ahead is likely to be as tumultuous as the last 12 months Simon Tisdall Wed 29 Dec 2021 On the […]
‘Something has broken’: Why 2022 is filled with potential perils
From Taiwan to Libya to the US, global hotspots could proliferate in 2022, writes Borzou Daragahi 59 minutes ago… If it seems like the world is becoming more dangerous, that’s because it is. […]
The Iranian Threat: No Nukes for Us – or Israel
A technician works at the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, in 2007.Credit: Vahid Salemi /AP Akiva Eldar Over the years we have learned that when […]
2021 in Review: Why worldwide refugee flows surged again despite the pandemic
NextShort Url https://arab.news/4tnvx JONATHAN GORNALL December 28, 2021 In the first 11 months of 2021, some 14,000 migrants had already come to Europe — more than in the whole of […]
Artificial deadlines hamper progress at Vienna talks
Politics December 26, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – After a period of consultations in capitals, negotiators from Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal are expected […]
US ‘seeking new options’ to block a nuclear Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned on Tuesday that “time is running out” for Iran to engage in “real negotiations.” (AFP photo/Pool) Short Url https://arab.news/989dm ARAB NEWS December 15, […]
Iran hard-liners want major concessions from the West
DR. MAJID RAFIZADEH December 12, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/mg34e The administration of former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was on the verge of reviving the nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
How competing interests created Middle East’s vortex of crises
DR. MOHAMMED AL-SULAMI December 13, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/m4455 The Middle East has long been fiercely fought over by empires and superpowers due to its critical geopolitical location, unparalleled natural […]
Experts call for more action after girls’ return from Syrian camp
Human rights experts have welcomed the repatriation this week of two Swiss girls from a camp in northeast Syria. But they say Switzerland should be doing more about suspected Swiss […]
Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan: a man of his own
PERSPECTIVES Sir Zafarullah Khan’s faith always remained controversial among radicalised religious classes, deceptively propagating against him as an anti-Pakistan element and unfaithful soul Busharat Elahi Jamil FEBRUARY 26, 2018 On […]
UN body concerned at rise of racist hate speech in Switzerland
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has flagged up a rise in racist hate speech over social media channels in Switzerland.This content was published on […]
Students globally estimated to lose $17 tln in lifetime earnings due to COVID-19: World Bank
Doaa A.Moneim , Tuesday 7 Dec 2021 The current generation of students risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings –about 14 percent of the global GDP at the present value – […]
Pope Francis arrives in Cyprus for landmark trip
AFP , Thursday 2 Dec 2021 Pope Francis arrived on the divided island of Cyprus on Thursday as part of a landmark trip to push two of his priorities: the plight […]
The told story of Israel’s infinite occupation
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN DEC 03, 2021 – 12:05 AM GMT+3A view shows the illegal Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine, Oct. 27, 2021. (Reuters […]
Sanctions removal working group holds first meeting in Vienna
Politics December 1, 2021 TEHRAN – A working group established to conduct talks on how to remove U.S. sanctions on Iran held its first meeting on Tuesday morning as agreed […]
UN warned its credibility is at stake over the Palestinian question
Shahid called on member states to make every effort to join forces to resolve the conflict in line with international human rights and humanitarian laws, and the UN charter. (AFP/File) […]
Iran makes maximalist demands as Vienna nuclear talks open
AP , Tuesday 30 Nov 2021 Iran struck a maximalist tone Tuesday after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal, suggesting everything discussed in previous […]