Middle East

It’s the people who are suffering, says Syed Hamad Ali, as Hillary Clinton and co. object to an energy deal that would benefit tens of millions.

Filed in: Iran Pakistan United States

Felicity Arbuthnot wonders how the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership award can be given to someone involved in the war in Afghanistan.

Filed in: Afghanistan Conflict Iraq United Kingdom United States

Frank Barat interviews Jeff Halper, long-time Israeli activist, on the demolition of homes and how to describe the situation in Palestine.

Filed in: Human Rights Israel Palestine

As several airlines bow to Israeli pressure to cancel flights of pro-Palestine activists, Felicity Arbuthnot writes an open letter to the CEO of Lufthansa.

Filed in: Israel Palestine

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa team up to resist Western financial domination, reports Lasanda Kurukulasuriya.

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So why do foreign governments continue to turn a blind eye? wonders Noreen Sadik.

Filed in: Housing Israel Palestine

Khader Adnan has ended his 66-day hunger strike and will be released on April 17. But hundreds more Palestinians are still being held.

Filed in: Human Rights Israel Palestine Prisons

Rupert Read argues that some ‘internationalists’ are failing to see the real revolution.

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How has the corporate press reacted to the fighting in Syria?

Filed in: Iraq Media Military Syria

Why haven’t our leaders, itching to get the UN security council to act on Syria, learnt the lessons of UN intervention in Libya?

Filed in: Libya Military Syria

Dependent on oil from Iran, but with the US its largest trading partner, Sri Lanka is stuck between a rock and a hard place, reports Lasanda Kurukulasuriya.

Filed in: Iran Nuclear Power Oil Sri Lanka