I joined Waqar Rizvi on Scope to discuss UNRWA’s financial difficulties on 28/11/2020 The interview starts 13 minutes into the programme https://youtu.be/tBvuk8rWlCg
Category: Lebanon
From Iraq to Lebanon, Israel attacks its neighbours with impunity
First published by the Middle East Eye on 29/8/2019 With an election around the corner, Netanyahu has launched a regional show of force, safe in the knowledge that his targets are too weak to retaliate before the September vote A Hezbollah media centre in Beirut was damaged in the recent Israeli strike (AFP) It’s election …
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Seven decades after the Nakba the UNRWA is more vital than ever before
Fir1st published by TRT World on 16/5/2019 As they commemorate the Nakba, or 'catastrophe', Palestinians see the UNRWA as a vital ingredient in the struggle for freedom, justice and equality. Today, May 15, the Palestinian people are once again commemorating the Nakba, or ‘catastrophe’, which marked their dispossession and expulsion for the Zionist movement to fulfil …
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Syria’s air defense system confronts hostile target near Damascus
I was interviewed by Press TV on 11/8/2018 https://youtu.be/kWY7D3ms6n0
The Great March of Return: An opportunity for Palestinians to return to Najd or is it Sedrot?
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 30/3/2018 There is nothing like a trip to Beirut and a visit to Palestinian refugee camps to remind visitors of the nub of the Palestinian catastrophe, the Nakba which refugees continue to endure to this day. They were thrown out of their homeland simply because another people wanted to …
Is the Syrian war turning into a regional proxy war?
I took part in Strait Talk on TRT World Published on 26/2/2018 https://youtu.be/YQHETss7Tv0
How long before the Israeli flag flies over Riyadh?
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 22/11/2017 A general view from the Arabic Islamic American Summit at King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 21 May, 2017 [Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency] At a recent MEMO conference entitled “Crisis in Saudi Arabia: War Succession and Future”, I asked Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed of the London …
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The US kicks the Israeli-Palestinian peace deal into the long grass
First published by the Middle East Eye on 30/8/2017 #Occupation Just days after a US delegation visit to Israel and Palestine, Netanyahu declares that Israel will no longer uproot settlements. Any dreams of peace anytime soon are a long way off Say what you want about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but he doesn’t …
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What hope is there for Palestinians?
First published by the Middle East Monitor 15/7/2016 The situation for Palestinians pursuing freedom, independence and the right of return continues to worsen. The occupation continues unabated, Jerusalem is being Judaised at an alarming rate, the siege on Gaza is as tight as ever and the refugees continue to languish in camps and those in …
MBC TV gives Arab Kids a Voice
Recent years have seen a spate of talent shows on ArabTV, especially on the Saudi channel MBC. The shows gave effectively been franchises of well know western ones such as the Voice and .... Got talent. One of the most memorable moments was when Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf won Arab Idol in 2014. He managed …
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