Rabeea Eid

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Journalist at The New Arab

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US lawmakers move to repeal Syria Caesar sanctions

1 week ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

The removal of the sanctions are seen as aiding Syria's reconstruction after 14 years of war [Getty] Two US senators have introduced a bill repealing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, amid moves by Washington to remove sanctions on Syria after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, and Republican Rand Paul forwarded the bill on Wednesday.
Drone crashes in Jordan’s Amman, wounds girl, destroy homes

1 week ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

The drone crashes follow a series of incidents involving falling debris in Jordan [Getty] Two drones crashed in Jordan on Thursday, injuring a 12-year-old girl and damaging homes, vehicles and public infrastructure outside the capital. The first one came down near a commercial area in northern Amman earlier in the day, damaging a civilian vehicle and a public bus shelter. No injuries were reported.
Greenpeace warns of 'potential disaster' after oil spill off UAE

1 week ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

On Tuesday, the Emirati coastguard said it rescued 24 crew members of the Adalynn oil tanker after it collided with the Front Eagle vessel in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of the Khor Fakan area of the UAE [GETTY] Greenpeace on Thursday warned that an oil spill resulting from a tanker collision off the coast of the United Arab Emirates could have grave environmental consequences, after authorities reported a "small" slick.
In conversation with Hamid Dabashi on Israel’s war on Iran

1 week ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

In this exclusive interview with The New Arab, prominent Iranian-American academic Hamid Dabashi, a professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University in New York City, discusses the attack on Iran, which he sees as an Israeli distraction from the Palestinian genocide.
Irish university to cut links with Israel over Gaza war

3 weeks ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

Ireland's prestigious Trinity College Dublin said on Wednesday that it would cut all links with Israel in protest at "ongoing violations of international and humanitarian law" in Gaza. The university's board informed students by email that it had accepted the recommendations of a taskforce to sever "institutional links with the State of Israel, Israeli universities and companies headquartered in Israel".
Lebanon taps ex-Hezbollah minister as reconstruction adviser

3 weeks ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

Hamieh (R) served as public works and transport minister in the previous cabinet [Getty] Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has appointed former Hezbollah minister Ali Hamieh as an adviser on reconstruction, a move that has sparked mixed reactions in the politically divided country.
Israeli academics call for strike and condemn Gaza atrocities

3 weeks ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

Over 1,300 lecturers have publicly declared they “cannot remain silent” in the face of Gaza’s destruction [Getty] A group of Israeli academics have called for a general strike condemning Israel's military operations in the besieged Gaza Strip and warned of "silence in the face of mass suffering". Professors Inbal Arnon, Ido Katri, and Zohar Weiman-Kelman denounced Israel's ongoing "population transfers, starvation and mass killings in Gaza" as "proof that the line has been crossed".
Corbyn's bill forces debate on UK role in Israel's war on Gaza

3 weeks ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

Jeremy Corbyn introduced an Independent Public Inquiry Bill over UK's role in Gaza's genocide [Getty] The UK parliament has passed a bill introduced by former Labour leader and now independent MP Jeremy Corbyn, calling for a full public inquiry into Britain’s involvement in Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
UN’s Albanese: World watching Gaza genocide live, doing nothing

2 months ago | newarab.com | Rabeea Eid

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has renewed her call for urgent international action, warning that the world is witnessing a live genocide. As Israel's war on Gaza enters its 19th month, the scale of devastation is staggering. Tens of thousands are dead, entire neighbourhoods lie in ruins, and famine threatens a besieged civilian population. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, warns that the world is watching in silence.
What next for Israel?

Nov 22, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Rabeea Eid

International and political reactions continue to unfold following the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s decision on Thursday to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. This decision marks a historic precedent, arriving over a year after the genocide in Gaza.