Shaheryar Mirza

Nov 5, 2024 | middleeasteye.net | Umar Farooq |Azad Essa |Shaheryar Mirza |Yasmine El-Sabawi

Donald Trump has won the US presidential election and will return to the White House, after defeating incumbent vice president and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. A win in the swing state of Wisconsin pushed Trump's campaign into victory with 277 electoral votes compared to Harris's 224 votes, according to the latest figures from The Associated Press.

Sep 24, 2024 | middleeasteye.net | Shaheryar Mirza |Hoda Sherif |Sean Mathews |Umar Farooq

First UNGA meeting since Israel’s war on Gaza began was marked by condemnations of Israel and accusations of UN's 'dysfunctional structure' US President Joe Biden speaks during 79th Session of United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, on 24 September 2024 (Timothy A Clary/AFP) 24 September 2024 23:23 BST ago United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres kicked off the 79th United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York City with a...

Sep 18, 2024 | middleeasteye.net | Shaheryar Mirza |Dörthe Engelcke

New licences for the export of "weapons of war" to Israel have been put on hold by Germany pending legal challenges, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. Citing data from Germany's economy ministry and a source close to it, licences for "weapons of war" to Israel amounted to just $36,150 in 2024 and total arms exports dropped to $16.1m. In 2023, arms exports including military equipment and weapons of war totalled $363.5m - which was a 10-fold increase from 2022.

Jul 31, 2024 | middleeasteye.net | Shaheryar Mirza

The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, the highest level Hamas official killed since Israel’s war on Gaza broke out in October, was a dangerous escalation designed to draw Iran into a war, and with it, the US, analysts say. Iran, however, is not likely to take the bait and will most likely calculate a measured response that can avoid a wider war. But its allies in the so-called "axis of resistance" may not be as easy to predict.

Sep 29, 2023 | middleeasteye.net | Shaheryar Mirza

Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib slammed the Biden administration's decision to accept Israel into the US visa waiver programme (VWP), saying it enables Israel's "discriminatory practices".