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The Trump family's lucrative Middle East business empire

2 days ago | newarab.com | Daryush Sabaghi

The first presidential trip of US President Donald J. Trump’s second term was welcomed with lavish celebrations by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. During the visit, these Gulf states committed to investing around $2 trillion through technology and defence deals with American companies, strengthening their economic and political partnerships with the US.
In conversation with Munir Atalla from Watermelon Pictures

2 days ago | newarab.com | Sebastian Shehadi

“From the river to the screen, Palestine will be seen,” read the motto of US-based film distribution company Watermelon Pictures in its memorable launch video last year. Just 14 months later, the Palestinian-owned film label has ballooned in visibility and reputation thanks to a series of successful releases – including The Encampments, The Teacher and the Oscar-shortlisted From Ground Zero – as well as its consistently savvy Instagram account. Watermelon Pictures wears several hats.
Witkoff: A dishonest broker who could end Gaza war with one call

2 days ago | newarab.com | Mouin Rabbani

It seems that Witkoff is quite happy to let Israel have its way but leaves most of the cheerleading to others, writes Mouin Rabbani [photo credit: Getty Images] Steve Witkoff, who is, for all intents and purposes, the US Secretary of State, has developed a serious credibility problem. That’s not a good position for a government’s top diplomat and negotiator to be in.
Irish university to cut links with Israel over Gaza war

3 days 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 days 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 days 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 days 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.
Navigating post-revolutionary Egypt after prison

3 days ago | newarab.com | Noshin Bokth

Egyptian author Mohamed Kheir's latest novel, Sleep Phase, is an extraordinarily crafted and rewarding Kafkaesque tale. Mohamed’s background as a poet and lyricist resounds throughout the eccentric world and mind of Warif, a translator by trade, recently released from a seven-year prison sentence.
Despite US and EU relief, UK sanctions delay Syria's recovery

4 days ago | newarab.com | Rachel Hagan

In Jobar, a once-thriving district on the edge of Damascus, not even the dead were spared former dictator Bashar al-Assad’s ruthless bombardment. The cemetery is a jumble of shattered tombs. Fragments of headstones lie on the ground, Arabic inscriptions mismatched, as grieving relatives attempt the bleakest kind of jigsaw puzzle. Bomb craters swallow graves, and at their rims, fragments of bone. Abo Ali points to a child’s femur. It is the knowledge of a doctor, though many here now share it.
Trump 'open' to meeting Ukraine, Russia leaders for truce push

4 days ago | newarab.com | Paul Iddon

US President Donald Trump is "open" to meeting his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Turkey, the White House said, after the two sides failed on Monday to make headway towards an elusive ceasefire. Delegations from both sides did, however, agree another large-scale prisoner exchange in their meeting in Istanbul, which in mid-May also hosted their first round of face-to-face talks.