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US lawmakers move to repeal Syria Caesar sanctions

2 days 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

2 days 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

2 days 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

2 days 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.
In AI-fuelled fog of Iran-Israel war, truth is collateral damage

2 days ago | newarab.com | Tanya Goudsouzian

From the outset, the prelude to Israel’s largely unprovoked war on Iran was based on misinformation tactics and subterfuge, writes Tanya Goudsouzian [photo credit: Getty Images] The Iran-Israel war has unfolded like a high-stakes geopolitical thriller where fact and fiction blur with alarming speed.
Israel eyes regime change as war with Iran enters seventh day

2 days ago | newarab.com | Oliver Mizzi

Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel with its own strikes on Iran [Nir Keidar/Anadolu via Getty Images] Israel's war against Iran has entered its seventh day, with growing signs that its ambitions go far beyond targeting nuclear facilities. Officials have increasingly hinted that toppling the Iranian regime is part of the conflict's broader objective in what appears to be a dangerous and delusional escalation with little grounding in regional realities.
Syrians in Canada envision a future on Syrian soil post-Assad

3 days ago | newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui |Noshin Bokth |Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

Just after 10 p.m. on December 7, 2024, hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot of Ridgeway Plaza, a strip mall on the outskirts of Mississauga, Ontario. Pick-up trucks blared Arabic music, and shopkeepers passed out knafeh and sahlab. Police directed traffic as car horns roared. The new Syrian flag, with three red stars, rather than two green ones, was rippling through the cold winter air.
Could years of economic hardship be fuelling Turkey's dissent?

4 days ago | newarab.com | Chaima Gharsallaoui

For years, public discontent with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been clear, with many arguing he has dismantled human rights protections and democratic norms on a scale not seen before in his 22 years in power. Take, for example, the statement made by German politician Gabi Zimmer in 2017, following the controversial Turkish referendum result.
A memoir that retraces a love story across two worlds

4 days ago | newarab.com | Noshin Bokth

Sabrin Hasbun, born to an Italian mother and a Palestinian father, hails from two distinct worlds, yet this crossing and fusion have resulted in a fiercely honourable legacy. Sabrin Hasbun's new memoir, Crossing, is not just a chronicle of her parents and her own lives, but a profoundly intimate account that is a gift to the world. It will inspire and leave an indelible mark on all who read it.
Egypt feels the heat from Israel's war on Iran

5 days ago | newarab.com | Amr Emam

Egypt has started operationalising an emergency energy plan, one that includes tight-fisted measures aimed at matching growing national needs with available fuel supplies. The new plan comes in the wake of Israel's closure of its largest Mediterranean gas field following its war on Iran, highlighting the toll the conflict is having on Egypt, one of several regional importers of Israeli gas.