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(FILES) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on September 2, 2024. Certain leaders could have immunity at the International Criminal Court under the Rome Statute that established the institution, France's foreign minister said on November 27, 2024, after the ICC issued arrests warrants for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister. (Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg / POOL / AFP)

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Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in support of Gaza and Lebanon in Times Square on October 5, in New York City. Getty Images via AFP

US citizens empathise with Palestine – not American politicians

Women in Gaza city mourn for people killed in an Israeli bombardment earlier this week. On Wednesday, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the spiralling situation in Lebanon, Gazans were counting the cost of the latest Israeli attacks across the Palestinian enclave. AFP

EditorialThe world forgets about Gaza at its peril

Iranian women near banners of (L-R) Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, Iran's deceased former president Ebrahim Raisi, and the IRGC's late Qassem Soleimani and Abbas Nilforoushan during an anti-Israeli rally on October 2. EPA

CommentThis is Lebanon's chance to free itself from the clutches of Iran and Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivering a speech in 2008. AFP

CommentHaving attended a Nasrallah rally, I could see why he was a historical figure

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

A woman mourns her child who was killed during an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City's Zaytoun neighbourhood, on September 21. AFP

EditorialNeither Israel nor Hamas will win this war

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in support of Gaza and Lebanon in Times Square on October 5, in New York City. Getty Images via AFP

US citizens empathise with Palestine – not American politicians

Women in Gaza city mourn for people killed in an Israeli bombardment earlier this week. On Wednesday, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the spiralling situation in Lebanon, Gazans were counting the cost of the latest Israeli attacks across the Palestinian enclave. AFP

EditorialThe world forgets about Gaza at its peril

Iranian women near banners of (L-R) Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, Iran's deceased former president Ebrahim Raisi, and the IRGC's late Qassem Soleimani and Abbas Nilforoushan during an anti-Israeli rally on October 2. EPA

CommentThis is Lebanon's chance to free itself from the clutches of Iran and Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivering a speech in 2008. AFP

CommentHaving attended a Nasrallah rally, I could see why he was a historical figure

Israel's anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched by Iran in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters

CommentThe region's sixth war in 40 years could be its worst

A woman mourns her child who was killed during an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City's Zaytoun neighbourhood, on September 21. AFP

EditorialNeither Israel nor Hamas will win this war

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally in support of Gaza and Lebanon in Times Square on October 5, in New York City. Getty Images via AFP

US citizens empathise with Palestine – not American politicians

Women in Gaza city mourn for people killed in an Israeli bombardment earlier this week. On Wednesday, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the spiralling situation in Lebanon, Gazans were counting the cost of the latest Israeli attacks across the Palestinian enclave. AFP

EditorialThe world forgets about Gaza at its peril

Iranian women near banners of (L-R) Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, Iran's deceased former president Ebrahim Raisi, and the IRGC's late Qassem Soleimani and Abbas Nilforoushan during an anti-Israeli rally on October 2. EPA

CommentThis is Lebanon's chance to free itself from the clutches of Iran and Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivering a speech in 2008. AFP

CommentHaving attended a Nasrallah rally, I could see why he was a historical figure

Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade in July 2023. Majdi Fathi / NurPhoto

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In addition to nearly 42,000 Palestinians killed, the past year has been marked by a growing trend of Israeli air strikes across the region

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attends the Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza conference in Jordan this summer. EPA

Egypt gains political standing but security challenges persist nearly a year into Gaza war

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Residents of Zanuta return to their community after being violently displaced by Israeli settlers. David Lombeida for The National

The West Bank shepherds chased out by Israeli settlers

Displaced Gazans are trying to rebuild their lives at Emirates Humanitarian City. Victor Besa / The National

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Saudi Tuwaiq in action against AUC Rugby in their final pool match at the Emirates Dubai Sevens. Courtesy Laith Marzouq, Saudi Arabia Rugby Federation

First all-Saudi women’s rugby team are awed by Dubai Sevens debut

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 12: Artur Beterbiev punches Dmitrii Bivol during the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Light Heavyweight titles' fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol as part of the Riyadh Season - IV Crown Showdown card at Kingdom Arena on October 12, 2024 in Riyadh. (Photo by Richard Pelham / Getty Images)

Beterbiev v Bivol rematch and Dubois v Parker headline 'greatest card ever'

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets have already proven they can shrug off regional conflicts. AFP

Business insightsWars won't stop global markets from growth in 2025

Elon Musk says that 'shareholders should control company votes, not judges', as a response to a Delaware judge voiding his $56 billion pay package from Tesla. Reuters

Elon Musk's $56bn package shows enormous corporate pay disparity

The charred remains of a safari yacht which caught fire while sailing the Red Sea. Kamal Tabikha / The National

From sinking yachts to oil spills: Why is Marsa Alam's coast so treacherous?

US and Syrian troops take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. AFP

US in wait-and-see mode on Syria as rebels make gains against Al Assad

By breaking his promise not to pardon his son Hunter Biden, Joe Biden has embraced a limited version of the culture of corruption he warned about regarding Donald Trump. EPA

CommentPardoning of Hunter Biden is a great gift to Trump

Thousands of Palestinians have been treated at the UAE field hospital in Gaza. Photo: UAE Field Hospital in Gaza

UAE field hospital in Gaza marks one year of life-saving operations

Saudi Tuwaiq in action against AUC Rugby in their final pool match at the Emirates Dubai Sevens. Courtesy Laith Marzouq, Saudi Arabia Rugby Federation

First all-Saudi women’s rugby team are awed by Dubai Sevens debut

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 12: Artur Beterbiev punches Dmitrii Bivol during the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Light Heavyweight titles' fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol as part of the Riyadh Season - IV Crown Showdown card at Kingdom Arena on October 12, 2024 in Riyadh. (Photo by Richard Pelham / Getty Images)

Beterbiev v Bivol rematch and Dubois v Parker headline 'greatest card ever'

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets have already proven they can shrug off regional conflicts. AFP

Business insightsWars won't stop global markets from growth in 2025

Elon Musk says that 'shareholders should control company votes, not judges', as a response to a Delaware judge voiding his $56 billion pay package from Tesla. Reuters

Elon Musk's $56bn package shows enormous corporate pay disparity

The charred remains of a safari yacht which caught fire while sailing the Red Sea. Kamal Tabikha / The National

From sinking yachts to oil spills: Why is Marsa Alam's coast so treacherous?

US and Syrian troops take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. AFP

US in wait-and-see mode on Syria as rebels make gains against Al Assad

By breaking his promise not to pardon his son Hunter Biden, Joe Biden has embraced a limited version of the culture of corruption he warned about regarding Donald Trump. EPA

CommentPardoning of Hunter Biden is a great gift to Trump

Thousands of Palestinians have been treated at the UAE field hospital in Gaza. Photo: UAE Field Hospital in Gaza

UAE field hospital in Gaza marks one year of life-saving operations

Saudi Tuwaiq in action against AUC Rugby in their final pool match at the Emirates Dubai Sevens. Courtesy Laith Marzouq, Saudi Arabia Rugby Federation

First all-Saudi women’s rugby team are awed by Dubai Sevens debut

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - OCTOBER 12: Artur Beterbiev punches Dmitrii Bivol during the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Light Heavyweight titles' fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol as part of the Riyadh Season - IV Crown Showdown card at Kingdom Arena on October 12, 2024 in Riyadh. (Photo by Richard Pelham / Getty Images)

Beterbiev v Bivol rematch and Dubois v Parker headline 'greatest card ever'

A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets have already proven they can shrug off regional conflicts. AFP

Business insightsWars won't stop global markets from growth in 2025

Elon Musk says that 'shareholders should control company votes, not judges', as a response to a Delaware judge voiding his $56 billion pay package from Tesla. Reuters

Elon Musk's $56bn package shows enormous corporate pay disparity

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Israeli historian, Benny Morris. Getty Images

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