Sulaiman Hakemy

Sulaiman Hakemy

Opinion Editor


Harris vs Trump: CNN's Jeff Zeleny on the debate and what's next
Harris vs Trump: CNN's Jeff Zeleny on the debate and what's next

On this episode of Year of Elections, host Sulaiman Hakemy speaks with CNN's chief national affairs correspondent on what happened at the debate, and what to expect

September 13, 2024, 11:28 AM
Afghanistan's Taliban administration marked the third anniversary of the end of US occupation of the country on August 15. EPA
Afghanistan may never get a solid narrative for its 20-year war

As the US starts to reflect on the war, Afghans may find little value in doing so – for now

August 23, 2024, 4:00 AM
Karim Khan has been ICC Prosecutor since June 2021. Getty Images / Reuters / The National
Weekend essay: The ICC won't arrest Netanyahu so what is Khan's case about?

The ICC prosecutor knows a conviction is near-impossible, and that is unfair on the victims

May 24, 2024, 6:00 PM
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has cited several possible charges against Israeli officials. AFP
Why starvation is at the core of the ICC's allegations against Israeli officials

Netanyahu and Gallant’s ‘total siege’ of Gaza will be difficult to defend in the world’s top criminal court

May 20, 2024, 5:07 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be buoyed by allies such as the US and UK leaping to his defence over the ICC - even as he shuns their advice and calls for restraint in Gaza. AP
The truth - and lies - about an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Israel and its allies have a shaky defence against the court's reach, but that doesn't mean prosecution will be easy

May 02, 2024, 3:31 PM
Some Israeli soldiers have alleged large numbers of civilian homes in Gaza were marked for destruction by a computer system. EPA
Israel, Gaza and AI machines - is this the automation of war crimes?

A new report alleges the use of AI software to kill at scale - what would international law have to say about it?

April 05, 2024, 4:31 AM
The strike on an Iranian consular building in Damascus killed at least 11 people. Reuters
Iran embassy attack: Does this mean war?

Israel’s air strike on an Iranian diplomatic mission takes the laws of war into uncharted territory

April 02, 2024, 5:55 AM
Afghan refugees return to Afghanistan through the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, on Friday. AP
Afghans face chaos at Pakistan's 'zero point'

Border guards processing thousands of people per day after ruling on undocumented foreigners

November 04, 2023, 2:17 PM
Alef was working in Iran as a labourer when the October 7 earthquake killed his entire family in the Afghan village of Sia Ab, near Herat city. Sulaiman Hakemy / The National
The plight of Afghanistan's earthquake survivors

Aid agencies, working with Taliban authorities, are now in a race against time to rebuild shattered homes in Herat before winter arrives

November 01, 2023, 1:12 PM
Israeli troops at an undisclosed location along the border with the Gaza Strip on October 19. AFP
Israeli ground invasion in Gaza will be 'self-defeating'

Escalations in Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the decades have often led to new militant movements, analysts say

October 26, 2023, 12:46 PM
Nick Donaldson / The National
Two years after Taliban takeover, life in Afghanistan is forever changed

With no country recognising the militants' government, Afghans worldwide are left in legal limbo

August 15, 2023, 3:00 AM
A farmer works at a poppy plantation in a field in Kandahar on April 3, 2022. AFP
Afghanistan is kicking opium the most dangerous way it can: cold turkey with no plan B

The drug trade employed half a million Afghans - without any serious economic development, what are they supposed to do now?

July 11, 2023, 5:00 AM
Deborah Lipstadt was sworn in as the US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in May last year. Getty Images / AFP
US anti-Semitism envoy worried by Israeli far-right policies

Deborah Lipstadt says changing attitudes and perceptions will be a 'long haul'

June 10, 2023, 3:00 AM
A Taliban gunman on patrol at a World Press Freedom Day event at the office of the Afghan Independent Journalists Association in Kabul. AP
Fears grow for Afghan-American journalist held by Taliban

Reporter was picked up after leaving the home of Hashmat Ghani, brother of the former president

May 19, 2023, 8:57 AM
Taliban security forces stand at a roadside checkpoint in Kabul. EPA
Afghan Taliban deny banning contraceptives

Officials, clinics and pharmacies reject British media reports of ban on family planning products

February 18, 2023, 3:30 PM