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With no strategy to counter Arab states' alignment with Israel, it is unclear how much a change in the White House will benefit Palestinians.

Alliances have been shifting since Israel started signing a number of so-called peace accords with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain this summer. Hailed as beacons of peace by the US, who brokered these meetings, the Abraham Accords bypass an important actor in the equation of peace in the Middle East: Palestine. In order to understand the…

To many Palestinians, the UAE and Bahrain normalization agreements have revealed with stark clarity the extent to which they have been abandoned by the international community, and in particular the Arab states once counted as allies.

In Bielorussia le proteste contro il presidente Alexander Lukashenko, al potere dal 1994, vanno avanti da oltre un mese, senza perdere vigore. Abbiamo intervistato Natalia Kaliada, co-fondatrice e direttrice artistica del Belarus Free Theater, che ci ha raccontato la sua storia di repressione e resistenza artistica. Dopo l'annuncio dell'Accordo di Abramo da parte del presidente…

Pas moins de 72 ans d’une position arabe relativement unie sur la Palestine ont été enterrés officiellement hier à Washington. Un «jour noir dans un triste calendrier», un «coup de couteau de nos frères arabes»: le leadership palestinien n’a pas eu de mots assez forts pour condamner la signature des accords normalisant les relations d’Israël…

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a signing ceremony Tuesday at the White House for the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. “These visionary leaders will sign the first two peace deals between Israel and the Arab state in more than a quarter century,”…

The deal between Israel and Gulf Arab nations - the UAE and Bahrain - is being hailed as a game-changing moment for the region. Brokered by US President Donald Trump, it does represent a huge shift in regional relations with huge prospects for trade, commerce, tourism and a strengthened alliance against Iran. But where does…

Bahrain moves to please the US, deter perceived regional threats by following in the UAE's footsteps, analysts say.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain has agreed to recognize Israel, following a similar deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates last month. The agreement is another sign of the shifting dynamic in the Middle East, one that brings Arab nations closer to Israel and is…

An Arab League meeting on Wednesday will focus on the Palestinian cause after the Israel-UAE "normalisation" deal, with analysts suggesting division rather than usual unity on the issue will dominate the discussion. The run-up to the virtual session has already left a sour taste for the Palestinian leadership. On Sunday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) accused the United…