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Israeli military vehicles cross the fence to the buffer zone witrh Syria near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

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What the Collapse of the Assad Regime Means for Israel

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December 6, 2024

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 24: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with fellow Brics leaders pose for a family photo with new Bric members at the last day of the Brics summit fellow leaders president, Xi Jinping, China's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, and Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, Iranian president is Ebrahim Raisi, on the closing day of the BRICS summit at the Sandton Convention Center in the Sandton district of Johannesburg on August 24, 2023, South Africa. The Brics summit, held in South Africa between 22-24 August 2023. Brics is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. New Members are Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia. Some of the things are discussed during the summit is if to expand Brics and accept new members like Saudi Arabia and Iran, and a Brics currency. Vladimir Putin wanted to attend the meetings but South African president Cyril Ramaphosa managed to talk him out of it, as he risked being arrested while in in South Africa, as the ICC, International Criminal Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Mr. Putin's on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

Democracy In Exile

Is Saudi Arabia Serious About Joining the BRICS?

December 4, 2024

Advocacy

Saudi Arabia Must Not Extradite Peaceful Protester to Egypt, Where He Would Face Torture

December 6, 2024

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 19: Paul Keary, COO of Teneo Holdings attends the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative Gala at Powerhouse at The American Museum of Natural History on November 19, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)

U.S. Consulting Firm Teneo Whitewashing Saudi Human Rights Record, Misleading Public, Contributing to Abuses

November 13, 2024

Teneo's Propaganda Campaign and Subpoena Evasion: Shielding Saudi Arabia From Accountability

November 13, 2024

Democracy In Exile

'Freed From Assad,' Syrians Rejoice While Wary of What Comes Next

December 20, 2024

Democracy In Exile

'It Was Annihilation.' Victims of Assad's Chemical Attacks Can Finally Speak Out

December 19, 2024

Algerian security surround protesters during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on December 11, 2019, ahead of the presidential vote scheduled for December 12. Algeria's contentious presidential election campaign is highlighting the vast gap between youth at the heart of a reformist protest movement and an ageing elite they see as clinging to power. The poll will see five candidates, all linked to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, compete for the top office. But protesters, whose mass mobilisation forced the ex-strongman to resign from his two-decade tenure in April, have rallied weekly to say sweeping reforms must come ahead of any vote. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP)

Democracy In Exile

No Safe Haven: Algeria's Transnational Repression of Dissidents

December 17, 2024

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Democracy In Exile

'Freed From Assad,' Syrians Rejoice While Wary of What Comes Next

December 20, 2024

Democracy In Exile

'It Was Annihilation.' Victims of Assad's Chemical Attacks Can Finally Speak Out

December 19, 2024

Algerian security surround protesters during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers on December 11, 2019, ahead of the presidential vote scheduled for December 12. Algeria's contentious presidential election campaign is highlighting the vast gap between youth at the heart of a reformist protest movement and an ageing elite they see as clinging to power. The poll will see five candidates, all linked to ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, compete for the top office. But protesters, whose mass mobilisation forced the ex-strongman to resign from his two-decade tenure in April, have rallied weekly to say sweeping reforms must come ahead of any vote. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI / AFP)

Democracy In Exile

No Safe Haven: Algeria's Transnational Repression of Dissidents

December 17, 2024

Anonymous Interviews UAE

UAE Economy is a "Bubble" that "Will Eventually Burst," Local Businessman Warns

October 2, 2020

Anonymous Interviews

30 November 2018, Argentina, Buenos Aires: Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince, is waiting for the family photo of all participants at the G20 Summit Conference Centre in Buenos Aires. From 30.11.-1.12.2018 the G20 summit will take place in Buenos Aires. The "Group of 20" unites the strongest industrial nations and emerging economies. Photo: Ralf Hirschberger/dpa (Photo by Ralf Hirschberger/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Anonymous Interviews

A Saudi Judge Speaks: How MBS Slaughtered the Kingdom's Justice System

A Saudi Judge Speaks: How MBS Slaughtered the Kingdom’s Justice System

October 1, 2020

CAIRO, July 13, 2020 -- A medical worker takes a blood sample at a COVID-19 testing site at Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, on July 13, 2020. Egypt confirmed on Monday 931 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of cases in the country since mid-February to 83,001, said the health ministry. (Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa via Getty Images)

Anonymous Interviews

"Ill-thought decisions" weaken Egyptian response to COVID Crisis, health professional says

a leading health professional in Egypt said that the country’s “medical teams were under extreme pressure” during the fight against...

September 15, 2020

Anonymous Interviews

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