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Encircling Jenin: How Israel’s new settlement push is closing in

by Alessandra Bajec April 27, 2026

Israel’s new settlement expansion around Jenin will encircle the Palestinian city, fragmenting the northern West Bank to consolidate control Earlier in April, Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 34 new settlements in the …

April 27, 2026 126 views

Is Israel imposing a West Bank-style occupation in south Syria?

by Alessandra Bajec February 25, 2026

Israeli army raids, biometric data collection, and weekly arrests are normalising a military administration in Syria’s southwest that resembles the West Bank Israeli troops have carried out several cross-border operations in the south of …

February 25, 2026 143 views

Ultra-Processed Foods Are Reshaping Women’s Health in the Middle East

by Alessandra Bajec February 25, 2026

From metabolic health to hormones, clinicians say the region’s shift towards packaged convenience is showing up first in women’s bodies. Over the past decade, diets across the Middle East – particularly in the Gulf …

February 25, 2026 134 views

The Gulf’s Genome Revolution Is Underway

by Alessandra Bajec February 12, 2026

The UAE and Qatar are developing national genome programmes to improve disease prevention, enable early diagnosis, and deliver personalised treatment plans Over the past decade, genome sequencing has become faster, cheaper and …

February 12, 2026 141 views

Yellow lines and green zones: The de facto partition of Gaza

by Alessandra Bajec December 29, 2025

Fears are mounting that Gaza’s new patchwork of different zones, separated by a Yellow Line, could harden into a permanent partition of the territory Last week, the UN Security Council endorsed President Donald …

December 29, 2025 1.5K views

Why Marwan Barghouti’s shadow hangs over Palestine’s future

by Alessandra Bajec October 28, 2025

As the Gaza ceasefire tentatively holds, there is renewed attention on Marwan Barghouti, the most high-profile Palestinian prisoner held by Israel, and what his fate could mean for Palestine’s political future. Although his …

October 28, 2025 1.6K views

Iran’s deportation crackdown sees mass exodus of Afghans

by Alessandra Bajec July 14, 2025

In one of the largest expulsions in modern history, four million Afghans face deportation as Iran launches a mass security crackdown after its war with Israel. Over half a million Afghans have returned from …

July 14, 2025 1.6K views

How the ceasefire will reveal the true scale of Gaza’s death toll

by Alessandra Bajec January 22, 2025

The ceasefire in Gaza will reveal the horrifying human cost of Israel’s war as bodies are found under the rubble and the missing are accounted for. After months of failed negotiations to …

January 22, 2025 1.7K views

Israel Allegedly Using White Phosphorus in Lebanon amid ‘Hidden Crisis’

by Alessandra Bajec June 6, 2024

Since the beginning of the conflict, about 90,000 southern Lebanese have been forced from their homes and at least 350 people have been killed Israel and Lebanon appear to have intensified in …

June 6, 2024 1.7K views

Gaza’s health crisis worsens amid mass graves and garbage piles

by Alessandra Bajec May 2, 2024

Experts estimate that thousands of people are suffering from infectious diseases, as Israel’s war on Gaza hampers abilities to collect rubbish and bury dead bodies. Crippled by an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe amid …

May 2, 2024 1.6K views