Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
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Global Outcry as ‘Palestinian Pelé’ Suleiman Al-Obeid Killed in Gaza Airstrike
The killing of Palestinian football legend Suleiman Al-Obeid in an Israeli airstrike has sparked outrage across the global sports community. Read more…
US Pop Star Joins Global Chorus Against Gaza War: ‘To Abandon Them Is to Abandon Humanity’
Amid escalating atrocities in Gaza and rising international outrage, American pop singer Olivia Rodrigo has broken her silence, describing Israel’s Read more…
Turkey-Israel relations and what they mean for the Palestinian cause?
The Turkish government has often used its support for Palestine as a means of rallying support among its domestic constituents, and has taken a leading role in efforts to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through diplomatic means….
Jamaat-e-Islami Rejects Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, Announces Palestine Solidarity Week
Pakistan’s largest Islamic party denounces U.S.-backed proposal, calls for rallies and solidarity marches across the country. Pakistan’s largest Islamic movement, Read more…
Qatar World Cup – bringing sports, dawah and diplomacy together
Widely considered the “friendliest World Cup ever”, Qatar used the 2022 FIFA World Cup as an effective tool for sports diplomacy, utilizing the global spotlight and prestige of the tournament to further its foreign policy goals and improve its international image…
Yemen, UAE, and the dangers of a power game in a volatile region
The Saudi-UAE split in Yemen highlights how proxy warfare is reshaping power, alliances, and instability across the Middle East and Read more…
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Pakistan’s Strategic Dilemma in the Iran War
As the war centered on Iran expands across the Middle East, Islamabad faces growing pressure to choose between maintaining neutrality, Read more…
ANALYSIS: Western Allies Re-engage China as Ties With Washington Strain
Trade disputes with the United States and strategic uncertainty are pushing close US partners to cautiously reset relations with Beijing Read more…
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’: A Parallel Order While Gaza Burns
Any serious evaluation of Donald Trump’s newly announced “Board of Peace” must begin with an uncomfortable truth: while Israel has been killing thousands of innocent Palestinian children and unarmed civilians in Gaza, much of the international system has either looked away or failed to act decisively.
Explained: Could Jamaat-e-Islami Rule Bangladesh Next?
For the first time in its chequered history, the Islamic party has a credible chance of leading a governing alliance. Read more…