News from The Cradle, May 22, 2026 Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour is withdrawing as a candidate for vice president of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) following pressure from Washington, NPR reported on 22 May. Earlier this week, the US threatened to revoke Palestinian diplomats’ visas if Mansour did not …
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by the One State Assembly, May 10, 2026 Global appeal to origination to Endorse the Palestinians’ refugees Call to the (ICC) for the Enforcement of UN Resolution 194 Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute Concerning the Ongoing Denial of the Right of Return of Palestinian Refugees. We, the …
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News from The Cradle, May 24, 2026 The Nujaba Movement in Iraq is serving as an obstacle to new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s pledge to impose a state monopoly over weapons in the country, Asharq al-Awsat reported on 23 May. “The resistance’s weapons are not open to compromise,” stated the …
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by Steven Sahiounie, May 20, 2026 The UK formally recognized Palestine in 2025 to protect the viability of a two-state solution and create a path towards lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people. However, many would say the act is too little, and too late. On April 19, Israel’s …
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from the News Desk at The Cradle, May 4, 2026 Israel is expanding its control over territory in southern Syria, not merely through military means, but also through the purchase of agricultural lands by individuals of Jewish descent holding multiple nationalities, Al-Akhbar reported on 4 May. According to a local …
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by F.M. Shakil, published on The Cradle, May 8, 2026 When more than 3,000 Iran-bound containers began piling up at Karachi’s ports, the Strait of Hormuz crisis had already moved beyond the sea. It was now pressing on Pakistan’s docks, customs authorities, and border crossings. Soon after, Islamabad announced an …
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by a Cradle Correspondent, published on The Cradle, December 17, 2025 Editor’s note: It appears that Ahmad al-Sharaa and his family have taken Syria as their private fiefdom, canceled the socialism and pan-Arabism of the Baathist Assads, and gutted the substance of the Syrian Republic while unempowering and disinheriting members …
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from the News Desk at the Cradle, May 9, 2026 The Gulf monarchy recently expelled lawmakers from parliament for opposing the crackdown that stripped dozens of Bahrainis of their citizenship Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced on 9 May the arrest of 41 citizens, including multiple Shia religious leaders, over alleged ties …
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by Alistair Crooke, published on Conflict Forum’s Substack, May 2, 2026 Putting two sides together — let alone three — who have wildly diverse chronicles of their histories and even less commonality in charting their future national trajectory was innately unlikely to reach an agreed settlement. More likely in such …
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by Steven Saihounie, published on MidEast Discourse, May 7, 2026 Iraq is navigating a precarious geopolitical landscape as the conflict between the United States and Iran intensifies, threatening the nation’s security, its primary revenue source, and its fragile political stability. High-ranking U.S. officials have revealed a staggering increase in hostilities, …
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