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Occupied Palestine: Five members of the IOF wounded in clashes that took place in Rafah on Wednesday
Israeli media outlet: Netanyahu and Katz are expected to conduct a security assessment soon, and a wave of attacks in Gaza is anticipated later
Israeli media outlet: Gunmen emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and attacked forces in the area with gunfire and anti-tank missiles
Local sources from Damascus countryside: An Israeli occupation drone targeted the road connecting the town of Beit Jinn and Tell Bat al-Warda with 3 airstrikes, without any reported casualties
Al Mayadeen's Beirut Bureau chief: Addition of non-military envoy was agreed upon to pursue non-technical matters.
Al Mayadeen's Beirut Bureau Chief: Lebanese Presidency's statement affirms Lebanon's readiness to attend talks in an effective capacity.
Lebanese Presidency: President has assigned former Ambassador Simon Karam to head military technical committee in talks.
Israeli occupation forces carry out an arrest campaign during a raid on Surif, north of Al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank.
Syrian Foreign Ministry: Damascus expresses its gratitude to the countries that voted in the UN General Assembly in favor of ending the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan.
Ushakov: Russia and the United States agreed not to disclose the substance of the Putin–Witkoff talks.
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Alex Roberts

Journalist, author, and academic.

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Articles

That such a momentous event was wiped off the front pages by the latest allegations against Andrew must have irked a monarch who was facing outraged cries from media critics and public hecklers. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Church, King and Country

Prince Andrew’s downfall, triggered by renewed scrutiny over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, overshadowed two historic religious milestones in the UK, exposing the contradictions of monarchy, power, and accountability.

  • 24 Nov 13:12
The rise of Reform is showing signs of faltering, with its unruly bunch of parliamentarians and councillors having quit or been fired either for being too extremist or not extremist enough. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Normal for Nazis

Alex Roberts dissects how Reform UK is normalizing open racism while crushing internal dissent, revealing a party drifting toward authoritarianism. At the same time, Labour’s internal shake-up exposes the scale of its own crisis amid rising far-right influence.

  • 17 Nov 13:31
News from Nowhere: Sideshow Bob
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Sideshow Bob

In his latest piece, Alex Roberts dissects how Robert Jenrick’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and performative cruelty mark a deeper Conservative shift toward far-right populism.

  • 02 Nov 13:02
News from nowhere: Swansong
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Swansong

Buoyed by this upswing in extremism, Mr. Farage chose this autumn to ramp up not only his rhetoric but also the draconian nature of his party's promised policies.

  • 17 Oct 00:23
Starmer needs to show the kind of commitment to fighting fascism at home that he now seems willing to start to demonstrate, at least in words, in opposing violent oppression overseas. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: The Battle for Britain

Alex Roberts warns that Tommy Robinson’s far-right rally, Elon Musk’s extremist rhetoric, and media complicity signal Britain’s dangerous slide into authoritarianism, while Keir Starmer’s weak leadership leaves the fight against fascism uncertain.

  • 29 Sep 14:45
Mr. Starmer's administration would be wise to give up on the impossible task it seems to have set itself, the project of trying to "out-Reform Reform". (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Angela's Ashes

Alex Roberts examines how a right-wing media campaign forced Angela Rayner’s resignation, revealing class biases in British politics and exposing Labour’s struggle between resisting or imitating the far right.

  • 22 Sep 12:29
Our humanity is flagging, and the real monsters – the flag-waving, hate-filled monsters – are taking every advantage of that. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Flagging things up

Alex Roberts dissects the rise of flag-waving nationalism in Britain, exposing how symbols of patriotism mask racism, xenophobia, and a dangerous drift toward the Far Right.

  • 10 Sep 11:50
There are those on the radical right-wing of British politics who believe that those peacefully protesting the forced starvation of children should be dealt with as forcefully as troublemakers. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: The wages of hate

Alex Roberts discusses how Britain’s radical right has turned a jailed extremist calling for violence into a martyr, while vilifying peaceful pro-Palestine protesters, revealing a dangerous double standard at the heart of UK politics.

  • 01 Sep 12:18
News from Nowhere: O My America!
Opinion

News from Nowhere: O My America!

Trump is, in short, a glorified mafia boss who expects homage and obedience from the nations of the world – or at least all those nations that aren't strong enough to resist his threats.

  • 04 Aug 13:50
News from Nowhere: Going nowhere not so fast
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Going nowhere not so fast

Despite the political woes of the government against which Kemi Badenoch is supposed to mount an effective opposition, she can only sit and watch as her party's supporters and her own MPs desert the sinking ship...

  • 28 Jul 15:04
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