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Israeli media: At least two soldiers killed by anti-tank missile fired at Israeli army forces in the Gaza Strip
Local Syrian sources: Mortar shells fell on more than nine villages in the Sweida countryside
Local Syrian sources: Dozens of dead and wounded have arrived at Sweida hospitals as a result of ongoing clashes at several locations in the western Sweida countryside
Local sources: Civilians, including children and women, were injured in the al-Maqous neighborhood of Sweida, in Syria, as a result of ongoing clashes
Israeli media outlet: Security incident reported in the Gaza Strip
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: No new date or venue has been set for the meeting between Araghchi and Witkoff, and no negotiations will take place until the outcome is guaranteed
Palestinian platforms: Settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque complex under the protection of the occupation police
Palestinian platforms: The IOF detonated a booby-trapped robot east of the al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City
Syrian Defense: We call on all parties in Sweida to cooperate with security forces and exercise restraint
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Lebanese Army is continuing its investigations and will later announce any information that does not affect the confidentiality of the investigation
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Alex Roberts

Journalist, author, and academic.

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News from Nowhere: The French Connection
Opinion

News from Nowhere: The French Connection

Keir Starmer's biggest problem is that he wants everyone to like him. But if he carries on like this, he'll find that nobody will.

  • 13 Jul 23:37
News from Nowhere: You Turn If You Want To
Opinion

News from Nowhere: You Turn If You Want To

It appears that Sir Keir – once criticised for his apparent lack of political conviction, then condemned for his attempts to stand by his beliefs, and now vilified for daring to change his mind – really can't win.

  • 05 Jul 13:03
It's not an exaggeration to suggest that this is starting to feel like the end of the world. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Welcome to the end of the world

Alex Roberts laments Donald Trump’s descent into full-scale militarism, warning that his reckless push for war risks global catastrophe and marks the death knell of Western liberal sanity.

  • 24 Jun 14:01
News from Nowhere: No expense spared
Opinion

News from Nowhere: No expense spared

Everyone's now holding their breath to see whether Ms. Reeves' budget this autumn will be forced to raise taxes to meet her spending commitments

  • 16 Jun 16:02
News from Nowhere: The death of trust
Opinion

News from Nowhere: The death of trust

After a quiet exit from Trump’s orbit, Elon Musk is now blasting the ex-president’s “disgusting” economic bill and calling for his impeachment.

  • 07 Jun 00:18
News from Nowhere: Whiter than White
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Whiter than White

So, well done, Sir Keir. In less than a year since your landslide election victory, you’ve managed to alienate pensioners, businesspeople, people with disabilities, trade unionists, immigrants, Brexiteers...

  • 29 May 16:04
We in the UK are all now his hostages, and, unable to admit or believe our own stupidity, are the victims of a form of Stockholm Syndrome manifest at the scale of mass hysteria. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Mr. Mephistopheles

In a blistering critique, Alex Roberts describes Nigel Farage as the chaos-maker behind Britain’s unraveling, posing as a savior while deepening the crisis he helped create.

  • 20 May 14:24
News from Nowhere: Local difficulties
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Local difficulties

Keir Starmer's bland utopia and Kemi Badenoch's bleak vision of the future appear to have been swept off the table by tides of nationalism and divisive, hate-fuelled rhetoric, by authoritarian populists...

  • 06 May 15:13
News from Nowhere: Far from the madding crowd
Opinion

News from Nowhere: Far from the madding crowd

What’s different this time isn’t that Armageddon is now rather more likely than it was, say, at the height of the Cold War, but how utterly irrational our world seems to have become.

  • 24 Apr 15:48
Indeed, Trump’s 10 per cent universal tariffs will almost certainly do unimaginable damage to the entire global economy. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab El-Hajj)
Opinion

News from Nowhere: This time it’s war

Alex Roberts delivers a sharp satire on Trump’s return, mocking his chaotic global trade war, diplomatic blunders, and delusional quest for vengeance against allies.

  • 07 Apr 15:06
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