Three people were killed and dozens injured in Latakia, a coastal city considered the heartland of Syria’s Alawite community, during protests on Sunday.

Christmas has returned across the Holy Land for Palestinian Christians, but amid Israeli occupation and the ruins of war, sorrow is mixed with joy ⬇️

Winter rains have flooded displacement camps across the Gaza Strip, leaving families wading through water inside worn-out tents with little protection from the cold.

The suppression of pro-Palestine speech in France reached a breaking point. Our experience being silenced by Mayor Louis Aliot in Perpignan aligns with the national patterns of censorship detailed in this piece. It's led by right-wing leaders targeting specific voices to maintain political control.

Policed protests, cancelled debates & dissolved groups: 2025 revealed how France is narrowing space for Palestine advocacy & free speech, writes Oman Alyahyai ⬇️

As illegal Israeli settlements seize more land and violent settler attacks escalate, Palestine's Christian community faces a quiet erasure. 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/how...

For many Palestinians, the "ceasefire" that came into effect in October did not end the war; it merely changed its form:

There have been multiple reports of detained immigrants dying or being abused in custody, arrests of US citizens, and ICE raiding private venues ⬇️

"Sometimes we still hear distant explosions. So, we try to make the prayers spiritual rather than celebratory. Our hearts are heavy."

Five years after normalisation, Morocco-Israel ties have advanced slowly, constrained by the Gaza genocide and public rejection ⬇️

More than 30 pro-Palestine organisations in South Africa staged a solidarity protest outside the British Council in Johannesburg last week, calling for the immediate release of hunger-striking prisoners held in British jails ⬇️

A UK judge has accused the pro-Israel group Campaign Against Antisemitism of bringing an "abusive" and "misleading" case against comedian Reginald Hunter ⬇️

A pioneering Jerusalem women's choir is transforming song into resistance as they confront Israel's restrictions to carry their message worldwide 👇

Syrian Christians share how Christmas 2025 is quieter, more spiritual, and shaped by economic hardship, with families and churches adapting traditions 👇

My review of @loubnamrie.bsky.social 's Defiance for @thenewarab.bsky.social This is THE Syrian War memoir—not expert analysis, not nostalgic elegy, but a witness. What happens when you're born into Assad's system and choose to defy it? The book Assad's fall demanded. www.newarab.com/features/lou...

"They capture Palestinian suffering to keep the money flowing, to expand their footprint through the spectacle of giving and charity, rather than of mutual aid and solidarity."

Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led SDF have agreed to de-escalate after clashes in Aleppo killed at least two civilians and injured several others. Both sides accused each other of triggering the violence before agreeing to halt fire. #Syria #Aleppo #SDF

As Western states arm Israel, they criminalise Palestine activists. Beauty Dhlamini explains the link between Israel’s prisoners and UK hunger strikers 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/uk-i...

Humanitarian and development actors have "consistently propped up the occupation, undermined Palestinian resistance, and weakened Palestinian agency and sovereignty" Excellent polemic by Dr. Yipeng Ge and Layth Malhis for @thenewarab.bsky.social www.newarab.com/opinion/how-...

Palestinian actor, director and cultural icon Mohammed Bakri has died at the age of 72

A Christmas message from the Mayor of Bethlehem in Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ:

As Israel's ceasefire violations continue in Gaza and expulsions escalate in the occupied West Bank, Kamel Hawwash explains why he sees little hope for change in 2026 ⬇️

Football shirts carry weight in Britain - they signal belonging. So when Bushra Sheikh saw Reform UK selling £350 jerseys, she wasn't surprised, because she knew exactly what it meant:

Book Club 📚 A curated list of 25 remarkable books published in 2025 spotlighting resistance, memory, identity, and the human stories defining our turbulent times 👇

Book Club 📚 In 'Defiance', Loubna Mrie recounts growing up inside Assad's Syria and the painful unlearning that turned privilege and silence into witness ⬇️

Over the years, the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction — which recognises outstanding contemporary Arabic novels and promotes high-quality Arabic literature globally through translation — has become more than just a competition:

The year is drawing to a close, which means its time for The New Arab Voice's annual review of year🎧⬇️

Navigating choppy seas and Israeli gunboats, Gaza's fishermen are trying to get back to work ⬇️

Many international students across the US are not travelling home for the holidays due to concerns about being unable to return amid heightened immigration enforcement, including an expanded travel ban ⬇️

I was humbled to see the Editorial Board cite my recent essay in @thenewarab.bsky.social The New Arab on Syria and pluralism, where I discuss imperfect but real traditions of coexistence and the work of imagining societies that move beyond sectarian difference. Essay: www.newarab.com/opinion/its-...

Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris addressed the UN Security Council on Monday, urging members to “stand on the right side of history” by backing a peace plan that calls for a monitored ceasefire, RSF withdrawal, and a transition toward dialogue and free elections to end nearly three years of war.

It was not the Australian PM or anti-war protestors who made this massacre happen. If someone espouses this view, they're either wilfully blind or deliberately & cynically using the murder of innocents to further their own agendas, writes Katerina Cosgrove 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/we-m...

As illegal Israeli settlements seize more land and violent settler attacks escalate, Palestine's Christian community faces a quiet erasure 👇

The Caesar Act repeal revives Syria’s banking hopes, but deep reforms are needed to ensure sustainable recovery ⬇️

Sexual abuse of Palestinians witnessed at Sde Teiman prison isn’t an anomaly, it's how Israel maintains a system of fear and domination, writes Omar Shabana ⬇️

In 2025, Palestinian music, food and fashion transcended borders, transforming culture into a global language of resistance, identity and survival ⬇️

Fragile ceasefires, regional rivalries, and unresolved conflicts are set to define the Middle East's political landscape in 2026 ⬇️

The latest US proposal for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip does not impress the Egyptians ⬇️

Greta Thunberg has just been arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign expressing support for Palestine Action prisoners. The arrest took place at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in central London. Aspen provides services to Elbit Systems

In Gaza, aid meant to alleviate hunger has become a battleground, with trucks seized by armed networks, taken to secret warehouses, and sold on the black market ⬇️

“You’ve seen what the consequences of globalising the intifada are." - Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales

As Western states arm Israel, they criminalise Palestine activists. Beauty Dhlamini explains the link between Israel’s prisoners and UK hunger strikers ⬇️

With Sunni and Shia blocs in rough consensus over the parliament speaker and prime minister, Kurdish parties are yet to agree on their selection for president

"After [much of] the fighting stopped, I realised the silence left its own wounds. Music became a way to help them feel alive again, even if only for a moment."

The Israeli prison authority is reportedly examining the feasibility of this idea

For the first time in years, Christians from three villages in Syria’s Idlib province lit Christmas trees in public, after more than a decade under rebel and later jihadist control.

For Syrians on both sides of the divide, life has changed immeasurably since Israel began expanding its occupation of the Golan Heights. Full story 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/liv...

The Prisoners for Palestine group has repeatedly raised alarm over conditions at HMP Bronzefield, where some Palestine Action prisoners are currently held

A deadly attack on US troops has raised questions about the Islamic State's potential to destabilise Syria's post-Assad transition ⬇️

Rayyan Abdelkader, 16 years old, was going home peacefully on Saturday when he was suddenly shot dead by Israeli forces in a small town in Jenin, occupied West Bank. Security camera footage, widely circulated on social media, shows the teenager being directly shot at close range.