Cape Verde may have lost this game, but they played against Argentina with so much heart and against all odds. Here's to you, Cape Verde for making all of Africa so damn proud and for setting the bar so high for Egypt. May we play with even half the heart you played with on Tuesday. 💙

Palestine may not have been playing at this year's World Cup, but its people were in the hearts of players and fans, and its flag was in the marches, stadiums, and fields. Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan raises the Palestinian flag after our historic win against Australia. ❤️🤍💛🖤

After Egypt's historic win in the knockout round against Australia, Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan after praying for Palestinians who've been killed: "I dedicate this win to the Egyptian people and the Palestinian people -- the kind, the generous." ❤️🤍💛🖤 🍉

HISTORY MADE!!!! 🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬 Not only did Egypt's team play its first-ever FIFA World Cup knock-out game today, but it also won!!!!! So so so proud. ❤️🤍💛🖤

Today, @amnesty.org, @hrw.org, CLDH, Legal Agenda, RSF, and the Union of Journalists in Lebanon issued a statement warning that the Trilateral Framework signed by Lebanon, Israel, and the US "threatens to betray war crimes victims in Lebanon" www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/there...

Across 1,000 days of genocide, more than 21,500 Palestinian children have been killed and more than 58,000 Palestinian children have lost one or both parents.

"Egypt now finds itself managing the risks of a war it did not want: economic shocks, an emboldened Israel, regional instability, and, should the shaky ceasefire collapse, renewed pressure to enter the conflict." @husseinbaoumi.bsky.social 's piece in AR (⤵️) + EN: timep.org/2026/06/04/a...

What does the Trilateral Framework mean for Lebanon? In a new piece for @timep.bsky.social, Doug Christensen and I: ⏩ Summarize key takeaways from the agreement ⏩ Explain the context in which it was signed ⏩ Highlight concerns around what it means for accountability and sovereignty.

The fact that we were this close to a Supreme Court ruling that would have allowed the President to amend the constitution by executive order, violating the separation of powers, is a harrowing reminder of the fragility of democracy just days before our 250th birthday.

The real headline from the birthright‑citizenship case isn’t the outcome. It’s that four Supreme Court justices signaled they believe a president can effectively rewrite the Constitution through executive order.

It is very hard to understand this Security Annex, which never once uses the term Israeli withdrawal, as doing anything other than justifying and normalizing a long-term Israeli presence on Lebanese sovereign land (which it is currently illegally occupying).

This is a good moment to remind our friends in media that there are brilliant Lebanese experts to amplify capable of providing fair and critical analysis on the framework agreement without whitewashing Israeli aggression and while also critically addressing the role of Hezbollah.

Given the discussion on the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement and the provision giving up legal action by either party, re-upping this piece by @shehh.bsky.social which provides helpful context on the ICC as a pathway for justice in Lebanon timep.org/2026/06/18/l... @timep.bsky.social

There's lots to say about the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, which frankly reflects the political and power dynamics of the moment, but let me start by flagging two key areas that it severely eats away at: Lebanese sovereignty and the right of the Lebanese people to justice.

Off to the round of 32 for the first time in Egypt's history!! ❤️🤍💛🖤

"His warmth was not separate from his politics; it was how he practiced solidarity. Hamid’s commitment to Sudan sharpened the way he stood with Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt’s political prisoners, and people across the region."

Beautiful words about a beautiful soul that I wish I never had to read, but that I am so grateful to carry with me: "Hamid was sharp in his politics, incredibly generous, and deeply loved. He was a rarity whose presence made a troubled world feel more bearable."

An absolutely beautiful piece of writing by @emilliomesa.bsky.social on Anthony Bourdain on what would have been his 70th birthday. "Food, for him, was a doorway into people’s lives...Meals were never simply meals; they were expressions of history, migration, labor, identity, kindness."

“The humanitarian conditions in Syria simply do not allow a mass return of refugees. This, coupled with continued violence and the occurrence of abductions and disappearances render the case for TPS very much still valid. The Trump admin can still do the right thing.” 🧵🚨

⚖️ Devastating news today from the US Supreme Court, where a 6-3 decision gives the Trump administration the go-ahead to bring Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to an end for Syria, exposing more than 6,000 Syrians to potential deportation. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

In the just over 2 months since the first ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel was announced on April 16 to the present day, the death toll in Lebanon has increased by 1,917.

Thank you to the people of NY-10. To everyone who knocked a door, made a call, or donated a dollar: this win is only possible because of your belief in a people’s movement. (1/3)

Three out of three candidates endorsed by Zohran Mamdani are taking home wins tonight. Sure hope the Democratic Party is paying attention.

In honor of Brad Lander winning the Democratic Party nomination for US House in New York's 10th Congressional District, please enjoy some photos of the best bromance there has ever been. 🤍🧡💙❤️

مقال مهم بقلم الزميل والصديق المحامي حليم حنيش على منصة @timep.bsky.social عن "واقع أكثر من مليون لاجئ سوداني في مصر، فرّوا من الحرب في بلدهم ليجدوا الخناق يضيق عليهم في بلد اللجوء."

“There is no political, technological, industrial, economic incentive for Israel to stop the war on Lebanon.” TIMEP's Karim Safieddine speaks to @justinsalhani.bsky.social to discuss why Israeli escalation in Lebanon threatens to undermine the Iran-US deal. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/...

🇺🇳 The UN Commission of Inquiry has found that Israeli security forces and authorities have directly and intentionally targeted Palestinian children as part of an ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and in what amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

As the fifth round of talks begin today in Washington, DC, between Israel and Lebanon, Israel has violated yet another delicate ceasefire by opening fire in Nabatieh, killing two people in the process who were reportedly clearing roads and removing bodies from the rubble.

🇪🇬 Egypt secures its FIRST-EVER win in a FIFA World Cup match!! In prior World Cups (1934, 1990, 2018), Egypt had either tied or lost all of its games. A historic day!! ♥️🤍💛🖤

Overdue, but good news from Syria where Hassan Akkad is physically free!!

Today, on Father's Day, I'm thinking of the fathers who've made the impossible choice to cross oceans with their children, the fathers apart from their kids and behind bars because they dreamed of better, the fathers crying over their babies' bodies taken from them by genocide. 🤍

A deeply dark milestone today as the death toll in Lebanon since March 2 crosses past the 4,000 mark. Over the last two days alone, despite the signing of the Iran MOU (which covers Lebanon) and another ceasefire announcement, Israel has killed at least 173 people in Lebanon.

Today, on #WorldRefugeeDay, catch the recording of @timep.bsky.social's most recent event which delved into what it means to be a refugee from the MENA region today featuring Diana Rayes, Mustafa Alio, Houda Mzioudet, and Nour Khalil, moderated by Nadine Kheshen www.youtube.com/live/NErjjkh...

Two more reflections on the Hassan Akkad case: (1) Even if Hassan's detention is based solely on a defamation case brought by a private individual, it is fully in the state's discretion to decide whether or not to take the case further. Syrian authorities CHOSE to detain Hassan.

This is Mona Khalil, a Lebanese environmentalist who spent many years protecting endangered sea turtles. Earlier this month, Israel struck her home in Mansouri, Tyre and today, she passed away after succumbing to her injuries. This is who Israel is killing in Lebanon.

Important question today and EVERY day until we finally learn the #truth: that we r better together, and America has no room for hate; that we r much worse off here without this lovely little one, and all the little ones slaughtered around the world, and the ones languishing in godless prison camps.

What does it mean to observe Juneteenth 161 years since the last slaves were told that they had been emancipated in an America in which a pack of diapers is worth more than the life of a one year old black baby?

“For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep. All of Lebanon must burn!” This is what incitement to genocide looks like.

It would be great if all ceasefires held and no one died. Full stop. But drawing an equivalence between four Israeli soldiers killed on Lebanese sovereign land they were illegally invading and 28 Lebanese (incl children) killed by Israeli strikes on their homes is not quite fair.

Israeli strikes have killed 28 Lebanese today and a Hezbollah ambush in the south killed 4 Israeli soldiers. Just hours ago, Israel's National Security Minister said: “For every tear shed by an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers should cry. All of Lebanon should burn.”

After the Iran team’s opening game, their sports performance and recovery specialist had to bandage players on the flight back to Mexico, which normally happens in the locker room, but did not due to the US govt's strict time limits for how long they could be in the country.

⚖️ Why hasn't Lebanon joined the International Criminal Court (ICC)? What could doing so mean for the pursuit of justice for atrocities committed by Israel on Lebanese land? @shehh.bsky.social answers these questions and others in a new piece for @timep.bsky.social.

Syrian authorities are weaponizing an Assad-era cybercrime law to silence accountability work. Deeply alarming to see them arrest Hassan Akkad, who is a survivor of Assad regime torture, for his role in a campaign demanding answers on pledged relief and reconstruction funds.

📢 ICYMI: Earlier today, @timep.bsky.social hosted Diana Rayes, Nour Khalil, Mustafa Alio, and Houda Mzioudet in an insightful discussion, moderated by Nadine Kheshen, providing an updated window into what it means to be a refugee in 2026 and how policy needs to catch up. Highlights below ⤵️

"A lot of rhetoric says nations in the West don't have the capacity financially [to host refugees], but these countries are spending 4 to 5 times more on border security. Refugees are proven to be an economic contribution. We have to rethink how we speak on this," Mustafa Alio.

Tunisia’s MoU with the EU as it pertains to migration raises concerns over its opacity. @hudamzioudet.bsky.social explains how human rights considerations have been swept under the rug, as there is no accountability and no protection of rights, which puts the credibility of the EU at stake.

Egypt’s new asylum law violates international obligations and principles, including the 1951 Refugee Convention. "The law is not giving access to the justice system for refugees and asylum seekers and is shrinking the protection space," says Nour Khalil.

"The fall of Assad changed the psychology of returns. It didn't magically create the conditions for safe and sustainable returns. We see that through lack of services, lack of documentation, housing damage, explosive ordinances," says Mustafa Alio, who made the choice to return.