Michael LaxerAug 236 min readWill Bangladesh Be Another Egypt?Image via X By Vijay Prashad The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend...
Michael LaxerMay 122 min readEgypt joins South Africa in ICJ genocide caseVarious Sources Egypt has announced that it will join South Africa in supporting its genocide case against Israel at the International...
Michael LaxerMay 76 min readWill the Palestinian Groups Create a New Palestinian Political Project?By Vijay Prashad In Cairo, representatives from Hamas held indirect negotiations with Israel for a ceasefire. The sticking point for...
Michael LaxerMay 73 min readCutting Off Lifeline for Starving Gazans, Israel Seizes Control of Rafah Crossing"This has devastating impacts for the people of Gaza who are already on the verge of famine," said the UNRWA's director of planning....
Michael LaxerMar 272 min readCost of Living Crisis Worsens in Egypt Soon After the IMF Loan DealBy Global News Service Egyptians are being hit with another round of price increases at the end of March 2024, less than three weeks...
Michael LaxerFeb 141 min readIsrael Declares War on Rafah, the Last Safe Zone in GazaMen walk along a street ravaged by Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February, 2024 (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP)...
Michael LaxerOct 13, 20232 min readMass Protests Erupt Across Middle East Demanding End to Israel's Assault on Gaza"We are here to support the Palestinian people in Gaza," said one Jordanian demonstrator. "We are here because of our feelings for a...
Michael LaxerSep 9, 20232 min readActivists Mohamed Adel and Mahmoud Hussein Jailed in EgyptMahmoud Hussein Global News Service The Egyptian government continues its persecution of activists and critics despite the so-called...