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Bruno Finel

Bruno Finel

Bruno Finel is the editor-in-chief of Mena Today. He has extensive experience in the Middle East and North Africa, with several decades of reporting on current affairs in the region.

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Finland cuts UNRWA. The United Nations should have done it first

United Nations

Finland cuts UNRWA. The United Nations should have done it first

Finland’s decision this week is not a footnote. It is another crack in the fiction that UNRWA is a neutral humanitarian agency rather than a politically captured machine that has, for decades, blurred the line between refugee aid and the infrastructure of Palestinian rejectionism.

Behind Iran's biggest secret

Iran

Behind Iran's biggest secret

Donald Trump said Wednesday he does "not think" Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since late February, "is dead."

The least innovative thing about Israel's election season

Israel

The least innovative thing about Israel's election season

Political advertisements are a staple of Israeli elections, and arguably one of the best lenses through which to decode the country's shifting political currents. This time around, though, candidates seem to have left creativity at the door when it comes to campaign posters.

Senators unveil $1.2 billion Lebanon bill tied to Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanon

Senators unveil $1.2 billion Lebanon bill tied to Hezbollah disarmament

US Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced legislation Thursday that would authorize up to $1.2 billion in security assistance to Lebanon over five years, with part of the funding conditioned on Beirut's progress toward a state monopoly on arms and the disarmament of Hezbollah.

Iran's endgame: Agreement or capitulation

Iran

Iran's endgame: Agreement or capitulation

President Donald Trump warned Monday, in a Truth Social post, that the US naval blockade on Iran would only be lifted in the event of a "deal" or "total surrender."

Volker Türk extended: Proof the UN has lost its way

United Nations

Volker Türk extended: Proof the UN has lost its way

On Friday, the United Nations General Assembly handed High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk a fresh four-year mandate, ignoring clear opposition from the United States, Russia, and Israel.

Trump: Saudi nuclear pact "Totally subject" to Abraham Accords

Saudi Arabia

Trump: Saudi nuclear pact "Totally subject" to Abraham Accords

President Donald Trump said Thursday that a civilian nuclear cooperation deal signed with Saudi Arabia a day earlier is "totally subject" to the kingdom normalizing relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords, adding a significant condition that was not part of the original agreement as announced.

Al-Hayya defeats Meshaal in Hamas leadership run-off

Hamas

Al-Hayya defeats Meshaal in Hamas leadership run-off

Hamas announced Monday that Khalil al-Hayya has been elected as the new leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement, succeeding Yahya Sinwar following months of collective leadership after his death.

Zohran Mamdani’s embarrassing arrest fantasy

United Nations

Zohran Mamdani’s embarrassing arrest fantasy

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the UN General Assembly is nothing but dangerous political theater from a far-left ideologue.

New York’s radical mayor: Arrest Netanyahu?

Israel

New York’s radical mayor: Arrest Netanyahu?

In a city still reeling from the bloodiest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, New York has elected a mayor who treats Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the Jewish state’s desperate fight for survival, as a fugitive to be dragged off in cuffs. 

Who really speaks for Khamenei?

Iran

Who really speaks for Khamenei?

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement on Saturday that repeated U.S. breaches of a memorandum of understanding signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States had shown that President Donald Trump's signature was "utterly worthless and devoid of credibility."

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