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      Sulaiman Hakemy is opinion editor at The National. Sulaiman previously worked as an industry reporter in Abu Dhabi, and as a freelance correspondent in Turkey, Western Europe and Canada, covering politics, refugees and terrorism for several outlets including the BBC, New York Times, the New Statesman and VICE.
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      Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, speaks to The National at the Raisina Middle East forum in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
      Play22:35
      Sweden should help migrants leave after integration failures, says former PM

      The former prime minister tells The National that immigration went ‘too fast’

      EuropeJanuary 29, 2025
      Ahmad Al Shara, leader of the militant group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, makes a victory speech in Damascus's Umayyad Mosque. AFP
      Is HTS really 'Syria's Taliban'?

      Despite parallels, Afghanistan and Syria are not the same – yet there are still clear lessons to be learnt

      CommentDecember 11, 2024
      US election: What’s at stake in the Middle East after Trump’s US election win?
      Play25:23
      Year of ElectionsWhat’s at stake in the Middle East after Trump’s win?

      A decisive US election put Trump in the White House. Sulaiman Hakemy, Mina Al-Oraibi and the Middle East Institute's Paul Salem discuss what's next

      Year of ElectionsNovember 06, 2024
      US elections: Politics, policy and new power players in the Middle East
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      PodcastUS elections: Politics, policy and new power players in the Middle East

      Ahead of a contentious presidential race, American influence may not carry the weight it once did in resolving the Mena conflict

      Year of ElectionsOctober 28, 2024
      Tunisia's elections: How the country got here and what comes next
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      Tunisia's elections: How the country got here and what comes next

      This episode explores Kais Saied's background, government and what it says about the Oct. 6 elections.

      PodcastsOctober 01, 2024
      Harris vs Trump: CNN's Jeff Zeleny on the debate and what's next
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      Harris vs Trump: CNN's Jeff Zeleny on the debate and what's next

      On this episode of Year of Elections, host Sulaiman Hakemy speaks to CNN's chief national affairs correspondent on what happened at the debate, and what to expect

      Year of ElectionsSeptember 13, 2024
      Afghanistan's Taliban administration marked the third anniversary of the end of US occupation of the country on August 15. EPA
      CommentAfghanistan may never get a solid narrative for its 20-year war

      As the US starts to reflect on the war, Afghans may find little value in doing so – for now

      CommentAugust 23, 2024
      Karim Khan has been ICC Prosecutor since June 2021. Getty Images / Reuters / The National
      Weekend essay: The ICC won't arrest Netanyahu so what is Khan's case about?

      The ICC prosecutor knows a conviction is near-impossible, and that is unfair on the victims

      CommentMay 24, 2024
      International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has cited several possible charges against Israeli officials. AFP
      Why starvation is at the core of the ICC's allegations against Israeli officials

      Netanyahu and Gallant’s ‘total siege’ of Gaza will be difficult to defend in the world’s top criminal court

      CommentMay 20, 2024
      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be buoyed by allies such as the US and UK leaping to his defence over the ICC - even as he shuns their advice and calls for restraint in Gaza. AP
      The truth - and lies - about an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu

      Israel and its allies have a shaky defence against the court's reach, but that doesn't mean prosecution will be easy

      CommentMay 02, 2024
      Some Israeli soldiers have alleged large numbers of civilian homes in Gaza were marked for destruction by a computer system. EPA
      Israel, Gaza and AI machines - is this the automation of war crimes?

      A new report alleges the use of AI software to kill at scale - what would international law have to say about it?

      CommentApril 05, 2024
      The strike on an Iranian consular building in Damascus killed at least 11 people. Reuters
      Iran embassy attack: Does this mean war?

      Israel’s air strike on an Iranian diplomatic mission takes the laws of war into uncharted territory

      CommentApril 02, 2024
      Afghan refugees return to Afghanistan through the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, on Friday. AP
      Play33:54:29
      Afghans face chaos at Pakistan's 'zero point'

      Border guards processing thousands of people per day after ruling on undocumented foreigners

      AsiaNovember 04, 2023
      Alef was working in Iran as a labourer when the October 7 earthquake killed his entire family in the Afghan village of Sia Ab, near Herat city. Sulaiman Hakemy / The National
      The plight of Afghanistan's earthquake survivors

      Aid agencies, working with Taliban authorities, are now in a race against time to rebuild shattered homes in Herat before winter arrives

      AsiaNovember 01, 2023
      Israeli troops at an undisclosed location along the border with the Gaza Strip on October 19. AFP
      Israeli ground invasion in Gaza will be 'self-defeating'

      Escalations in Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the decades have often led to new militant movements, analysts say

      Palestine-IsraelOctober 26, 2023
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