Ebrahim Raisi: The conservatives are in charge of Iran again
Abdel Bari Atwan says new Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi represents a return to the conservative, revolutionary wing of the regime which spells bad news...
Gaza: The war isn’t over but the Palestinian resistance is ready
UPDATE: This article was deleted on July 14, 2021 in response to a complaint by Camera UK. While 5Pillars does not accept that the...
The beginning of the end of the American Empire?
Donald Trump exits as president with America more divided than at any time since the Civil War and with the U.S. regime closer to...
The historic Saudi-Pakistan alliance comes to an end
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says Pakistan has taken a decisive shift away from Saudi Arabia and towards China, Turkey and Iran.
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After Morocco which spineless Arab dictatorship will normalise with Israel next?
Veteran Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says Qatar and Saudi Arabia are the favourites to follow Morocco and other spineless, treacherous Arab dictatorships in...
Israel-UAE deal: Once more the Arab world falls into a trap
Veteran Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says the U.S. and Israel have once again sprung a trap for the Arab world to the detriment, once again,...
The UAE’s peace deal with Israel is nothing but treason
Veteran Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says the peace agreement that the UAE reached with Israel under American auspices is the height of treason.
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Was the Lebanon explosion an accident or an attack?
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says that if the deadly Beirut explosion was an attack then the U.S. and Israel are the prime...
Desi tea shop applicant subjected to ‘grooming inquisition’ by Rotherham Council committee
Abrar Javid, of the Rotherham Muslim Community Forum, says a simple licensing application has confirmed the community's worst suspicions - that racism has permeated all...
Ending the tyranny of the U.S. dollar
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan argues that the inevitable decline of the U.S. dollar will bring relief to so many nations (including Muslim...


















