Nowruz 2026: Cultural Recognition and Restoration of Kurdish Rights in Post-Assad Syria
Fadel Abdulghany Nowruz 2026 in Syria marked a significant turning point. For the first time since the Ba'ath Party seized power...
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Execution of Prisoners… Parliamentary Legalization of Racial Discrimination
Fadel Abdulghany The Israeli Knesset voted 62 to 48 to pass a law making the death penalty the default punishment for...
Iran’s Closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Is It Piracy?
Fadel Abdulghany Many journalists and analysts have described Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz—from closing the strait and threatening commercial...
UN Resolution 2799 on Syria: A Legal Analysis of its Nature, Effects, and Limits of Political Significance
Fadel Abdulghany United Nations Security Council Resolution 2799, adopted on November 6, 2015, has been the subject of considerable controversy since...
Gulf states have the right to defend themselves against Iran’s attacks
Against a backdrop of mounting regional instability, political and military developments in the MENA are now inseparable from the legal...
March 18th is a National Day and a Minute of Silence for the Martyrs and Missing Persons in Syria
Fadel Abdulghany On March 18, 2011, security forces in Daraa opened fire on demonstrators demanding the release of detained schoolchildren, killing...
Why Iran cannot legally justify its attacks on Gulf states
Following a large-scale joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran on last month, which led to the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...
The Closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Mirror of International Law
Fadel Abdulghany The closure of an international strait by a neighboring state during an armed conflict raises a question about the...
Syrian Refugees in Egypt: Legalization of their Status or a Systematic Campaign of Repression?
Fadel Abdulghany Since late 2024, Egyptian authorities have escalated a series of legal, administrative, and security measures targeting refugees and asylum...
Guarantees of Non-repetition in Post-Assad Syria: From Rhetorical Commitment to Institutional Transformation
Fadel Abdulghany The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 opened a historic window for Syria to confront one of...