Egypt has faced strong criticism at a United Nations review of its rights record, with diplomats voicing alarm over detention conditions and shrinking freedoms in the country recently rocked by mass protests. The United States and other Western [ More … ]
The two leaders are meeting against a backdrop of strained diplomatic and military ties between Ankara and Washington. by Ben Piven AL JAZEERA NEWS Fresh on the heels of yet another crisis point in an [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly had “frank and very productive” talks Wednesday. According to reports covering the Turkish President’s visit to Turkey, the bilateral talks between the two leaders [ More … ]
Israel has killed Islamic Jihad Commander Bahaa Abu al-Atta in Gaza and the Palestinian group says one of its political leaders was also targeted in Damascus Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has said one of its [ More … ]
Turkey has started the repatriation of captured Daesh terrorists after the interior minister warned last week that Ankara would do so even if the prisoners had their citizenship revoked. A U.S. national was deported Monday [ More … ]
More than 300 Iraqis have been killed, thousands injured since protests broke out last month Amnesty International has called on Iraqi authorities to rein in security forces, amid anti-government protests that left scores dead. The human [ More … ]
Ten people have been killed in Basra as Iraqi security forces continued their repression of anti-corruption protests, with Iraq’s foremost Shia cleric saying the government must meet protesters’ demands. Police and medical sources say at [ More … ]
One of the central strategies the authoritarian regimes of the Middle East use to gain influence in the European Union (EU) is to promote themselves as bulwarks of stability, moderation, and tolerance – an article [ More … ]
Protesters have occupied Iraq’s main port, blocking important oil transport routes in the south as deadly disruption and anger continues to flare across the country. Protests in Iraq shut down the country’s key port at [ More … ]
A senior Turkish official said Turkey has captured the older sister of the slain leader of Daesh in northwestern Syria, calling the arrest an intelligence “gold mine.” Little is known about the sister of Abu [ More … ]
Demonstrators in Lebanon blocked key roads on Monday after a weekend of mass rallies confirmed that political promises had failed to extinguish the unprecedented protest movement. Protests regain momentum after period of relative calm as [ More … ]
Anti-government protesters take to the streets across Lebanon for the third day in a row as well as pro-government crowds rallying in favour of the embattled president. Thousands descended on Lebanon’s streets across the country [ More … ]
Adel Abdul Mahdi to step down if lawmakers can agree on his successor, following month of protests in which more than 250 people have been killed Iraq’s president said on Thursday that Prime Minister Adel [ More … ]
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project reports more than 20,000 deaths in 2019 alone More than 100,000 people have died as a result of the war in Yemen, according to an explosive new report [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s two main backers have agreed to work to remove him from office as protests against his government gained momentum in Baghdad and much of the Shi’ite south only to [ More … ]
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