Crimes Against Humanity Should Trigger Action to End Repression of Palestinians. Human Rights Watch has released its’ latest human rights report regarding the Israeli Policies saying; Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid [ More … ]
To spite the Turkish government, Al Arabiya Network, funded by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, has chosen to promote an anti-Turkey narrative on the 1915 events related to the Armenian issue. While Armenian Orthodox Patriarch [ More … ]
A few days ago, Kais Saied said his powers as commander of the armed forces also cover the internal security forces, in latest escalation of dispute with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Tunisian President Kais Saied [ More … ]
Contrary to what the producers of “The Choice 2” series had hoped for, the fifth episode of the series evoked memories for hundreds of activists about the truth of what happened in the dispersal of [ More … ]
It is crucial that Washington and the international community work together to find a political solution in Yemen that appeases local actors while also restraining Saudi and Emirati influence in the country Six years after [ More … ]
Blinken says human rights, transparency and accountability are at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy while releasing the Human Rights Report 2020 In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken [ More … ]
One of the largest cargo container ships in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt’s Suez Canal, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. The MV [ More … ]
The recognition of Israel, even by “the once arch-enemies of Israel”, will exacerbate the impossibility of restoring the 1967 borders and further weaken the Palestinian position As the relationship between the Persian Gulf riparian Arab [ More … ]
Sisi’s regime has decided to sell the bulk of government procured COVID-19 vaccines, rather than provide them for free. BY; MAGED MANDOUR The two-dose Astra Zeneca inoculation will be sold for 100-200 Egyptian pounds (EGP), though [ More … ]
The UAE’s drawdown from its Assab military base in Eritrea comes as the new Biden administration is re-evaluating America’s commitment to the War in Yemen. By: Andreas Krieg* However, as much as the UAE’s retreat from Yemen [ More … ]
On February 5, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) selected a new interim Libyan executive authority. This has created significant momentum. At the same time, the situation is fragile, and [ More … ]
The forces that unleashed uprisings across the Middle East remain as potent as ever, a lengthy report about the Arab Spring in The Washington Post stated. Ten years ago, much of the Arab world erupted [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi visited Turkey Thursday to discuss regional, bilateral, economic ties Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was in Ankara this week for meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both countries want strong bilateral ties. They share [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted for a fifth straight quarter as the kingdom curtailed crude production to fulfill its commitments to OPEC, though the non-oil sector – the engine of job creation – showed signs of [ More … ]
Sudan has apparently told the US that it will not normalize relations with Israel until Washington removes the African country from the list of states which “sponsor” terrorism, the New York Times has reported. The [ More … ]
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