Sudan politician freed a month after arrest
Mohamed al-Faki, one of the highest profile Sudanese politicians detained during an Oct 25 military coup has been freed
Egypt convicts human rights activist
Hossam Bahgat avoided a prison term, receiving a relatively modest fine, in a verdict that appeared designed to intimidate dissidents without risking international critic...
Iran resumes nuclear talks with world powers
But with Tehran sticking to its tough stance and Western powers increasingly frustrated, hopes of a breakthrough appear slim
Israel, Iran broaden cyberwar
Iranians couldn’t buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens
They twice gave up everything to flee Iraq, but failed
Bria Ali and her family have twice tried to make it to Germany, desperate for a better life. They are now back home with thousands of others who made it to Europe in rece...
Iran clamps down on protests against water shortages
The crackdown came after the protests spilled over to at least one other city and a major protest on Friday loomed
Humanitarian situation worsening in Yemen's Marib -IOM
The number of displaced people in camps in Yemen's Marib province has risen nearly 10-fold since September, with over 45,000 people fleeing their homes
Explosions rock northern Yemen's Sanaa
Violent explosions rocked the northern neighbourhoods of the city following the coalition raids targeting two military sites
Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi cities
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said that the group had fired 14 drones at military targets in Riyadh, Jeddah, Abha, Jizan and Najran
US tries to convince Arab allies it isn’t abandoning them
Defence secretary Lloyd Austin faced tough questions about how countries were supposed to deal with a US national security policy that upends itself with each president
UAE, Israel to jointly develop vessels
Emirati and Israeli state-owned weapons makers signed a strategic agreement in Dubai on Thursday
Iranian Guards seize foreign ship in Gulf
They have seized the ship in Gulf waters for allegedly smuggling diesel, a commander said on Saturday
Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel, building materials to Gaza
Some homes in Israel were damaged by rockets launched by Islamist organisation Hamas and other Gaza militant groups
In Gaza, a contentious Palestinian professor calmly teaches Israeli poetry
On social media, Refaat Alareer rages against Israel. In the lecture hall, he studiously analyses the work of some of its leading poets, and surprises some of his student...
Israel launches two missiles at southern Damascus building
Syrian state TV said one of the missiles was shot down and there were no losses
Israeli troops kill armed Palestinian
The troops killed him in an exchange of fire in the occupied West Bank, Hamas and Islamic Jihad militant groups said
Lebanese government in ‘fantasy land’: UN envoy
Lebanese government officials have no sense of urgency and are not taking responsibility for an economic crisis that has "brutally impoverished" the population, says Oliv...
Saudi grants citizenship to ‘talented’ expats
The naturalisation programme will seek out individuals in Islamic scholarship, medicine, science, culture, sports and technology with a view to creating an ‘attractive en...
Saudi court blocks execution
over crime committed at 14
In recent years, the kingdom has announced legal changes to address some of the criticisms long raised by human rights groups
UAE to host COP28 conference in 2023: Dubai ruler
It will be the second time in as many years that the annual talks will be held in the Middle East, with Egypt set to host them in 2022
Abu Dhabi to introduce new secular family law
Hassan Elhais, a legal consultant, termed the law “revolutionary” and said It gives women “a lot of” rights to women which “did not exist before”
