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Comment: In addition to being a security risk, making such generous and unconditional investments in Israel bolsters a delusion of normalcy and furthers the occupation, writes Muhammad Shehada.
Reporters Without Borders described the Middle East's media landscape as 'moribund.'
Yemen's Mahra: An oasis of calm threatened by instability
In-depth: Yemen's most isolated province has largely been spared the horrors of war, but it now faces destabilisation due to a geopolitical struggle involving Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman.
Egypt says Ethiopia dam constructions will cause ‘great harm’
Cairo says that new outlets constructed by Ethiopia on its Great Renaissance Dam will severely restrict the flow of Nile waters, causing harm to ...
Deby's son named 'president of the republic' of Chad
General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was named as a transitional leader after the death of his father.
MENA governments ‘ruthless and chilling’ on death penalty: Amnesty
Four Middle Eastern countries performed 88 percent of known executions taking place worldwide last year.
Scorpion: How Israel is developing France's future defence system
Comment: In utter secrecy, France and Israel are cooperating on the digital warfare of the future, despite competitive tensions on the African ...
Can Saudi Arabia's fanciful climate plan actually work?
Comment: Saudi Arabia's ability to comply with its own green goals may remain elusive, but its rhetorical commitment to renewable energy is ...
Libya becomes regional centre for bitcoin mining operation
Libya has been noted as the most prolific miner of bitcoins in the Arab world, thought to be due to cheap electricity.
South Sudan to dispose of 60,000 expired Covid vaccines
South Sudan is looking to dispose of 60,000 expired doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.
11 dead, almost 100 hurt in Egypt train accident
A train accident north of Cairo on Sunday left 11 people dead and 98 others injured.
Berbers mark 20 years since Algeria's 'Black Spring' protests
Berbers in Algeria are marking the anniversary for a protest movement that inspired the Hirak movement some twenty years later.
Knights Templar legacy lives on in Cyprus
The Templars, an international army of elite warriors set up to guard European pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem, used the island as their ...
Israeli says Iran tried to lure him to UAE
Matan Hirsch, an Israeli travel blogger and photographer, says he was contacted by Iranian intelligence operatives through fake Instagram ...
Morocco called for release of jailed journalists
Moroccan journalists have called on authorities to release Suleiman Raissouni and Omar Al-Radi, who have been held for several month on ...
How Russia's soft power strategy seeks to reshape Syria
Analysis: Moscow's role in Syria is often referenced through its military intervention, but the Kremlin is also using soft power tactics to shape a future elite and establish lasting influence.
UN envoy says South Sudan has strong economic promise
The outgoing top UN figure in South Sudan believes that, with 'good governance' and an end to corruption, the nation could achieve economic ...
Libya's neglected Old City of Tripoli having 'soul revived'
Traders in the Libyan capital's Old City began to leave when Muammar Gaddafi banned private sector-led development in the 1970s.
How violence prevents healing after Islamic State
Comment: To begin healing in Iraq and Syria, we must find new strategies of acceptance that fight dehumanisation and radicalisation, writes ...
Lawmakers urge Biden to end Saudi blockade on Yemen
US lawmakers have signed a letter to President Biden calling for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade on Houthi-held territory in Yemen, which has ...
The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human
Book Club: Marguerite Richards' anthology of global Muslim voices is a honest recollection of the human experience. From chaos to peace, ...
Qatar Red Crescent to launch $100 million vaccination project
Qatar Red Crescent is raising funds to reach the $100 million needed for a global vaccination initiative aiming vulnerable populations in 20 ...
Everyone is talking about Jordan - except Jordanian journalists
In-depth: Whatever happened - a coup, sedition, or an overzealous royal family seeking to stamp out internal opposition - one thing is clear: ...
34 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti: IOM
Dozens of migrants from Yemen drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti.
Siraj Bechiya and his partner Mounir have developed a project of hydroponic farming in Libya.
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