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Sudan could soon see itself removed from the US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism after President Donald Trump said he was ready to make the move.
Comment: Despite death threats forcing me out of Egypt, I'm lucky compared to the tens of thousands jailed, tortured and killed for speaking their minds, writes Bahey el-Din Hassan
Arab regimes are falsifying Palestinian history to enable normalisation
Comment: A Saudi-Emirati effort is underway to discredit Palestinian narratives of the conflict in favour of Israeli ones in order to pave the way for normalisation, writes Ali Adam.
Lawyers hired to represent MbS in Al-Jabri lawsuit: report
MbS and his aides have been assigned US lawyers in a lawsuit accusing the crown prince of sending a hit squad to Canada to allegedly assassinate ...
Thousands of boys chained, tortured in Sudan Islamic schools
Boys as young as five-years-old have been found chained and tortured at Islamic schools in Sudan, a new BBC investigation reveals.
Iran to focus on selling weapons after embargo lifted
Iran has announced that it is more likely to sell weapons to other countries, rather than buy them, after the end of a longstanding UN arms embargo.
Biden 'to take tougher stance' on rights abuser Sisi
In a recent letter reviewed by The Washington Post, US lawmakers signal Sisi's rights violation 'will not be tolerated' if Biden wins the ...
Anger in Iraq after mother throws children off bridge
A three-year-old and his two-year-old sister were thrown off a bridge and into the Tigris river by their mother in the Iraqi capital this week.
Families hit by Trump’s Muslim ban speak out
Families forced apart by Donald Trump’s ban on citizens of Muslim countries travelling to the US have spoken out about their suffering
Trump official 'went to Damascus' for Syria regime talks
Four American hostages are believed to be held in Syria.
Oman grand mufti slams Arabs 'wooing' enemy
Oman's most senior Islamic scholar took aim at increasing courting of 'enemy states' by Arabs, in an apparent reference to recent normalisation ...
IS calls for striking of 'Saudi economic interests'
The Islamic State group called on its militants to strike the economic interests of Saudi Arabia, which it described as an agent of Israel.
Turkish Cypriots elect pro-Erdogan presidential candidate
Ersin Tatar, a right-wing candidate favoured by Turkish President Erdogan, has narrowly won presidential elections in the unrecognised Turkish ...
US official went to Syria to secure hostages' release
Four American hostages are believed to be held in Syria.
Israel and Bahrain formalise diplomatic relations after normalisation deal
Israel and Bahrain have officially signed a deal establishing diplomatic relations, as well as seven memorandums of understanding in fields ...
Egypt releases satirist after two years in jail: family
Abu Zeid was part of a satirical television talk show before the authorities halted its broadcast.
Iran posts ambassador in rebel-held Yemeni capital
Hassan Eyrlou, Iran's new ambassador to Yemen has arrived to the Houthi rebel-held Sanaa, the country's foreign ministry said.
UAE minister of tolerance accused of serious sexual assault
The Hay Festival has vowed not to return to Abu Dhabi while Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan remains the UAE's minister of tolerance.
'Hello you': Controversial Israeli-UAE duet song a 'YouTube hit'
A catchy Emirati-Israeli duet song has recently become popular, but the comments section shows many are visiting the link to express disapproval.
Turkish Cypriots vote for new leader amid EastMed tensions
North Cyprus on Sunday is holding a presidential vote for a new leader amid heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.
Hamas says declined request to join 'Abraham Accords' talks
Saleh al-Arouri, a prominent leader of Hamas, reportedly said the organisation had declined a US request for dialogue on The Abraham ...
Palestinian prisoner undeterred after 83 days of hunger strike
Having refused food for over 80 days, Maher al-Akhras is continuing his hunger strike against his administrative detention.
27 Russian children evacuated from Syria's Al-Hol camp
Russia has resumed evacuations of Russian children from the Al-Hol displacement camp after operations were halted due to Covid-19.
Libya arrests senior coastguard official over human trafficking
Abd al-Rahman Milad is the first senior coastguard official to be arrested over human trafficking.
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