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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
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 ex-Saudi official Saad al-Jabri.
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 ...
Tunisian authorities investigate MP who ‘justified French teacher beheading’
Tunisian authorities are investigating Rached Khiari, an MP from the Karama movement, who in a Facebook post appeared to justify the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty.
Pakistan lifts TikTok ban after pledge on ‘immoral’ content
Pakistan has lifted a recently imposed ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok after receiving assurances that ‘immoral’ content would ...
IMF calls for speedy reforms in virus-hit Arab countries
The IMF has urged Middle Eastern and North African countries to speed up the pace of economic reform as coronavirus and low oil prices take ...
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French police raid Islamist groups after teacher beheading
French police have raided Islamist groups in the aftermath of the beheading of a teacher who showed his school class cartoons of the Prophet ...
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 ...
First Emirati passenger flight lands in Israel
The UAE's Etihad Airways flew its first passenger plane to Israel and back, carrying an Israeli tourism delegation to Abu Dhabi.
France's 'enraged' Macron 'washes hands of Lebanon'
France's Emmanuel Macron has reportedly ended efforts to find a solution to Lebanon's financial and political crisis.
Top Palestinian official Erekat in ‘critical’ condition after hospitalisation
The Jerusalem hospital treating top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat for coronavirus complications has said that he is in an induced coma and ...
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.
More fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh despite ceasefire
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have clashed in the Nagorno-Karabakh region despite a proclaimed ceasefire which was supposed to have come into ...
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 ...
74-year-old Egyptian grandfather becomes world's oldest professional footballer
Grandfather-of-six Ezzeldin Bahader was granted the accolade just after his team lost 3-2 to El Ayat Sports club in the Egyptian third division.
Abu Zeid was part of a satirical television talk show before the authorities halted its broadcast.
The items were seized by French customs authorities between 2005-2006.
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