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Book Club: Alaa Al Aswany explains dictatorship as a disease whose causes and symptoms must be thoroughly studied if we wish to eradicate it.
Eco-theology has the potential to reshape environmental protection in the Middle East.
Moroccan journalist named among 'most urgent' press freedom cases
A jailed Moroccan journalist was included in a list of most urgent global cases of threats against the press.
Moroccan singer jailed in high-profile cyber blackmail scandal
Popstar Dounia Batma and two others were sentenced to eight months in prison over their involvement in a Moroccan blackmail case known as 'Hamza ...
Calls for release of Moroccan man jailed for 'blasphemy'
Mohammad Awatif Kachchach was jailed for six months for sharing a cartoon online.
Tributes pour in for Egypt's 'doctor of the poor'
Social media was flooded with tributes to Mohammed Mashally, an Egyptian doctor who dedicated his career to providing free medical care for those who couldn't afford it.
US pressure pushes Iran into China and Russia's arms
Analysis: Iran has edged closer to China and Russia as the US exerts a strategy of maximum pressure.
Morocco sees travel mayhem after snap movement restrictions
Morocco's roads and transport hubs saw chaotic scenes after authorities announced snap movement restrictions affecting eight cities and towns to ...
Middle East matchmaking: The rise of online dating
With online dating growing in popularity, entrepreneurs in the Middle East are taking advantage by creating a range of digital apps.
Middle East mythbusters battle coronavirus 'infodemic'
Activists across the region are tackling fake news about Covid-19, from unproven remedies and conspiracy theories to falsified figures and ...
Morocco journalist stays behind bars for 'indecent assault'
A Moroccan court has ordered that the chief editor of Moroccan independent daily Akhbar Al-Yaoum remain in custody over charges of "indecent ...
Black Lives Matter skirts North Africa despite everyday racism
Black citizens in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who come to work, study or try to reach ...
Moroccan women trapped in Spain demand return home
Thousands of low-earning Moroccan workers in Spain are unable to afford flights home.
Lebanese convicted of financing Hezbollah in US returns home
A Lebanese businessman who was convicted for laundering money to Hezbollah returned to his home country after his early release.
Eid al-Adha poses major coronavirus risk, Turkish expert says
Scientists and officials in several Muslim-majority countries have expressed concerns over the potential spread of Covid-19 at sacrificial ...
Morocco arrests journalist over 'drunk' argument after spying claims
Omar Radi, who Amnesty had previously warned was targeted by Israeli spyware but accused by authorities of being a 'foreign spy', was arrested on Monday for 'public drunkenness and violence.
The Middle East at war with coronavirus: Top stories
In today's roundup: Egyptian actor Ragaa al-Geddawy dies after contracting the COVID-19, Iran and Morocco report new record one-day ...
The Middle East at war with coronavirus: Top stories
In today's roundup: Iran mulls restrictions while the West Bank extends lockdown, US releases Kassim Tajideen, Yemen again faces famine, and a ...
Morocco reports record daily number of coronavirus infections
Morocco has reported 698 new cases of coronavirus infections, the highest ever daily number since March, after an outbreak at a fish ...
Morocco asks for proof it used spyware on journalist
Morocco has demanded Amnesty International prove that it has deployed spyware on a journalist.
Italian MEP accuses Algeria of oppressing Amazigh ethnic group
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the Algerian government has passed two laws endangering the freedoms of the Amazigh people, according to ...
The Middle East at war with coronavirus: Top stories
In Iran, nearly 11,000 have died due to Covid-19, whereas Turkey is urging the EU to include it in the list of 'safe' coronavirus partners.
WHO says Mideast at 'critical threshold' of virus
The WHO confirmed on Sunday there were more than one million cases of the COVID-19 disease stretching from Morocco to Pakistan.
Palestinian journalist accused of attempted recruitment for Hezbollah: reports
Israel's security agency has accused a Lebanon-based Palestinian journalist of attempting to recruit Palestinian Israelis to join Islamist group ...
Fears grow for political prisoners in Egypt's jails as Covid-19 spreads amid deplorable conditions.
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