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Ameer Alhalbi was covering the weekend demonstrations opposing police violence and the French government's new law restricting sharing images of officers.
Bahrain is accused of exploiting F1 to "sportswash" its human rights abuses.
European Parliament calls for Algerian journalist Drareni’s immediate release
The European Parliament has passed an urgent resolution calling for the release of jailed journalist Khaled Drarerni, citing the 'deterioration of human rights in Algeria'
Sisi intensifies human rights crackdown as Biden era nears
In-depth: As the countdown to the end of a friendly Trump administration begins, Sisi's crackdown on human rights defenders is testing the ...
Pompeo’s attack on BDS is assault on free speech
Comment: The only remedy to Pompeo’s assault on the rights of American supporters of Palestinians is to fully open the debate, writes Mitchell ...
French MPs approve contentious security law amid Islamophobia concerns
As MPs approved France's new security bill, the country remains engulfed in protest.
Pompeo's strange farewell tour, full of symbolism and silence
The trip opened with 54 hours in Paris in which he appeared for a total of one minute in public.
G20: World leaders will attend, but Riyadh shouldn't rejoice
Comment: Despite calls for boycotting the G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia this year, the world will send representatives. But this is not a ...
Biden and Sisi: A favourite dictator no more?
Analysis: While Biden has criticised Trump's support for Sisi, the president-elect has a mixed legacy when it comes to supporting human rights ...
Pompeo in Turkey for visit with no official talks
Mike Pompeo met with the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox world as talks to arrange a meeting with the Turkish president fell apart.
Pompeo heads to see allies turning page on Trump
With President Donald Trump refusing to concede and making unsubstantiated claims of fraud, Mike Pompeo, one of his most loyal aides, has dug in ...
Saudi crown prince vows 'iron fist' against extremists
Wednesday's attack in Jeddah left at least two people wounded, including a Greek policeman and a Saudi official.
Trump's megadonors will continue to shape hawkish Republican policy
Comment: The Adelsons might be done with Trump, but they will continue to form the backbone of the GOP's campaign finance apparatus, warns Eli ...
Amnesty urges Tunisia to uphold online freedom of expression
Authorities in Tunisia have been urged to halt their use of "largely outdated, overly broad and repressive laws" to crack down on ...
France FM in Egypt affirms 'deep respect for Islam'
Jean-Yves Le Drian met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and will also meet Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of ...
Algerian court reduces jail sentence for journalist
Abdelkrim Zeghileche, head of the web-based Radio-Sarbacane, was sentenced in August to two years in prison for "undermining national unity" and "insulting the head of state".
UAE jails two over 'fake news' Covid-19 deaths story
Two people, including a journalist, were sentenced to prison in the UAE over a 'fabricated' report on coronavirus deaths.
Vienna 'terror attack' leaves three dead
The attacks were carried out in six different locations by "several suspects armed with rifles", the police said.
Algeria to vote on a constitution dismissed by protests
Algerians are set to vote on a constitutional referendum the government touts as heralding a 'new republic' that has been rejected by the ...
Turkey summons French diplomat over Charlie Hebdo Erdogan cartoon
Turkish authorities have promised to take 'legal and diplomatic' action against the French satirical magazine.
TV reporter goes missing in southern Pakistan
The reporter's abduction may have been related to his work on recent political events.
US considers declaring leading human rights groups 'anti-Semitic'
The US State Department is considering declaring certain high-profile human rights group as anti-Semitic.
Aussie cops drop probe into Afghan 'war crimes' reporting
Australian police dropped an investigation into journalist Daniel Oakes and his producer Sam Clark who exposed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Pakistan bans TikTok over 'immoral content'
TikTok has come up against backlash in Pakistan.
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