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Comment: Lebanon has reached a tipping point which, if history is anything to go by, can lead to irreversible damage, writes Carmen Geha.
Exports are predicted to be sliced in half this year, primarily due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Somali prime minister axed in no-confidence vote
A whopping 170 of parliament's 178 MPs backed a no confidence motion against Hassan Ali Khaire.
House votes to repeal Trump's 'anti-Muslim' travel ban
The measure targeting the 'Muslim ban' is seen as a symbolic victory as it is highly unlikely to advance in the Senate.
Yemen in Focus: Oil tanker spill spells 'global disaster'
This week we focus on the Safer tanker 'ticking time bomb', which environmentalist groups warn would be disastrous not only for Yemen, but for ...
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.
The geopolitics of ports in the Horn of Africa
Analysis: Ports in the Horn of Africa risk becoming new flashpoints in Middle East rivalries.
Algerian president warns against 'Somalisation of Libya'
Individual state initiatives to arm Libyan tribes would transform the war-torn country into a 'new Somalia', Algeria's president said ...
Turkey leads anti-piracy maritime mission in Gulf of Aden
Turkey will lead the Joint Task Force to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
Sudan drops death penalty, flogging for gay sex
Activists praised Sudan's decision to lift the death penalty for gay sex 'as first step', but warned that queer people could still jailed under ...
Deadly silence: The fight against FGM in Arab states
In-depth: More than 4.1 million girls and women are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation in 2020.
Stephen Miller is a man on a mission
Comment: Trump is calling on Stephen Miller's toxic immigration politics to distract from his falling poll numbers and a disastrous handling of ...
To defeat systemic racism, America must end endless war
Comment: The US desperately needs an open and honest debate about the ways race and racism have influenced its foreign policy for centuries, ...
Iranian ships 'illegally fishing' off Yemen's Socotra coast: minister
A Socotra official accused Iran of illegally fishing off the coast of the Yemeni island, just days after vessel tracking organisations confirmed ...
Greece extends migrant camp lockdown despite criticism
Greece has faced backlash after it extended a migrant camp lockdown.
Seven injured in car bombing at Mogadishu port
At least seven have been injured at a Mogadishu port bombing.
192 Iranian vessels 'illegally fishing' in Somali waters
Evidence suggests the 192-strong Iranian fleet is six times larger than the 31-vessel China tuna fleet licensed to fish in Somali waters.
World's poorest nations face 'summer of violence and virus'
A BBC war reporter is warning that there could be serious ramifications for Yemen and Afghanistan in the fight against Covid-19.
Tripoli slams Arab League statement on Libya
A Tuesday statement by the Arab League called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya, but the statement has been rejected by Tripoli ...
Two killed in bombing at Turkish base in Somalia
Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack on Turkey's largest overseas military base in Mogadishu, which was foiled at the last minute ...
Trump claims Ilhan Omar wants to corrupt 'our country'
US President Donald Trump has made yet more racist attacks against Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
World Refugee Day: UN calls for ending conflicts
UN has released worrying figures of a rise in refugees across the world.
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar loses father to coronavirus
Her father came to the US from a refugee camp in Kenya in 1995.
Somalia and breakaway state Somaliland hold talks
The talks are taking place in Djibouti, chaired by the country's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, while Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is ...
Last year, the 12-year-old girl's body was found in Manchester’s River Irwell.
The UN has warned that Somalia's political and security gains could be reversed.
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