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A heavy Sudanese troop presence helped restore calm Tuesday in the Darfur region, after three days of inter-ethnic violence claimed at least 155 lives and displaced tens of thousands.
A local dispute has morphed into broader fighting in West Darfur's capital, marking the worst outbreak of violence in the restive region since a peace agreement was signed in October.
EU's Borrell says 'possible war crimes' in Ethiopia's Tigray
The EU's foreign policy chief said that "possible war crimes" have been reported in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
Deplatforming Trump is no atonement for tech's sins abroad
Comment: Debate over deplatforming Trump misses the point: That from India to Myanmar, Silicon Valley has failed to police hate speech for ...
HRW urges Biden to let Trump face the courts
After assuming office, the incoming president should not stand in the way of professional prosecutors seeking to hold Donald Trump to account ...
Senior Turkish adviser lashes out at 'absurd' UAE conditions
Yassin Aktay, an adviser for the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP), slammed recent comments by the UAE's Minister of Sate for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash.
Israel bans documentary about 'war crimes' by Arab director
Mohammed Bakri’s 'Jenin, Jenin' - which depicts clashes in 2002 at Jenin refugee camp - has now been banned in Israel, after over a decade of ...
How Europe's inhumane border is keeping refugees in Africa
Comment: Europe's 'externalisation' policies have essentially pushed its borders deep into Africa, write Tara Ansari Esfahani and Mohammed Harun ...
Liberating Palestine: The roadmap to a one-state democracy
Book Club: Jeff Halper argues that the only way to decolonise Palestine is to dismantle Israeli structures of domination and control and replace ...
Rights group: Tripoli should probe town's 338 missing people
Human Rights Watch has called on the UN-backed Libyan government to investigate the disappearance of hundreds of residents of the town of ...
Soleimani video game set for release as Iran mourns
First-person shooter game 'General in the Shadows' is set at the 2014 siege of Amerli in Iraq.
Blackwater Iraq killings 'akin to My Lai massacre': investigator
FBI investigator John Patarini said he was 'disgusted' with President Trump's actions.
British-Iranian crooner pays tribute to Soleimani with English-language ballad
The "world has become a total mess" since the killing of Qasem Soleimani last year, singer Hassan Tavakoli opines in the song.
Five women killed in Yemen wedding attack
Local officials said five women were killed, and children were among seven others wounded, when what appeared to be an artillery shell hit the ...
MENA's top films and TV series of 2020
The New Arab's picks for the best of Middle Eastern films and TV series from a difficult year.
Sudan: key dates in Darfur war
A timeline of the decades-long Darfur conflict as the UN and AU's long-running peacekeeping mission came to an end.
Mosul review: Netflix's war film invites polarised responses
Mosul tells the gruelling story of the Nineveh SWAT team's battle against the Islamic State, but overlooks civilian testimonies and the ...
Trump's Blackwater pardons 'an affront to justice': UN experts
The UN has criticised a US decision to pardon contractors involved in the killing of Iraqi citizens.
In town brutalised by IS, Iraq tests its power
The Iraqi government is attempting to restore control over Sinjar, the Yazidi homeland previously controlled by a web of paramilitary ...
The EU should stop coddling Middle East dictators
Comment: The EU's double standard when it comes to 'friendly authoritarians' like Sisi undermines its credibility and weakens the promotion of ...
UN agrees to end Darfur peacekeeping mission
The Council adopted a resolution that hands over responsibility for maintaining security to Sudan's transitional government.
Iraqis angry but unsurprised over Blackwater pardons
Following the pardon of four men who were found guilty of opening fire on unarmed civilians, Iraqi citizens have expressed their anger.
US deepens sanctions on Syria, targets Assad's in-laws
The new sanctions target Syria's central bank, Bashar Assad's in-laws, and others.
Can Regeni prosecutions weaken European support for Egyptian repression?
Comment: The trial may present an opportunity to shame Italy, France, Germany and the United States for continuing to indulge Egypt's iron-fist ...
Only 'serious' offenders will be considered for deportation, officials say.
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