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Comment: Power politics and the pursuit of profits are driving the West's enabling of the RSS and other Hindu extremist groups in India, writes Arif Rafiq.
In Yemen, the diverse actors involved in the war are benefitting financially from the situation, while the population dies of hunger
Facebook deletes Netanyahu's post for 'violating privacy terms'
Facebook has deleted a post written by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for linking to a chatbot that encourages citizens to get vaccinated.
Why Tunisia's disenfranchised youth are taking to the streets
In-depth: A groundswell of youth unrest has swept across Tunisia, fuelled by economic frustration and the broken promises of the post-revolution ...
114 million workers lost their jobs due to pandemic
An unprecedented number of people have been left unemployed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the International Labour Organisation said ...
Israel arrests 10 as ultra-Orthodox Jews protest lockdown
Israeli police have arrested 10 people amid violent protests in ultra-Orthodox areas against coronavirus lockdown measures
Palestinian Israeli Balad Party appoints new leader for elections
Sami Abu Shehadeh won the leadership primary race to front the Balad Party.
Iran asks Indonesia for clarification regarding tanker seizure
Iran has asked Indonesia to clarify why it seized an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Sunday, saying it had received ‘contradictory information’ ...
Saudi Arabia loses 250,000 expat workers in three months
The Saudi General Authority for Statistics revealed more than 250,000 foreign workers left the kingdom in a period of three months.
Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans
President Joe Biden will re-impose a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been in Britain, Brazil, Ireland and much of ...
Kremlin accuses US of meddling after 3,500 protesters detained
Russia's accused the United States of interfering in its affairs on Sunday, as tens of thousands rallied in support of jailed opposition ...
Egypt begins coronavirus immunisation campaign
A doctor and nurse became the first in Egypt to receive the Chinese-made Sinopharm jab on Sunday
Oman bars expats from certain jobs amid economic downturn
Expatriates in Oman will be banned from certain jobs in an effort to create more employment opportunities for its citizens.
Biden undoes Trump migration orders, pushes for major reform
Scribbled signatures from his pen on Wednesday lifted an entry ban for people from many majority Muslim nations and halted construction of ...
Egypt buries a decade of hope and tyranny
Comment: Sisi has all but extinguished Egyptian dissent. Whether a new US president can force him into reforms he doesn't want to make remains ...
12 murdered in Syria camp in two weeks: UN
Twelve murders took place in just over two weeks at a displaced camp in northeast Syria.
How Greece is silencing NGOs to hide refugee abuses
In-depth: A new law prohibiting NGOs from reporting accounts of abuse in refugee camps is part of a wider crackdown since the New Democracy ...
Biden bets big on immigration changes in opening move
In his first day in office, President Biden has overturned the unpopular ban on immigration from Muslim majority countries.
Palestinian father-of-six dies in Israeli prison
Maher Deed Saasa, 45, from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, died in an Israeli prison on Wednesday.
Rashida Tlaib deplores 'racist' Israel for not vaccinating Palestinians
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has lashed out at Israel for refusing to vaccinate Palestinians against coronavirus, saying this is proof that ...
Racist hashtag says Lebanese should get vaccine before refugees
A hashtag calling for Lebanese people to get vaccines before refugees has sparked renewed debate in Lebanon about racism, prejudice, and the ...
Palestinian Authority to receive Russian vaccine 'within days'
Israel - which rights groups say is legally obliged to provide vaccines to Palestinians - delivered at least one dose to 28 percent of its ...
Biden's success rests on America's reckoning with itself
Comment: The myth of American exceptionalism finally came tumbling down on January 6. Biden's success rests on his ability to lead America's ...
Algeria announces repatriation of students stranded in Morocco
Algeria will repatriate over a dozen students who have been stranded in neighbouring Morocco since 11 January,
The UAE has suspended a visa waiver agreement with Israel until July, citing coronavirus concerns.
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