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Comment: Denmark is well aware of the dangerous reality of Assad's Syria. Instead of an inhumane social policy, it should examine its own links to the conflict, writes Mansour Omari.
Martin Griffiths called on Yemen's warring factions to move toward accepting a proposed peace plan on Thursday.
UN calls on Yemen factions to accept peace plan
The United Nations is pushing for a peace plan that proposes a nationwide ceasefire and the free movement of people and humanitarian aid.
Syria devalues pound after sacking central bank governor
The Syrian pound has lost more than 98 percent of its value since the start of the country's uprising in 2011.
US warns of punitive actions for Lebanese blocking reforms
David Hale, undersecretary of state for political affairs, did not specify what kind of punitive actions Lebanese officials could face.
UN envoy says South Sudan has strong economic promise
The outgoing top UN figure in South Sudan believes that, with 'good governance' and an end to corruption, the nation could achieve economic prosperity.
UK blocks bid to limit prosecution period for soldiers
Former NATO Secretary George Robertson said the bill would have 'undermined some of the most basic legal standards for which this nation was ...
US envoy presses Lebanon leaders to form govt
David Hale has urged Lebanon’s leaders to form a government and help stabilise the crippled economy.
Money laundering probe eyes Lebanon central bank chief: report
An investigation into the embezzlement of funds from Lebanon’s central bank is examining activities linked with Riad Salemeh.
Somali president signs law extending mandate for two years
Somalia’s president has signed a bill extending his mandate for a further two years, a move which has been heavily criticised.
Foreign firms vie to rebuild ravaged Beirut port
Devastation wrought by the port explosion in Beirut, which killed more than 200 people, has sparked a commercial and geopolitical contest ...
Turkey and Libya commit to maritime agreement angering Greece
Turkey's president and Libya's prime minister have committed to a 2019 maritime border agreement, despite complaints from Greece and Cyprus.
Senior US State Department official to visit Beirut
The US State Department announced it will send a senior official to voice the administration's "concern" over the worsening situation in Lebanon.
The Iraq Report: US troop withdrawal boosts Iranian ambitions
Iran views US reticence to continue operating in Iraq not only as a sign of weakness but as an opportunity to further cement its hold and power ...
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim strikes on Saudi oil plants
The Houthi rebels claimed Monday to have launched drone strikes against Saudi energy giant Aramco's facilities
Lebanon civil war survivors say today's crisis even worse
Lebanon's worst economic crisis has brought survivors of the civil war (1975-1990) to express their urgent concerns at the dire situation.
American activist, ex-justice official Ramsey Clark dies at 93
Ramsey Clark, described as a defender of 'Palestinian and human rights' and an opponent of US wars with Iraq, died aged 93 on Saturday.
Lebanon provides 'updated' data for central bank audit
Auditors have been given new information to help them with their forensic audit of the Bank of Lebanon, which is required to secure funding.
US Muslim rights group says drop 'Arab murder game'
CAIR has joined calls for game distributors to drop 'Six Days in Fallujah', which it slammed as an 'Arab murder simulator'.
Darfur governor says death toll in clashes now 132
Intercommunal clashes between the Massalit and Arab communities in Sudan's Darfur region have now taken the lives of 132 people.
Uighur women violated and repressed by Xinjiang's draconian policies
Uighur women and girls are not only enduring unspeakable cruelties in internment camps, subject to draconian sterilisation procedures, rape and ...
The future of learning Arabic in MENA post-pandemic
Sarah Markiewicz unravels the beloved diversity of learning Arabic, its regional varieties, and how recent events in the region have thrust ...
Afghan polio workers defiant despite colleagues' murder, Covid pressures
Vaccine efforts against polio have stalled in Afghanistan and Pakistan amid the Covid pandemic but workers remain defiant, despite the recent ...
Syria responds to 'Israeli aggression': state media
Syrian state media reported Damascus responded to "Israeli aggression".
Lebanon's coronavirus vaccine rollout is at risk of marginalising refugees and migrant workers.
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