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Comment: President of the World Uighur Congress, Dolkun Isa denounces China's horrific attempts to eradicate the Uighur people, and the world's apparent indifference.
Comment: What happened to Bella Hadid is just one of the many ways we Palestinians are censored when we speak our truth, writes Elias Jahshan.
Saudi newspaper prints full-page denial of China's Uighur persecution
A Saudi semi-official news outlet Okaz is facing criticism after publishing a column by a Chinese envoy denying the allegations that his country is persecuting Uighur Muslims.
Hagia Sophia to be reopened for Muslim worship: Erdogan
President Erdogan announced that the Hagia Sophia, one of the architectural wonders of the world, would be reopened for Muslim worship.
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.
Dubai reopens doors to tourists after long shutdown
Dubai has reopened its doors to tourists after months under quarantine.
Greek government faces resistance over dictatorship-era anti-protest law
In-depth: The Greek government is extending police powers to quell mass protests, a move refugee groups say will limit their ability to mobilise.
Dubai reopens doors to tourists after long coronavirus shutdown
Dubai is opening to international tourists after months under lockdown due to Covid-19.
Exiled Uighurs bring first-ever ICC claim against China
The evidence submitted includes torture, being forced to eat pork and drink alcohol, and birth control for Uyghur women.
UAE in major government shake-up as coronavirus hits economy
The UAE has embarked on a sweeping government reshuffle.
Russian Orthodox leader warns Turkey over Hagia Sophia move
A threat to Istanbul-based Hagia Sophia is a threat to the whole of Christian civilisation, a Russian Orthodox church leader warned.
Algeria buries remains of resistance fighters in emotional ceremony
Algeria has buried the skulls of 24 resistance fighters shot and decapitated by French troops in the colonial era after they were repatriated ...
The Muslims who saved Liverpool F.C.
Comment: Liverpool wingers Salah and Mane are scoring goals well beyond the football pitch, writes Khaled Beydoun.
Zanzibar's forgotten legacy of slavery and ethnic cleansing
The 1964 mass killings in Zanzibar and the slavery which preceded them highlight uncomfortable issues about Arab-African relations at a time ...
#GoalClickRefugees: Football storytelling unites refugees around the world
In partnership with UNHCR, Goal Click Refugees is an initiative that helps people understand one another through their love of football.
Italian MEP accuses Algeria of oppressing Amazigh ethnic group
Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the Algerian government has passed two laws endangering the freedoms of the Amazigh people, according to Minority Rights Group International.
Top Turkey court to rule on Hagia Sophia
Calls for the Hagia Sophia to serve again as a mosque have raised tensions between historic foes and uneasy NATO allies Turkey and Greece.
Refugee mental health is a matter of national security
Comment: The Glasgow and Reading attacks highlight that we must provide mental health services to asylum seekers instead of seeing unwell people ...
UN's ex-Libya envoy slams 'hypocrisy' of Security Council members
The United Nations' former Libya envoy Ghassan Salame announced his resignation in March, citing health reasons, nearly three years after taking ...
UK parliament questions Saudi Arabia's Newcastle United takeover bid
A decision on Saudi Arabia's bid to buy English football club Newcastle United could be decided soon.
Long-Bailey slipped up, but exporting Israeli violence is unacceptable
Comment: Sacking Long-Bailey for making a factual mistake about an otherwise verified practice is a low-down attempt to punish Labour's left, ...
Pompeo slams China’s forced sterilisation of Uighur Muslims
China's Uighur minority have faced gross human rights abuses.
China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population
Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are being targeted with forced birth control measures that have dramatically slashed birth rates, a new ...
Egypt actor's transgender son sued over Sarah Hegazi post
The transgender son of prominent Egyptian actor Hisham Selim was sued after posting an Instagram video in support of Sarah Hegazi, an exiled ...
Johnson & Johnson will no longer sell skin lightening products that are sold in the Middle East.
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