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Comment: Sam Hamad reflects on the legacy of Walid al-Muallem, Assad's foreign minister who died this week, after he spent the past decade justifying Assad's crimes to the world.
Macron accused Turkey of 'distorting' his words and 'playing on post-colonial resentment' in Africa.
The Rohingya crisis and Myanmar's dark road to democracy
In-depth: Excluded from voting and long denied citizenship, Rohingya Muslims face a precarious future in post-election Myanmar.
Iraq's Yazidis crown new spiritual leader
Ali Alyas has been formally named as the Yazidi 'Baba Sheikh'.
Israel demands CNN anchor apologise over Trump, Nazi comparison
A CNN anchor's remarks drew a barrage of angry responses, including from Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich.
Burhan issues a general amnesty for Sudan's arms carriers
Sudan's top general Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan has issued a general pardon for those who carried arms.
Russia to set up strategic naval base in Sudan
Russia has plans to set up a naval base in Sudan, as the country expands its reach further into Africa.
System of a Down releases comeback single 'for Armenia'
Award-winning metal band System of a Down say they are grateful for an outpour of support after they released their first single in 15 years for ...
German woman charged over crimes against humanity in Syria
A German woman was charged with crimes against humanity allegedly committed while she was a member of the Islamic State group in Syria.
Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit Myanmar election
The election is just the second since the Southeast Asian nation emerged from nearly half a century of junta rule in 2011.
US removes group blamed by China from terror list
The US announced its removal of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which China regularly blames for its crackdown on the Xinjiang region, from ...
Ankara vows response to French ban on Turkish group
Turkey has vowed to respond to France's ban of Erdogan-linked Grey Wolves group.
France disbands Turkish ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves
France has disbanded the Turkish ultra-nationalist group Grey Wolves.
US seeks lifting of Darfur sanctions amid Sudan reconciliation
The promise is another sign that the United States is eager to reward Sudan after it agreed to recognise Israel.
France to ban Turkish ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves: minister
The dissolution of the Turkish ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves will be put to the French cabinet on Wednesday.
Armenian memorial centre in France defaced with pro-Turkish slogans
A memorial to the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I near the French city of Lyon has been defaced with pro-Turkish graffiti.
Sudan deal plunges migrants in Israel into new uncertainty
The roughly 6,000 Sudanese migrants and asylum seekers in Israel once again fear for their fate.
'EU fighting coronavirus with Chinese thermal cameras oppressing Uighurs'
Thermal cameras manufactured by Hikvision, a firm blacklisted by the US for alleged links to Chinese Uighur surveillance, are reportedly being ...
Sudanese in Israel fear being returned after normalisation
Sudanese asylum seekers living in Israel fear being kicked out once ties between the two countries are normalised.
US senators seek to declare China 'genocide' against Uighurs
The text states that China's campaign "against Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang ...
International donors pledge nearly $600m for Rohingya refugees
The virtual donor conference failed to meet its funding target of $1 billion.
Turkey's Armenians 'cannot breathe' as Karabakh rhetoric rages
Turkey's small ethnic Armenian community are facing rising hate speech as Ankara backs Azerbaijan in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Syrian girl nominated for 2020 Children's Peace Prize
A Syrian girl who was 10 years old when she began to make videos about the suffering of people in Ghouta has been nominated for the ...
Trump to delist Sudan from terror list for $335m
Sudan could soon see itself removed from the US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism after President Donald Trump said he was ready to make ...
Both sides have accused each other of breaking a ceasefire brokered by Russia.
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