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A French court on Thursday jailed for life a Moroccan man who planned a terror attack on a Paris-bound international train in 2015.
Comment: Biden has his work cut out, but he must stand up to the warmongers and formulate a peace policy for Iran and the region, writes Arash Azizi.
Frantic search after medicines vanish from Lebanon shelves
Medicine in Lebanon is going missing, as the country struggles under the weight of covid-19.
Syrian gravedigger recounts a genocide, but is anyone listening?
Comment: As we hear testimony on the extent of Assad's murderous apparatus, we must remember that these are crimes not just of past, but the ...
After Beirut blast, grief and guilt in Lebanon's diaspora
Despite dealing with their own hopelessness and guilt, Lebanon's famously vast and intrinsically connected diaspora has sprung into action while ...
Syria's Assad suffers drop in blood pressure mid-speech
The presidency's Facebook page posted that the speech would be aired later Wednesday after an initial delay.
#BlackLivesMatter: The New Arab's special coverage of anti-racism protests
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The Middle East at war with coronavirus
In today's roundup: Egyptian actress Ragaa Al-Geddawy in a stable condition after receiving a plasma blood treatment for coronavirus ...
Coronavirus contemplations: Part II
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Coronavirus contemplations: Part I
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Stranded by war, Yemenis in Egypt dream of home
Seeking treatment in Egypt is nothing new, but returning home for Yemeni medical travellers has become increasingly untenable as the war ...
Irked US squeezes Iraq with cash delays, short waivers
Washington's patience with Iraq over its ties with neighbouring Iran seems to be running out.
Tamara Albanna raises awareness about women through Iraq's goddess
The New Arab Meets: Tamara Albanna to talk more about her artistry, her deep connection to a homeland she barely knows and her hopes of keeping ...
Iraqi women victim to online sexual blackmail
Iraqi women face a staggering rise in online 'sextortion', a practice known as revenge porn, with Iraqi males exploiting private images on ...
In South Sudan, Israel is sowing seeds of war
Comment: In addition to its brutal military occupation of Palestine, Israel is also supplying the weapons to extend South Sudan's deadly civil ...
Outrage after Egypt hospital staff deny AIDS patient treatment
Images of an AIDS patient being violently dragged out of a hospital by staff in the Egyptian town of Kafr El-Zayat have caused uproar on social media.
Sudan protesters, generals trade blame for bloodshed at rally
Sudan's protest leaders and ruling generals traded blame for deadly new violence as three blood-stained bodies were found a day after ...
Scapegoating Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Comment: Outrightly racist, anti-refugee sentiment from Lebanese politicians is sign of increasing national populism in the country, writes ...
Sudan protesters reject talks after 108 killed in massacre
Sudanese protest leaders on Wednesday turned down an offer by the ruling military council for talks and demanded justice for a crackdown that ...
Eurovision brings Israel's record on LGBT+ rights to forefront
If Israel is as tolerant as it purports to be, the question is for whom? Certainly, not LGBT+ Palestinians nor LGBT+ African asylum seekers it ...
Khashoggi children receiving 'blood money' from Saudi authorities
The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been receiving monthly 'blood money' payments, as well a $4 million ...
Kashmiri students flee Indian 'revenge attacks' after suicide bombing
More than 500 students, along with 100 businessmen, have already arrived back in Kashmir to flee a 'climate of fear and intimidation across ...
Sudan: This time it's different
Comment: This is the first protest movement of its kind to demand regime change from the outset, writes Reem Abbas.
Qatar repels Saudi-led blockade
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has failed to coerce Qatar to change course to suit Saudi Arabia's regional hegemonic aims, writes Emile ...
Comment: Israel aims to create and maintain a state for white Jews only, writes CJ Werleman.
An attack on a checkpoint with grenades and light weapons killed six Libyan soldiers on Thursday.
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