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A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood has predicted that Egypt will witness an uprising against the practices of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.
Through a raft of executive orders, President Joe Biden committed the United States to tackling the climate crisis.
Togo Mizrahi: The stateless pioneer of Egyptian cinema
Book Club: Togo Mizrahi's extraordinary life story and films are unearthed in a new book by Deborah Starr.
Iran's Rouhani hails departure of 'tyrant' Trump
The leader of Iran welcomes the end of Trump's presidency.
Biden to scrap 'Muslim ban' on first day
Shortly after taking office in 2017, Donald Trump imposed travel restrictions barring entry to US for nationals from seven Muslim-majority ...
Tech fuelled the Arab Spring, then helped quash it
Comment: Social media played an important role in the Arab uprisings, but over the last decade, authoritarian regimes have embraced this technology for their repressive agendas, writes Marc Owen Jones.
Assange faces UK court ruling on extradition to US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a UK court ruling over whether he should be extradited to the United States on espionage charges.
The New Arab's Most Important Stories from 2020
A retrospective of our coverage of 2020's leading stories
Morocco's normalisation trade-off: Western Sahara for Palestine
Comment: In exchange for recognition of Israel, the US has provided Morocco the opportunity to realize two of its longstanding ambitions. But ...
Is the Arab Spring still relevant a decade later?
In-depth: Ten years after the Arab Spring broke out, the hopes of protesters for democracy and social justice have failed to materialize, but ...
Why protests are raging in Iraqi Kurdistan
In-depth: With economic woes exacerbated by Covid-19 and the KRG's heavy-handed response to public anger, protests are expected to re-emerge in ...
Comment: Too often, narratives of resilience are told in place of critique, letting those responsible for crony politics, corruption and human ...
Palestinians: Victims of 'cancel culture'
Comment: 'Cancel culture' is nothing new. It's been around for decades, with Arab Americans and Palestinian human rights supporters as the main ...
Israeli police officer released after shooting, blinding 9-year-old Palestinian
Israeli police officers involved in the shooting of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy in the eye were cleared of any wrongdoing despite authorities ...
Hezbollah files lawsuits over Beirut blast claims
Lebanon has launched a probe into the Beirut port disaster, but no conclusions on responsibility have yet been reached.
'Emily in Paris' star wishes Egyptian activist happy birthday
'I'm thinking of you,' actor William Abadie said in the video message to jailed human rights advocate Karim Ennarah.
Scarlett Johansson urges Egypt to release imprisoned rights activists
The American actress urged authorities to release activists from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EiPR) in a video posted on the ...
Remembering the Detroit Arab Workers strike for Palestine
The Detroit Arab Workers strike won a very important battle in the United Auto Workers divesting from Israeli partners and left a legacy in the ...
Iranian-Swedish academic's execution 'imminent': Amnesty International
Ahmadreza Djalali is said to be in solitary confinement at Evin prison ahead of his execution.
Greece could be sued over Syrian expulsion to Turkey
A 26-year-old Syrian man said he was illegally expelled from Greece in 2016 whilst searching for his 11-year-old brother.
Hundreds of Iraqi prisoners risk 'imminent' execution: UN
Following reports that 21 men convicted on terrorism-related charges were hanged in Iraq, the UN warned several hundred more prisoners in the ...
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 ...
Millennials in California strike a tone of cautious optimism
At a watch party in California, Suzy Woltmann takes the temperature among a group of millennial voters.
It's here: What to watch on US Election Day
The candidates hold distinctly different views on everything from climate change to taxes to racial injustice.
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