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Dozens have been arrested as Egypt's police launch an investigation into a mob sexual assault on a young woman in Mansoura caught on video.
David Hale, the top career diplomat at the State Department, acknowledged the freeze as he spoke under oath to lawmakers in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
Feminist candlelit march held in Beirut's central square
A feminist march was held in a central Beirut square in the evening, with thousands of women carrying candles as banging on saucepans.
UAE central bank mulls financial aid to Lebanon
The UAE’s Central Bank Governor Mubarak Rashid al-Mansouri said his country was 'conducting a study' to investigate recommendations to Emirati ...
Thousands march in Lebanon's nationwide 'Sunday of unity' demonstrations
Anti-government protesters take to the streets across Lebanon for the third day in a row as well as pro-government crowds rallying in favour of ...
Lebanon scrabbles to avert imminent economic collapse
As Lebanon's citizens wait to discover the effect of the protests on their purses, analysts warn exceptional economic measures alongside rapid political solutions are the only means to avert collapse.
Violent scuffles mar peaceful protests in Beirut
Last Friday saw violent scuffles at Riad al-Solh Square, in central Beirut, after a group of Hezbollah supporters attacked protesters chanting ...
UK voices support for Lebanon's anti-corruption protesters
The UK has urged Lebanon to hear out the frustrations of protesters and implement reforms.
Lebanon's president breaks silence as protests enter second week
Michel Aoun addressed the nation on Thursday in his first comments since anti-corruption protests erupted in Lebanon eight days ago.
Comment: Crisis Group expert Heiko Wimmen says the emergency measures may be too little, too late. Most protesters are demanding the ...
Outrage as man gropes female Lebanese reporter on air
A man groped a female Lebanese journalist who was reporting on the ongoing protests in the country, and then tried to take a selfie with her.
Revolutionaries, not 'babes': Stop objectifying Lebanon's women protesters
Why have some chosen to focus on the appearance of Lebanese women in the recent wave of nationwide protests?
Catcalled in Cairo: Ending sexual harassment in Egypt
Comment: The objectification of women pervades all aspects of Egyptian public and private life. Nothing less than a fundamental shift in ...
'Dear Boris Johnson': Niqab-wearing women speak out
The New Arab speaks to three British women who wear the niqab to find out what their experiences have been since Boris Johnson's Islamophobic ...
Saudi imam encourages polygamy as 'women expire, unlike men'
Twitters users were outraged after a Saudi man claiming to be an imam suggested women "expired" as a reason for encouraging polygamous ...
Arab democracy and human rights in the Trump era
Comment: The US can no longer assume the role of the leading superpower in championing the values of pluralism and inclusion, writes Tamara Kharroub
Why women and minorities matter in US election
Comment: Donald Trump has insulted a myriad of people, but presidential candidates can no longer afford to marginalise the interests of women ...
Syria's other battle: Women fighting militarised machismo
Kurdish women in northern Syria are fighting both the fundamentalist tyranny of the Islamic State group and the violent authoritarianism of ...
We can't fight terrorism while exploiting its victims
Comment: Appropriating the grief of others to further our own agendas risks adopting a distorted us-and-them world view advocated by those we ...
The Nakba profiteering cliques
Comment: Who wins in Palestine's status quo? The first part of Samer Jaber's critique studies international organisations and NGOs.
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