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Pakistan has demanded that trueislam.com be shut down, claiming that it hosts blasphemous content.
A member of the city council of Washington DC has introduced a proposal to rename the street where Saudi Arabia’s embassy is located after murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Pompeo alleges Iran new 'home base' of Al-Qaeda
'Al-Qaeda has a new home base. It is the Islamic Republic of Iran', Pompeo said.
Syria TV journalist shot by unidentified gunmen in Al-Bab
Baha Al-Halabi, a reporter for Syria TV, was reportedly shot in an assassination attempt in Al-Bab.
Julian Assange: WikiLeaks' controversial founder
Some see Julian Assange as a fearless campaigner for press freedom, while others believe he was reckless with classified ...
Activists call for release of Palestinian techno DJ
A petition calling for the release of Sama Abdulhadi, dubbed Palestine's techno queen, has amassed nearly 6,000 signatures.
Turkish opposition TV station shuts down over 'government pressure'
The Turkish channel Olay TV has shut down after only 26 days on air, following accusations that it had become too close to pro-Kurdish ...
A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars
Acclaimed coming-of-age story 'You Will Die at Twenty' is only the eight film to have been made inside Sudan.
Family praises Pakistan to stop Daniel Pearl murderers release
'We are heartened to hear that the government of Pakistan is filing an appeal against the release order so that our son's murderers will remain ...
Turkish court sentences editor to 27 years in prison
A Turkish court has sentenced a journalist of one of the country's biggest newspapers to 27 years in prison on espionage charges.
Algeria announces heavy restrictions on online media amid condemnation
Algerian authorities have imposed new censorship measures on online media which journalists have condemned as ‘grotesque’.
Fighting to advance the hard-won freedoms of Tunisia's revolution
In-depth: From women's rights to freedom of expression, progressives in Tunisia's young democracy are fighting to preserve and advance ...
Tunisia: The road to revolution
In-depth: The uprisings that swept North Africa and the Middle East began in Tunisia, bringing freedom and democracy to a country so ...
Obama's memoir and the Arab Spring
Barack Obama's recollection of his early White House years reopens the debate about the former US president's controversial Middle East policy.
British journalist has book contract terminated over Islamophobic tweets
Controversial writer Julie Burchill was dropped by publisher after 'deplorable' comments to journalist Ash Sarkar on Twitter.
Saudi Arabia sent mysterious ten-man 'security team' to Norway
Norway is the home of activist Iyad El-Baghdadi, a well-known critic of the Saudi government.
Iran summons German envoy over EU condemning dissident's execution
The Iranian foreign ministry's Europe director condemned the EU's statement, which Tehran deemed 'an unacceptable interference' in Iran's ...
Execution of Iranian dissident condemned by EU, rights groups
Iran authorities' execution of dissident Ruhollah Zam was criticised by the European Union and rights groups.
Comment: Journalists are right to protest Macron's 'global security bill', but they are collateral damage. The real target is France's ...
What a Biden presidency means for Kashmir
Analysis: The Biden-Harris campaign took a robust stance on Kashmir. But with burgeoning India ties and an eye on China, the new administration ...
Blocked news sites in Algeria accessible again
Only the Casbah Tribune, founded in 2017 by jailed journalist Khaled Drareni, remained inaccessible without a VPN.
For wounded Syrian photographer, Paris protest reawakens Aleppo trauma
Ameer al-Halbi, a freelance photographer who has covered the Syrian civil war from his home city of Aleppo, needed treatment for face wounds ...
Award-winning Syrian photojournalist 'wounded by police' during Paris protest
Ameer Alhalbi was covering the weekend demonstrations opposing police violence and the French government's new law restricting sharing images of ...
Hamilton addresses F1's 'massive problem' with human rights
Bahrain is accused of exploiting F1 to "sportswash" its human rights abuses.
As MPs approved France's new security bill, the country remains engulfed in protest.
The trip opened with 54 hours in Paris in which he appeared for a total of one minute in public.
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