Comment: The international community must act now to prevent further atrocities against Rohingya refugees, writes CJ Werleman.
Hundreds of homes in Nayapara Camp have been destroyed by a fire that broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Asylum seekers protest conditions in UK military camp
Asylum seekers in a camp in Kent are peacefully protesting abysmal conditions.
Yemen's Houthis defiant as US labels rebels 'terrorists'
Yemen's Houthis were defiant after Washington said it will designate the Iran-backed rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President ...
How Europe's inhumane border is keeping refugees in Africa
Comment: Europe's 'externalisation' policies have essentially pushed its borders deep into Africa, write Tara Ansari Esfahani and Mohammed Harun ...
Yemen's Houthis defiant as aid agencies fear terror label
Yemen's rebel leaders brushed off the designation, while one of the largest aid agencies active in the war-torn country said the move would impact the humanitarian needs of millions.
Defying humanitarian warnings, Pompeo brands Yemen's Houthis as 'terrorists'
The US moved to designate Yemen's Houthis as a terror organisation on Sunday, in a last minute Trump administration move that will only be ...
Syria's regime auctions off land of the displaced
Rights groups and legal experts say local authorities in parts of northwest Syria recaptured by government forces have staged auctions to ...
The New Arab's Most Important Stories from 2020
A retrospective of our coverage of 2020's leading stories
Lebanon reserving nearly 2 million coronavirus vaccines
Cash-strapped Lebanon will pay a $4 million deposit at the deal's signing, expected Monday, as it hopes to cover the remaining $23 million with ...
Bodies of 20 migrants retrieved off Tunisia: ministry
Five other migrants on board the capsized boat were rescued by the Tunisian coastguard.
Refugees say 'fewer rights than animals' on Lesbos
The migrant volunteers said they were eager to help improve living conditions in the camp.
The best books by Arab authors in 2020
Book Club: From fiction to insightful memoirs and social commentary, The New Arab rounds up some of the best books written by Arab authors this ...
Canada announces aid for Palestinian refugee agency
Canada will distribute CAN$90 million in aid to UNRWA over a period of three years, authorities announced on Monday.
Nine in 10 Lebanon-based Syrian refugee families extremely poor
The UN found nine out of 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty.
Sesame Street creates Rohingya characters to help refugee children
The popular television show has launched two new Rohingya characters in a bid to help traumatized refugee children
EU allocates 6bn euros sought by Turkey for refugees
Turkey pledged to accept the return of migrants arriving in Greece and do more to stop the flow in exchange for six billion euros ($7.20 ...
Sudan PM: regional meeting on Ethiopia conflict agreed
Sudan's premier said he had agreed with his counterpart in Addis Ababa to hold an urgent meeting of a bloc of east African countries to resolve ...
Sudan's PM visits Ethiopia amid refugee crisis
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok made the first visit by a foreign leader to Ethiopia's Tigray region since fighting broke out in November.
Hundreds protest against Yemeni internationally-recognized government in Taiz
Hundreds of people have protested in the frontline Yemeni city of Taiz, blaming the Saudi-backed internationally-recognized government for dire ...
First foreign aid convoy reaches capital of Ethiopia's Tigray
The foreign convoy arrives amid a humanitarian crisis brought about by armed conflict.
US says Eritrea involvement "credible" in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
Ethiopia has repeatedly denied Eritrean involvement in the conflict.
Forgotten Syrians need winter help, says author Gaiman
Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman said the world should remember that refugees are ordinary people dealing with upheaval.
Israel's blockade had already crippled Gaza, then came Covid-19
Comment: Battling Covid-19 requires a health infrastructure that has been destroyed by Israel's occupation and blockade, and yet the ...
This week we focus on the impact of a potential US move to designate the Houthis as "terrorists".
Ethiopia has decided to move troops into the Tigray capital as the fighting continues.