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In-depth: Whatever happened - a coup, sedition, or an overzealous royal family seeking to stamp out internal opposition - one thing is clear: Jordanians will be the last to know.
Riyadh's defence ministry named the three soldiers as Mohammed bin Ahmed, Shaher bin Issa and Hamoud bin Ibrahim without identifying who they were accused of colluding with.
Afghan polio workers defiant despite colleagues' murder, Covid pressures
Vaccine efforts against polio have stalled in Afghanistan and Pakistan amid the Covid pandemic but workers remain defiant, despite the recent murder of three colleagues.
US pledges 15 million to Palestinians affected by coronavirus
“This urgent, necessary aid is one piece of our renewed commitment to the Palestinian people.”
Hundreds of Uyghurs protest Chinese minister's Turkey visit
Nearly 1,000 Uyghurs rallied in Istanbul on Thursday.
Facebook says cyber spies in China targeted Uyghurs
Facebook said it disrupted efforts by hackers in China to spy on supporters of the Uyghur minority living abroad.
China envoy invites Italian MPs to Xinjiang
China's ambassador to Rome suggested Italian lawmakers personally visit the Xinjiang region to check whether the local Muslim Uyghur minority is ...
China accuses EU of 'hypocrisy' over Uighur row
A row between Beijing and the EU over China's treatment of its Muslims Uighurs is escalating after both sides summoned each other's envoys.
China bristles at West over sanctions for Uyghur abuses
Beijing has banned 10 Europeans, including EU parliamentarians, from entry over the new sanctions.
Pope stamp showing 'Greater Kurdistan' causes uproar in Iraq
Following outrage in Turkey and Iran, KRG authorities issued a statement saying the postage stamps were the work of artists and not officially ...
Saudi court denies activist's appeal, upholds her travel ban
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied the appeal by Loujain Al-Hathloul, one of the kingdom's most prominent political activists, to have her travel ...
In post-2003 Iraq, fear pervades daily life for women
Almost two decades after the US-led invasion of Iraq, promises of representation and empowerment for women have all but fallen flat.
Gender-based violence 'devastates' women across MENA: Amnesty
Marking International Women's Day, Amnesty highlights the plight of women throughout the MENA, who struggle with added pressures deriving from ...
Amnesty slams Egypt's 'forced disappearance' of family with toddler
Amnesty International has called for the release of an Egyptian couple who were detained with their infant son on terrorism charges and have not ...
Repression fails to stamp out Arab activism: Amnesty
Despite the challenges, human rights defenders across the Middle East and North Africa are continuing their battle for civil rights in the face ...
Paris raps Pakistan over Alvi remarks on French Muslims
Paris summoned Islamabad's envoy after President Arif Alvi said a controversial anti-extremism bill in France showed laws "being changed in favour of a majority to isolate a minority".
Trump 'singularly responsible' for riot, impeachment trial brief claims
Donald Trump has been blamed for the Capitol Hill riots in January.
For some Muslims, hope, uncertainty after travel ban lifted
The lifting of the 'Muslim ban' provided hope for many, but thousands were rejected visas over its nearly four-year course with no idea whether ...
Narendra Modi's Potemkin democracy
Comment: The pandemic has given Modi's government the perfect excuse to dispense with the inconvenience of being accountable to the legislature, ...
Biden plans swift action on coronavirus
Joe Biden has promised quick action to address the coronavirus pandemic and boost the ailing US economy once he takes office.
Trump adds Israel to CENTCOM to increase Iran pressure
In one of his final acts as president, Donald Trump has moved Israel from the US European military command to the Central Command (CENTCOM).
WHO team arrives in Wuhan for coronavirus investigation
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in the Chinese province of Wuhan
US to block cotton from China's Xinjiang region
The US government will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from China's Xinjiang region over Beijing's treatment of the country's Uighur ...
Trump impeached for unprecedented second time
Donald Trump was impeached for the second time, a first in US history.
The expected majority vote would make Trump the first US president to have been impeached twice.
Three airplanes were damaged as Lebanese revellers celebrated the arrival of 2021.
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