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Despite fresh allegations and a scathing media rebuke, Prince Hamzah will not face prosecution over an alleged coup in Jordan.
Analysis: International pressure is growing on Somalia's leaders to hold elections but talks to end the political impasse have repeatedly collapsed.
A new effort to sell Israel to American liberals
Comment: A new group seeks to sell Israel to American liberals. But the reality of massive and long-term violations of Palestinian rights will prove difficult to overcome, writes Mitchell Plitnick.
Washington: Uighurs demand urgent action against Beijing’s ‘genocide’
Dozens of Uighurs and supporters gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Washington to raise awareness of human rights abuses against the ...
US President Biden 'to officially recognise Armenian genocide'
Joe Biden will reportedly be the first US president to officially denote the actions of the former Ottoman Empire in the First World War as ...
Will Biden really curb arms sales to Saudi Arabia?
Analysis: The US is mulling limiting any future arms deals with Saudi Arabia to 'defensive' weapons. This has been tried before.
Georgia massage parlour shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
A man has killed 8 people, many of Asian descent, at massage parlours in and around Atlanta, but no motive has been established.
Russia, Iran targeted 2020 US election: agencies
The US found Russia and Iran to have targeted the 2020 American election.
US lawmaker Meeks shows his true colours on Palestine
Comment: Rep. Gregory Meeks' rightward shift is a worrying sign for Palestine advocates, as Biden's administration waits out elections in Israel ...
Egypt fiercely rejects criticism of human rights record
Egypt's parliament urged the 31 countries "not to install themselves as guardians of Egypt" and to refrain from "politicising human rights ...
Can Biden end America's forever wars?
Analysis: Some suggest that ending post-9/11 military authorisation laws, which give the president a blank cheque to wage war, could be a good ...
What lies in store for US-Saudi ties?
Analysis: Biden has softened his tough campaign rhetoric since entering office as the US negotiates its future relationship with Saudi Arabia.
US Senator blames Biden for Saudi energy attacks
Renewed attacks on Saudi's energy facilities is bringing the kingdom into global focus.
Biden signs order aimed at making voting easier
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for Americans to vote.
Hundreds of refugees unbooked from resettlement flights to US
Hundreds of refugees were forced to unbook or delay their flights last week, agencies assisting with their resettlement said.
Trump eyes return to spotlight at conservative conference
Donald Trump returns to the political stage, determined to reassert his dominance over a Republican Party that is out of power.
$1.9 trillion Covid plan clears US House
The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday.
US won't sanction Saudi prince for approving Khashoggi murder
The US accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving Jamal Khashoggi's murder, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on the ...
More evidence of crimes against Assad than Nazis: prosecutor
Stephen Rapp has said that there is mountains of evidence fo war crimes linked to Bashar Al-Assad.
French lawmakers approve controversial anti-extremism bill
France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a law to battle 'Islamist separatism', but critics call an attack on religious ...
US Capitol riot probe planned, Trump's legal woes mount
Most Republicans in the US Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump in last week's impeachment trial, but the former president's woes are ...
French parliament to vote on controversial anti-extremism bill
The French parliament votes on a bill to battle Islamist extremism, which the state argues is needed to bolster the secular system but ...
What's next for Trump, the Republican Party and Biden?
Trump's acquittal by the US Senate poses questions about a possible 2024 run for president and the future of the Republican Party.
Biden aides “attempt to shut down” Guantanamo prison
This revives efforts undertaken by Barack Obama’s administration to close the high-security prison, referred to as “a stain on America’s global ...
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