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Mark Lowcock will speak to the UN Security Council and warn of the devastating consequences that would follow, if the US labels the Houthi movement as a terrorist organisation.
A shipment of olive oil and honey from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been exported to the UAE.
US flies two B-52 bombers to Middle East
Concerned that an attack could occur on the anniversary of Soleimani’s death, the US sends two B-52 bombers to the Arabian peninsula in a show of force.
'Bargaining tools': Saudi speeds up trials before Biden era
With the Biden administration expected to take a firmer stance on Saudi Arabia's human rights record, the Gulf kingdom is putting on trial and ...
Challenges plague new Afghan peace talks
Afghan negotiators are having a challenging time with the peace process.
British-Iranian crooner pays tribute to Soleimani with English-language ballad
The "world has become a total mess" since the killing of Qasem Soleimani last year, singer Hassan Tavakoli opines in the song.
Five women killed in Yemen wedding attack
Local officials said five women were killed, and children were among seven others wounded, when what appeared to be an artillery shell hit the ...
Iran condemns deadly attack on Yemen airport
The airport explosion has killed dozens, and no group or individual has so far claimed responsibility.
Yemeni PM accuses rebels, Iran of Aden airport attack
As the newly reshuffled cabinet convened for the first time in Aden, Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik repeated his accusation that Houthi ...
MENA's top films and TV series of 2020
The New Arab's picks for the best of Middle Eastern films and TV series from a difficult year.
Mosul review: Netflix's war film invites polarised responses
Mosul tells the gruelling story of the Nineveh SWAT team's battle against the Islamic State, but overlooks civilian testimonies and the ...
Israel arrests Palestinian over West Bank settler murder
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to 'settle accounts' with whoever killed the French-Israeli dual national.
US deepens sanctions on Syria, targets Assad's in-laws
The new sanctions target Syria's central bank, Bashar Assad's in-laws, and others.
Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement
Israeli media identified the deceased as Esther Horgen, 52, a mother of six from the Tal Menashe settlement.
Why the Middle East cannot ignore violence against women
A new survey by the Arab Barometer highlights the devastating impact of gender-based violence in the Middle East during the coronavirus pandemic.
A dispatch from India's culture war
Comment: Much of India has long celebrated the intermingling of Hindu and Muslim practices, but an Islamophobic, BJP-sponsored law now threatens India's pluralist and liberal democracy, writes Shashi Tharoor.
Airbnb 'must withdraw' listings in illegal Israeli settlements: Amnesty
As Airbnb shares are expected to make their debut on Thursday, Amnesty International is calling on the US-based company to withdraw ...
Australian war crimes report details what Afghans always knew
Comment: It shouldn't have taken a report into Australian war crimes to foreground the trauma Afghans have been reporting for years, ...
Fakhrizadeh's assassination throws Biden's Iran policy into the spotlight
Comment: Biden has his work cut out, but he must stand up to the warmongers and formulate a peace policy for Iran and the region, writes Arash ...
Remembering the Detroit Arab Workers strike for Palestine
The Detroit Arab Workers strike won a very important battle in the United Auto Workers divesting from Israeli partners and left a legacy in the ...
Israeli forces filmed 'laughing' while shooting Palestinian protesters
A journalist filmed Israeli soldiers "laughing and hugging each other" after one shot and wounded a Palestinian demonstrator.
Paris train gunman tells trial he targeted US soldiers
The Moroccan gunman being tried for an 2015 attempted terror attack on a Paris-bound train said he targeted American soldiers.
14 dead as twin blasts rock historic Afghan city
At least 14 people were killed after two blasts ripped through a historic city in Afghanistan.
Walid al-Muallem: The legacy of Assad's Goebbelsian late FM
Comment: Sam Hamad reflects on the legacy of Walid al-Muallem, Assad's foreign minister who died this week, after he spent the past decade ...
Sudan's top general Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan has issued a general pardon for those who carried arms.
Pro-Tehran factions in Iraq have signalled a positive response to the US election results.
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