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Comment: Germany's attempt to muzzle thinker and philosopher Achille Mbembe on the grounds of anti-semitism amounts to an extension of Israeli apartheid, writes Majed Abusalama.
The deadly attacks have had major consequences for youngsters, including trauma, increased child labour and risks of child marriage for girls.
How Iran's Quds Day propaganda pictures backfired
Iran's Quds Day propaganda has backfired, with Tehran's role in the Syria war brought to task.
Charge IS fighters with war crimes: EU justice agency
An EU-backed body has said that IS should not only be treated as a terrorist group, but also as a 'party to a non-international armed conflict'.
Funding gaps threaten Yemen coronavirus fight, says UN
A number of aid programmes in Yemen could be cut due to funding shortages, the UN warned, as the war-torn country grapples with its ...
In Libya, Russia calls in its proxy, Assad
Comment: Transplanted to fight in another civil conflict, Syrian soldiers are finding themselves on opposing sides of Libya's crowded battlefield, writes James Snell.
Libyan social media call for release of kidnapped woman
After a young woman was kidnapped from her home in Tripoli, Libyans have launched a social media campaign to raise awareness about her abduction.
Yemen in Focus: War hinders Yemen's battle against coronavirus
This week we focus on Yemen's ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Houthi calls to liberate Mecca and a positive Eid story from Yemen.
Investigators build genocide case against IS Yazidi crimes
Investigators at the CIJA have launched an investigation into IS treatment of Yazidi women in Iraq.
Denmark sold arms to UAE despite Yemen war ban
Military hardware developed by Terma, a Danish aerospace and defence manufacturer, found its way into Emirati warships, even after Denmark ...
Coronavirus contemplations: Part II
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Pompeo warns ICC of ‘consequences’ over potential Israel probe
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of 'consequences' if the ICC moves forward with a potential war crimes probe into ...
The Iraq Report: Kadhimi takes aim at pro-Iran militias
While hailed as a show of force by Iraq's new premier against malign Iranian influence, the arrest of pro-Iran militants may be little more than ...
Foreign hands in Syria's war creating problems for Assad
Foreign intervention has marked Syria's war. Now it could lead to Assad's downfall.
Aid deliveries to northeastern Syria dealt another heavy blow
UN relief agencies have been instructed to stop funding the work of private charities transporting instrumental medical equipment from Iraq into ...
UN says 3 peacekeepers killed in Mali attacks
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attacks, which may constitute war crimes under international law.
Amnesty accuses Damascus, Moscow of 'war crimes' in Idlib
Amnesty International on Monday said it has documented 18 attacks in northwest Syria carried out by regime and Russian forces over the past year ...
Turkey threatens retaliatory attacks on Haftar's forces in Libya
Forces loyal to rogue General Haftar have fired rockets near Turkey's diplomatic residences in Libya and the country's only airport over the ...
Australia tried to block probe into Israeli war crimes
Australia has claimed the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over alleged war crimes in Palestine.
Court refutes Israel's 'smear campaign' targeting war crimes probe
ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda affirmed the court's objectivity in investigating war crimes allegations against Israel, ...
Syria Weekly: Greece's centre-right government moves towards Assad normalisation
Greece is taking steps to normalise ties with the Syrian regime.
Iraq's Mustafa al-Kadhimi takes the helm in stormy waters
Kadhimi will have to steer Iraq out of the coronavirus crisis, resuscitate an all-but-dead economy, and restore the faith of Iraqis in a ...
Libyan official: 5 killed, dozens wounded in Tripoli shelling
It was the latest attack on Tripoli by the eastern forces’ commander Khalifa Haftar.
Saudi accused of stifling women's rights in G20 talks
Saudi organisers are accused of stifling debate about women's rights and turning the G20 event into a public relations sham.
At least 18 suspected militants were killed in North Sinai, authorities said on Sunday.
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