Ibtissam Lachgar: the Moroccan feminist defying conservatism
The activist captured the headlines since she wore a controversial T-shirt which ruffled the feathers of many conservatives, but this...
Ariana Hashtrudi, Middle East News Editor
UN closes aid centres for Afghans due to Taliban’s restrictions
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has shut down eight aid centres which were supporting Afghan returnees, due to the...
Syrian forces dismantle Hezbollah-tied cell
Syria has announced on September 11th that a Hezbollah-linked cell has been dismantled by the country's forces, with investigations revealing...
Arrest warrant request for Israeli president turned down by UK
The UK has turned down an application for an arrest warrant against the Israeli President Isaac Herzog who met with...
Health ministry says death toll in Gaza exceeds 64,700
Hospitals in Gaza have recorded 72 Palestinians being killed alongside 356 suffering injuries in a 24-hour period, according to the...
UN General Assembly votes in favour of Hamas-free Palestine
The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution for a Palestinian state which is not governed...
US slaps fresh sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis
A new wave of sanctions from the US against the Houthis of Yemen have been unveiled, in what the US...
US troop withdrawal in Iraq casts doubt over security
The withdrawal of US soldiers from Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province and the Victoria base in Baghdad...
Palestinians demonstrate in Gaza against expulsion orders
Palestinians demonstrated on September 8th in Gaza City over Israel's forced displacement of Gazans through the use of expulsion orders,...
Qatar denounces Israeli attack on leadership of Hamas
The foreign ministry of Qatar has released a statement which strongly denounces Israel's attack on Doha buildings where Hamas leaders...
Israel classified 4500 Gaza civilians as “unlawful” fighters
Israel has classified at least 4,500 Palestinian civilians who were taken away from Gaza by Israeli forces as "unlawful" fighters, according...
Hamas claims responsibility for Jerusalem bus stop attack
The military arm of Hamas on September 9th claimed responsibility for a bus stop attack which took place on September...
Israeli-Russian researcher freed in Iraq following abduction
An Israeli-Russian researcher has been freed after allegedly facing ongoing torture from her Iraqi militia kidnappers, according to US President...
Moroccan activist: Shock-value slogan does not address Islam
The Moroccan activist Ibtissam Lachgar has said that her use of a controversial slogan about "Allah" does not address the...
French journalist’s jailing in Algeria is part of a broad pattern
The imprisonment of the French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes in Algeria forms part of a broader pattern of French and...
