Tunisia: report reveals shaky legal ground for protest arrests
A report from Amnesty International released on June 16th reveals that the Tunisian government’s crackdown on opposition figures and peaceful...
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Eight Egyptian detainees return to families after disappearance
Eight Egyptian detainees from the southern governate of Aswan have discreetly been reunited with their families on May 10th after...
Lebanon: Politician urges nation to join NATO, sparking mockery
Lebanese Member of Parliament Walid Al-Baarini, a Sunni representative from the National Moderation Bloc, urged the Lebanese state to “take...
India and Canada announce diplomatic thaw as tensions linger
After a two-year-long diplomatic freeze, relations between India and Canada are reportedly on the mend; however, concerns still loom over...
Hamas denies assassination attempt on leader in Qatar
Hamas denied rumors that its senior leader Khalil al-Hayya was the target of an assassination attempt in Qatar, according to...
Lebanese lawmaker urges nation to join NATO, sparking criticism
A Lebanese Member of Parliament (MP) and lawmaker has urged Lebanon to join NATO, prompting a reaction of condemnation and...
Libya’s reconstruction plan takes shape
Members of the Libyan Parliament's committee met on the 16th of June, with Engineer Belgassem Haftar, Director of the Development...
Protesters rally in Belgium and the Netherlands for Gaza
Thousands of protesters rallied in the Hague in Netherlands and in Brussels in Belgium on June 15th to call for...
Tunisia: trials of opposition politicians continues
A Tunisian court has sentenced a prominent opponent to Tunisian President Kaid Saied, Abir Moussi, to two years in prison...
Protest in Ivory Coast for opposition leader to run in election
On June 14th, the capital city of Ivory Coast, Abidjan, filled with thousands of protesters who are demanding that the...
US fears al-Sharaa’s reforms raise risk of assassination
Ambassador Tom Barrack from President Donald Trump’s government expressed concern that Syria president Ahmed al-Sharaa could be assassinated due to...
Strikes erupt as Morocco’s government workers grow restive
Morroco’s disgruntled workers have launched rolling strikes this June raising fears of wider resistance as the Kingdom increasingly cracks down...
Netanyahu survives vote to dissolve Israeli parliament
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government narrowly survived an opposition-led motion to dissolve parliament, according to Al-Monitor on June...
Burundi’s elections leave opposition without representation
On June 11th, Burundi’s ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, won all 100 seats in the latest legislative elections, according to official...
Opposition fails to dissolve Israel’s parliament
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government narrowly survived an opposition-led motion to dissolve parliament, according to Al-Monitor on June...
