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February 13, 2022

UN chief urges Libyan rivals to prioritise country’s stability

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on rival Libyan sides to prioritise the stability of their country. In a statement reported on by Anadolu Agency, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric...

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February 13, 2022

Israeli inquiry checking NSO database over police wiretap allegations

A high-level Israeli inquiry into alleged warrantless wiretaps by police is examining a database provided by NSO Group, the manufacturer of the powerful hacking tool Pegasus, the Justice Ministry...

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February 13, 2022

Shelling kills 3 children in Yemen’s Marib: NGO

Three Yemeni children were killed in an explosion caused by a projectile in the central province of Marib, according to a local observatory. The Yemeni Landmine Monitor said the...

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February 13, 2022

Bahrain confirms appointment of Israeli Navy officer

Bahrain confirmed Saturday that an Israeli Navy officer will be stationed in the Gulf state. In a statement, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said the appointment of the Israeli officer...

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February 13, 2022

European political party slams Greece for new probe into Turkish minority group

A European political party slammed Greece on Friday for a new probe launched into a Turkish minority association that organised a march for rights in July. The march by...

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February 13, 2022

Iraq court bars Kurdish candidate Zebari from running for presidency

Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court has ruled that former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari is not eligible to run for the presidency amid corruption allegations, Reuters quoted the state news agency...

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February 13, 2022

Saudi Arabia transfers 4% of Aramco shares to sovereign wealth fund

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4% of Saudi Aramco to the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, Reuters reported on Sunday. The...

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February 13, 2022

5 UN staff abducted in southern Yemen

Five United Nations staff have been abducted in southern Yemen while returning to Aden after a field mission, the United Nations said on Saturday according to a report by...

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February 13, 2022

‘We are in crisis’: Middle East journalists on censorship, imprisonment and exile

Azra* has been a journalist in Turkey for 25 years. She has witnessed her country’s press freedoms fall away under the acceleration of censorship, and it has left her...
February 13, 2022

US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE following Houthi attacks

US F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday following a spate of unprecedented attacks in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters...

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