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August 24, 2021

Turkey, Russia to sign S-400 air defence deal

Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport said yesterday that it may soon sign a new contract with Turkey on the supply of more S-400 air defence missile systems, RIA Novosti reports. A new...

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August 24, 2021

Tunisia: president’s brother ‘affiliated with Islamist group’

The head of the Free Destourian Party in Tunisia, Abir Moussi, has claimed that the president’s brother is affiliated with an Islamist organisation. Constitutional law expert Nofal Saied is...

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August 24, 2021

Libya: ministry denies ‘terrorists at air base’ claims

Relations between Libya and Tunisia have become tense, despite longstanding links between the neighbouring states. The source of the tension is the rumour circulated by pro-Haftar media about terrorist...

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August 24, 2021

Tunisia lawyers slam as ‘dangerous’ closure of anti-corruption body

The Tunisian Ministry of Interior’s decision to close the country’s anti-corruption body is “a dangerous unprecedented move”, Lawyers for the Protection of Rights and Freedoms Association said in a...

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August 24, 2021

Amnesty: US waiving restrictions on military aid to Egypt puts it at risk of complicity in rights abuses

Amnesty International has said that waiving restrictions on US military assistance to Egypt risks America becoming complicit in human rights abuses. The statement made by the advocacy director for...

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August 24, 2021

Palestine Travellers are flying the flag for their country

Last week, the founder of Palestine Travellers, Ramzi Abbasi, posted a video on Instagram showing the moment when he and his friends held the flag of Palestine aloft at...
August 24, 2021

Tunisia: suspension of parliament extended indefinitely

The suspension of parliament in Tunisia has been extended indefinitely by President Kais Saied, Anadolu has reported. Saied announced the initial 30-day suspension on 25 July. The president also...

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August 24, 2021

Skin diseases spreading in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison as a result of deliberate neglect, say ENHR

The health of more than 1,000 political prisoners is at risk in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison as scabies and other skin diseases are spreading. According to a statement made by...

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August 24, 2021

Hamas: Airstrikes on Gaza prove Israel’s ‘political bankruptcy’

Hamas said yesterday that Israeli attacks on Gaza prove the occupation’s political “bankruptcy”. In a statement, Hamas official Ismail Ridwan said: “The Israeli strikes prove the confusion and failure...

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August 24, 2021

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza

Israeli warplanes last night carried out airstrikes in several sites across the Gaza Strip, local security sources said. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported no casualties, but farmers said...

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