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January 10, 2020

Golden Globe winner Ramy Youssef undergoes extra security check at LA airport

The Egyptian-American stand-up comedian who just won his first Golden Globe has been stopped at the Los Angeles airport in a security check he says is down to his...

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January 10, 2020

2 children pardoned in Turkey after apologising for insulting Erdogan

Two Turkish children have been pardoned by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a trial over their insults of him and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), on the...

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January 10, 2020

Palestine announces end of Birzeit University strikes

The Palestinian Minister of Higher Education, Mahmoud Abu Mowais, yesterday announced that classes will resume at Birzeit University after the issues between the educational institute and its student council...

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January 10, 2020

Iraq carries out first military operation against Daesh without coalition support

The Iraqi army yesterday launched a military operation against Daesh cells in the Baghdad belt area without the participation of the US-led international coalition. The Iraqi government’s Security Media...

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January 10, 2020

Iraq anti-protest internet shutdowns cost $2.3bn in 2019

Deliberate internet shutdowns by governments across the world in 2019 have cost economies over $8 billion, according to a new report by Top10VPN. Shutting down the internet as a...

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January 10, 2020

Recording links UAE crown prince to Malaysia PM corruption cases

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razaq sought the help of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed to conceal links to a multibillion dollar corruption case in which...

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January 10, 2020

Report: Israel forces assault Palestinian prisoners at Megiddo Prison

Israeli prison forces on Tuesday evening stormed Section 4 of the Megiddo Prison and assaulted the Palestinian prisoners there, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society reported. The group pointed out that...

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January 10, 2020

EU removes reference to ‘disputed’ territories in statement on Israel settlements

The European Union (EU) deleted a reference to “disputed lands” from a statement issued yesterday condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, reported the Times of Israel....

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January 10, 2020

200 Palestinian children arrested by Israel forces in Jerusalem neighbourhood

Israeli forces have detained an estimated 200 Palestinian children in the Issawiya neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem over the last few months, in many cases violating their basic rights....

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January 10, 2020

Israel activist jailed over anti-occupation protests rejects court’s authority

An Israeli court yesterday extended the detention of anti-occupation activist Jonathan Pollak, reported Haaretz, where Pollak is an employee. “I don’t recognize the authority of this court to sit...

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