Africa

The last session of the World Social Forum wrapped up on 6 May in Mexico City, reporting the silencing of two further Palestinian voices who should have been present...

When the Turkish Republic was established, the majority of African countries were under colonial rule. During this period, the newly established republic had more imminent domestic priorities, such as...

Officially, there is no sign of an international coalition against the Polisario Front being formed like the alliance established by the Americans to fight Daesh. However, it is very...

In the shadows of the war in Ukraine the Biden-Harris administration has released what amounts to a policy – but less than a detailed strategy – paper aimed at...

Since the shattering news broke of the brutal killing of one of Palestine's most iconic journalists, an unmistakable sense of anger began to surface across newsrooms in the Arab...

There are many impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine that have been almost forensically analysed over the past month. From the laying bare of the European community's blatant...

Oil is returning to the forefront of the conflict as a political pressure card, which has proven useless in previous times, except when used as a means of extortion...

According to the United Nations roadmap adopted in November 2020, Libyans should have cast their votes to elect a legislative and president on 24 December, 2021, but that did...

While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions...

Over the last few months, Libya's Internal Security Agency (ISA) has rounded up seven young Libyans, accusing them of very serious crimes including that of apostasy, contempt of Islam...

The ultimate ambition of those who supported the coup in Tunisia on the night of President Kais Saied's introduction to his "great people", when hundreds of cars in the...

On Saturday, a Cairo court found journalist and writer Rasha Azab not guilty of charges of insult, defamation, and deliberately disturbing film director Islam Azazi. The case dates to...

In the decade since Muammar Gaddafi's fall, Libya has had two civil wars, and seen worsening living conditions and increased foreign interference. The UN has sponsored numerous discussions, dialogues,...

In what was another slap in the face of the Palestinians and free people around the world, at a time when Israeli security forces are storming Al-Aqsa Mosque and...

Whether France is voting, commemorating D-day or debating French identity in terms of Republic Values, Algeria is always present in some way. It is almost impossible to discuss anything...

As part of his desperate and relentless fight against the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is using a blockbuster Ramadan drama to demonise the Islamic group and...

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there has been a major exit of foreigners from the instruments of the Egyptian government debt, estimated by unofficial sources...

As the French election looms on the horizon, Muslims in France are less interested in who will become president, instead of turning their concerns to the systemic Islamophobia that...

It is inconceivable that last week's Negev Summit could have taken place without Saudi Arabia not only knowing about the meeting but also blessing it. Since the Abraham Accords...

War is not only about the killing of innocent people; it also involves big business. Russia's invasion of Ukraine illustrates the knock-on effects of war with the unprecedented social,...

Tunisia's President Kais Saied announced the dissolution of his country's parliament last week, eight months after freezing the institution, when he "stabbed the Jasmine Revolution in its back" and...

Since the normalisation train set off from Abu Dhabi, nearly two years ago, it has run over everything that hinders it, including the natural terrain that it cannot pass,...

The conflict in the Ukraine has become the latest crisis that has exposed Europe's dependency on Russian gas, which accounts for some 40 per cent of the EU's natural...

Much has been said and written about media bias and double standards in the West's response to the Russia-Ukraine war, when compared with other wars and military conflicts across...

The current political impasse in Libya is unlikely to be solved over the next two months. By June, it is likely to become even more complicated because the United...

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the whole world has been living in horror. Everyone is afraid of a global food crisis that may affect many...

Last week Egypt turned to the IMF for the third time in six years to apply for a loan as the cash strapped nation reels from an 11-year autocratic...

Monday, the Central Bank of Egypt decided, in a special meeting, to raise the overnight interest rates for deposits, lending and primary operations with 100 points (1 per cent)...

Elsa Lefort met her husband, Salah Hamouri, on 18 December 2011, the day he came out of prison under the Gilad Shalit detainee exchange. As part of his supporting...

On 2 March, 141 UN member states voted to "condemn" Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine, calling it a serious violation of the UN Charter. Thirty-five countries abstained or...

The Central Bank of Egypt decided, in an extraordinary meeting held on Monday, to raise the interest rate by 1 per cent to 9.25 per cent on deposits and...

The economic repercussions of Russia's war against Ukraine are becoming more obvious as the bombing continues. The two countries are the world's largest suppliers of a number of essential...