Hospitals in Lebanon have reached full capacity due to Covid

Across Palestine, schools are closed to try and stem the spread of the virus, but Al-Maleh Elementary has struggled to offer remote learning, because of the lack of internet and electricity in the village.

A refugee who arrived in the UK after fleeing Iraq has said that 'life in Hull is the same as in Iraq'

The Tunisian uprising spread like wildfire and millions in neighbouring Arab countries revolted against their long-time dictators, giving birth to what became known as the Arab Spring

Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), Sarah Leah Whitson, yesterday called on Egyptian authorities to release elderly prisoners. In a video posted on Twitter by Batel Campaign, Whitson said: "I am speaking today...

Hundreds rallied in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house, protesting against the adjournment of his trial

Turkey will start countrywide COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday beginning with health workers, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday shortly after Sinovac's vaccine was granted emergency authorisation, Reuters reports....

Emirates airline has suspended a Tunisian pilot for refusing to fly to Israel

By any standards, it was necessary for the Gulf States to rearrange their affairs, as the conflict has exhausted them for little or no benefit. They are essentially one...

Gaza, where the dense and poor population of 2 million is vulnerable to contagions, has logged 14,000 coronavirus cases and 65 deaths, mostly since August

Kuwaiti ministers handed in their resignations to the prime minister on Tuesday, the government communications office (CGC) said, days after lawmakers submitted a motion asking to question the premier...

Egypt court overturns TikTok stars’ jail sentences

Female Member of Tunisia's Parliament Samia Abbou has launched a hunger strike in protest against alleged abuse she has suffered at the hands of her colleagues. The representative of...

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq has put in place a host of new laws that guarantee greater rights and freedoms for Omanis including gender equality

Palestinians in Gaza protest outside UNRWA's headquarters against the organisation's plans to reduce services to refugees because of its budget deficit

A senior leader of Yemen's Houthi group, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, has rejected plans by the US to designate the group as a "foreign terrorist organisation" and accused Washington of...

Oktar, who began forming groups of followers at the end of the 1970s, had previously faced a number of trials on charges including forming a criminal gang but was acquitted.

Turkey’s media office quits WhatsApp over its new privacy policy

"The designations are intended to hold Ansarallah accountable for its terrorist acts, including cross-border attacks threatening civilian populations, infrastructure and commercial shipping", says Pompeo

The first shipment from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank were exported to the UAE

Meet 'Abu Hashem' Gaza's only known Iranian

Known as ‘The Valley of the Moon’, Wadi Rum spans nearly 300 square miles of terrain across the southern Jordanian desert with sweeping red sand dunes!

Saudi is spending billions on non-religious tourist destinations as part of MBS’s vision to modernise the kingdom amid international criticism over human rights abuses, repression, and torture

American Aerospace Manufacturer SpaceX yesterday launched a Turkish communication satellite called as TURKSAT 5A

Iran has prohibited the import of American and British Covid-19 vaccines

Two women in Gaza have taken to agriculture to harvest broccoli for sale in the local market in an effort to overcome the besieged enclave's rising poverty levels

Epiphany is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ

The announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the United States.

An elderly Palestinian man resits Israel's occupation with his slingshot

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) yesterday welcomed measures announced on Monday to finalise reconciliation among member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), group spokesman, Talaat Fahmi, said in a statement. Fahmi...

Lebanese erupted in fury online after a statue of assassinated Iranian General Qassem Soleimani appeared in Beirut

Settler attacks will push Palestinians to take action to stop such violations, Hamas said in a statement posted on its website yesterday. "Hamas calls for forming popular protection committees in the...