Two launch units for anti-tank guided missiles recovered by a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen appear to have been manufactured in Iran during 2016 and 2017, according to a...

Hundreds of people gathered today to attend the London launch of the Palestinian History Tapestry Project (PHT), an exhibition celebrating the history of Palestine as told by Palestinians themselves. Embroidered by...

The United Nations proposed at initial talks between Yemen’s warring parties on Tuesday that they withdraw from the contested port city of Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions facing famine,...

Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday said Turkish citizens deserve visa-free travel to Europe and that the government continues to work on that, Anadolu Agency reports. “Our citizens deserve visa-free travel...

Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels will exchange some 16,000 prisoners after 40 days, said a member of the Yemeni delegation of ongoing peace talks in Sweden, Anadolu Agency reports. Hadi Haig, who...

Russia has called on the Arab League to restore Syria’s membership into the 22 state organisation. The appeal was made by Moscow’s National Centre for Defence Management, with Colonel...

The Francophone Paris Institute for Freedoms yesterday accused the Saudi authorities of torturing a female university student who was arbitrarily arrested on charges of criticising the authorities on social...

The Egyptian authorities have quietly clamped down on the sales of reflective yellow vests fearing that they could prompt copycat protests inspired by the Gilets Jaunes demonstrations taking place...

Latte and Duman are two Persian cats, and they just love cycling with their owner, Araz!

Jamal Khashoggi is on the shortlist of Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, the publication announced Monday, Anadolu reports. The Washington Post columnist who was killed at the hands of...

Yemen is calling for more humanitarian aid and protection from Turkey, said the undersecretary of Yemen’s Ministry of Local Administration. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Hasan Alsoudi said: There is...

Turkey said on Monday the world should seek justice for slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi under international law after Riyadh ruled out extraditing two senior Saudi officials who Turkish...

A general cooperation agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC countries will be signed in three months’ time in Saudi Arabia, the UAE’s energy minister said on Monday, reports Reuters. “By...

Made by Palestinian women from within and outside Palestine, the tapestry tells the story of Palestine from the Neolithic Age to the present.

A British teenager who was arrested in Egypt after taking a photo from the plane window has been released from prison, after spending three weeks in jail. Ninteen-year-old Muhammed...

The French justice minister has refused to present a prestigious human rights award to Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisations Al-Haq and B’Tselem after being pressured by a French-Jewish...

The Paris demonstrations by the Gilets Jaunes — yellow vests — movement have grabbed public attention around the world, and have spread to several other European capitals. It has...

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Sunday ruled out the extradition of suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after Istanbul’s chief prosecutor filed warrants for the arrest of...

The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) issued a report on Sunday saying Syrian air defences had intercepted enemy targets around Damascus international airport, but later in the day...

“I can’t breathe” were the final words of a Washington Post columnist who was killed at the hands of Saudi agents in Riyadh’s Istanbul consulate, according to a report...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is “technically responsible” for the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Nikki Haley, said on...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Israel’s operation along its border with Lebanon, allegedly on tunnels it said were dug by Hezbollah, the Kremlin...

Turkish archaeologists discovered the mosaic 20 years ago during an excavation of the old city of Zeugma, founded by one of Alexander the Great's generals, near the modern city of Gaziantep

The President of Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has said the European Union (EU) must do more to end the humanitarian tragedy caused by the ongoing blockade of...

A Dutch activist has been demonstrating alone in Amsterdam for four and a half years to shed the light on Israeli aggression against Palestinians. Simon Froufni holds his demonstrations...

OPEC and its allies announced on Friday cuts in crude output of 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) to balance the global oil market. Members agreed the group will...

Take a look at these adorable little spiny mice! Now an endangered species

Turkish defense minister on Friday renewed Ankara’s demand from the US to cut ties with YPG/PKK organization in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reports. According to a statement from Turkish Defense...

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government has proposed reopening the Houthi-held airport in the capital Sanaa on condition planes are inspected in the airports of Aden or Sayun which are under its...

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Assault on free speech has been a common feature of Israeli governments. This week another example of its efforts to silence critical voices was revealed by the +972 magazine,...

by Abderrahmane Amor and Nazmus Sakib On 5 June 2017, the people of Qatar woke to the news that an air, land and sea blockade had been imposed on...