Middle East
Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia announce plans to reform security agencies
US Senate blamed Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi as pressure mounts on Saudi A..
Trump’s ‘defeat’ of Islamic State in Syria prompts mixed feelings online
A member of the Syrian pro-government forces holds an Islamic State (IS) group flag after they enter..
Airbnb and Israel: U-turn on settlements listings would be worse than staying silent
By depressingly low standards, Airbnbs initial decision to cease operations in illegal West Bank set..
Sudan’s anti-austerity protests grow as ruling party’s offices set on fire
Sudanese protesters have set fire to ruling party offices in several cities (Twitter) Sudanese prot..
Egyptian court acquits 40 NGO workers in case that outraged Americans
Egypt's military government forcibly shut down foreign NGOs including groups linked to America&..
Death of Iranian activist in prison must be investigated, HRW says
Nasiri had begun a hunger strike in September and later asked to be transferred out of a ward that i..
Morocco: Terrorist with ties to Scandinavian hiker slaying arrested
Moroccan authorities arrested three people on Thursday, bringing to four the number of suspects in t..
France to maintain participation in Syria, UK says ISIS remains a threat
Britain has insisted “much remains to be done” in fighting the ISIS group in Syria, amid reports Thu..
Albania expels two Iranian diplomats for harming national security
Albania has expelled Irans ambassador and another diplomat for “damaging its national security”, the..
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish fighters will be ‘buried in ditches’
Turkey's defence minister reportedly said that Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates in Syria..