Category: 3. Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman launched a new company to develop and manage artificial intelligence technologies in Saudi Arabia today, a top priority of its economic diversification drive, Reuters reports.

Israel has asked the International Criminal Court to dismiss its arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant while ICC judges reconsider complex jurisdictional questions.

In a 14-page document…

Tidjane Thiam’s campaign has been halted as presidential candidates are not allowed to hold dual citizenship.

Ivory Coast’s main opposition leader has said he is resigning as party leader but would still lead the fight to win the election,…

United States President Donald Trump descends on Tuesday on the Middle East for a regional tour that will begin in Saudi Arabia and include stops in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. It is a business trip in every sense of the term, involving…

The latest attacks come as the African Union rejects any ‘interference’ in the civil war, which has killed more than 20,000 people.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed seven people in…

Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers.

Former members of the United Kingdom’s special forces have described alleged war crimes committed by British soldiers in…

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, 21, was released from Gaza captivity Monday evening after 584 days, in a deal negotiated between the Trump administration and Hamas. 

Alexander, the only Israeli-American hostage known to be still alive,…

Ousmane Dembele was named best player in the French league, while Luis Enrique won best coach, at the French Football Awards ceremony organised by the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) in Paris…

Pope Leo XIV urged the release of imprisoned journalists across the world, saying their work is essential in defending “dignity, justice, and the right of people to be informed.” He also affirmed the “gift” of free speech and free…