Category: 3. Middle East

Egypt’s Public Prosecutor has referred a complaint against political activist Dalia Ziada to the Supreme State Security Prosecution. She is accused of collaborating with Israeli entities and endangering national…

Claudia Mo says she read more than 300 books and brushed up on her French while in prison.

A former Hong Kong lawmaker who was jailed as part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the Chinese territory has described her prison experience as…

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) yesterday claimed responsibility for two attacks in northern Iraq that targeted five Kurdish security personnel earlier this week.

On Monday and Tuesday two attacks targeted…

Freedom Flotilla Coalition demands Israel answer to violations of international law, including blockade and ‘bombing of our civilian vessel’.

A ship carrying aid to Gaza in a bid to break Israel’s blockade has been hit by drones in…

Iran yesterday accused the United States of “contradictory behaviour and provocative statements” after Washington warned Tehran of consequences for backing Yemen’s Houthis and imposed new oil-related sanctions…

Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied protested on the streets of Tunis yesterday, accusing him of using the judiciary and police to suppress critics, while his supporters held a counter-rally, Reuters reports.

The United Kingdom is reportedly in talks with France and Saudi Arabia over recognition of a Palestinian state this summer, amid Israel’s ongoing genocidal offensive on the Gaza Strip and the regional expansion of…