Category: 3. Middle East

The Mauritanian government has denied any connection to the recent visit of Mohamed Al-Mukhtar, the political and legal adviser to the commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), to the country, according to 

Ukraine’s parliament is expected to ratify a controversial minerals deal with the United States in a decisive step towards securing the latter’s long-term commitment to the war-battered country amid stalled efforts to strike a Ukraine-Russia…

Clashes have erupted in Jaramana and Ashrafiyat Sahnaya on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, this week.

The violence, which initially involved local armed men from the Druze religious minority and unknown gunmen from other towns, has…

As extreme weather events become the new normal, informal workers across South Asia are bearing the growing brunt of intersecting crises. Labour rights violations and poor social protections are worsening under the climate crisis. In India, amid…

As wildfires continue to rage for a second day around Jerusalem, 20 Israeli environmental organizations on Thursday urged the government to act swiftly, blaming climate change and state inaction for the crisis.

The fires broke out early Wednesday…

Charles Ong’ondo Were had complained his life was in danger before attack, local reports say

The fatal shooting of an opposition MP in Kenya appears to have been a targeted killing, police have said.

Charles Ong’ondo Were was shot dead on…

Syrian Information Minister Hamza Al-Mustafa said yesterday that “Israel is trying to exploit sectarian divisions to gain a foothold in Syria as part of its ongoing plans,” warning that some parties are…

Patrick Arbuthnot was browsing his emails on what seemed like a normal workday in his lab in Johannesburg when he saw a strange notification pop up.

“Stop Work,” it read.

Arbuthnot does not remember exactly what else the United States…