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Lawyers are calling on British authorities to launch an investigation into the UAE for its detention of Egyptian poet Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi.
Boys check a fire that broke out in a destroyed house in a war-torn neighborhood in Omdurman on November 2, 2024. (Photo by AMAURY FALT-BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
The brutal, two-year war has killed tens of thousands of people, with no record of an actual death toll as heavy fighting continues.
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Palestinian-American singer Lina Makhoul has been barred from performing in city-sponsered events by the mayor of Haifa.
People gather near the wreckage of containers after the explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by RAHIM/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
While Iranian authorities so far appear to be treating the blast as an accident, it also comes against the backdrop of years of shadow war with Israel
Children Greeting Gamal Abdel Nasser
A rare audio recording of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Muammar Gaddafi discussing the Palestinian cause and Arab divisions has gone viral this week.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a declaration outlining the main provisions of the interim constitution in a ceremony held at the People's Palace in the capital Damascus, Syria on March 13, 2025.
Rival Kurdish factions in north east Syria attended a conference in the city of Qamishli on Saturday to agree on a common vision for Kurds in the country.
Farmers work to prepare soil for planting near their temporary tent in Gaza, an effort to sustain their livelihoods, 20 November 2024. [Getty]
Gaza's livestock sector has also been severely affected, with nearly 2,500 chicken farms destroyed and over 36 million chickens killed.
Ahmed Tantawi has been sentenced to one-year in prison with labour in what many believe is a punishment for his criticisms of Sisi
Ahmed Tantawi is due to be freed late next month after serving a one-year prison sentence on charges of inciting terrorism and inciting a public gathering.
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The tomb of former Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad in Qardaha has reportedly been exhumed, and his remains have been moved to an unknown location.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media during the signing ceremony for his book "The Power of Negotiation" at the Muscat International Book fair
Iran and the US have met for a third round of talks on the nuclear programme in Oman over the weekend.