The Iraqi Council of Representatives on Wednesday held the first reading of a draft law banning the normalisation of ties with Israel. The bill, which threatens the death penalty or life imprisonment for calling for normalisation, aims to stamp out fut…
Spain, Morocco agree to re-open enclave land borders
Rabat and Madrid have agreed to reopen Morocco’s land borders with two Spanish enclaves, Spain’s foreign minister said Wednesday. The two countries have “reached a definitive deal for the reopening of the land borders with Ceuta and Melilla in the comi…
Ahly appeal Morocco’s hosting of CAF Champions League final
Egyptian club Al Ahly want the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn a decision giving Morocco hosting rights to the 2022 CAF Champions League final. The Cairo outfit confirmed on Tuesday in a press release that they had approached the world…
Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh a ‘feature of Zionist system’
Celebrated journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Wednesday became the latest Palestinian media worker to be killed by Israeli forces in what human rights defenders have said is part and parcel of Tel Aviv’s systematic oppression of Palestinians. Abu Akleh wa…
Tunisia opposition groups call for protests against Saied
Tunisian opposition activists are calling for rallies against President Kais Saied, on Sunday in the capital Tunis, reported Arabi 21. The “Citizens Against the Coup” and the newly-established “National Salvation Front” groups are planning to stage the…
France opens torture case against Interpol’s Emirati head
French authorities have opened a case against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the UAE over accusations of torture and arbitrary detention by two Britons who were detained in the country, a source close to the inquiry told AFP on Wednesday. …
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Abu Akleh rescuers
Israeli forces fired at Palestinians trying desperately to rescue Shireen Abu Akleh after the veteran journalist was shot in the head in the occupied West Bank, according to footage from the scene. A graphic video posted to Instagram showed Abu Akleh, …
Egypt: Outrage as Israeli tourists wave flag at Sinai party
Egyptian activists have expressed outrage at Israeli tourists brandishing the Israeli flag during a music festival in Sinai, reported Al Jazeera Mubasher. The tourists were seen singing and dancing on a beach when some brought out the flag and started …
What’s at stake in Lebanon’s elections?
On 17 October 2019, millions of Lebanese took to the streets to demand an end to the corrupt governance they had endured for decades. This was Lebanon’s thawra, or revolution, which unbeknownst to anyone at the time would set off a cataclysmic series o…
Russian ship with Ukraine grain reaches Syria
Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show that a Russian ship believed to be carrying stolen Ukrainian grain has docked in Syria. The photo taken Tuesday by Planet Labs PBC showed the Russian-flagged Matros Pozynich at dockside in Latakia,…