Libya is losing tens of millions of dollars a day from the shutdown of its oil facilities, while global prices are at their highest in years, the country’s oil minister told AFP. Oil is the lifeblood of the North African country trying to move past a d…
A spark of light in the dark
This week on The New Arab Voice, we examine the recent developments in the war in Yemen. On 19 April, Yemen’s new leaders took a ceremonial oath of office under tight security, completing a major shake-up aimed at ending seven years of war with the Ira…
Mo Salah’s prayers cited in US Christian coach’s court case
Egypt and Liverpool star Mohammed Salah has been named this week in a US Supreme Court case involving a Christian high school American football coach who lost his job for praying on the field after matches. Joe Kennedy, a former assistant high school f…
Tens of thousands perform last prayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa
Tens of thousands of Palestinians performed the last Friday prayers of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, despite a heavy Israeli security presence and a raid on the mosque earlier in the day which left dozens injured. Activists …
23.5 million tickets sought in latest Qatar World Cup sale
FIFA said Friday that 23.5 million World Cup tickets were requested in the latest round of sales for the tournament that starts in Qatar in less than seven months. Applications from Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and t…
Liverpool, Egypt star Mo Salah wins Footballer of the Year
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted footballer of the year by sportswriters in England, while Chelsea’s Australian striker Sam Kerr won the women’s award. Salah took 48 percent of the vote for the Football Writers’ Association award, ahead o…
Tunisian president to visit Russia amid US criticism
Tunisian President Kais Saied is due to visit Russia soon as a female Tunisian astronaut prepares to journey to the International Space Station on the Russian space shuttle Soyuz. The Tunisian leader’s forthcoming visit to Moscow, which will take place…
Iran arrests outlawed Marxist Kurdish group members: media
Iranian intelligence forces arrested members of an outlawed leftist Kurdish group in the northwestern province of Kurdistan, local media reported on Friday. “The core of the Komalah communist terrorist group was identified and its members detained,” ge…
Evidence ‘shows Saudi govt operative with 9/11 hijackers’
Alleged new evidence from the UK’s Metropolitan Police purports to show a Saudi government operative with hijackers implicated in the 9/11 attacks on the United States, according to a report published by America’s CBS News. The materials have reportedl…
Five UAE military jets land in Israel over two weeks: report
Five Emirati air force planes have landed in Israel in the space of just two weeks, Israeli media reported on Thursday, as the UAE looks to enhance its defences against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. An Emirati air force cargo plane landed at Israel’s Net…