Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett branded veteran CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour of telling a “lie” when she pressed him on Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank earlier this week. Amanpour pressed Bennett on a quote by Israeli army …
Britain to reopen embassy in Kyiv next week: Boris Johnson
Britain plans to reopen its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv next week and is looking at reinforcing allies who sent armaments to Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. The British government announced in February, days before Ru…
Bringing Hasna Aït Boulahcen’s real story to reel
Like many films that depict poverty or crime, films about the Paris banlieues more often than not reinforce harmful stereotypes. Filmmakers aren’t necessarily badly intentioned, but they’re unaware of the real-life consequences their stories can have. …
Syria cybercrime law could see critics jailed for 15 years
Syrians could be jailed for up to 15 years for minor criticism of the Assad regime following amendments to existing cybercrime laws. The draconian new changes were announced this week, laying out harsh penalties for vaguely worded offences including on…
Blast tears through Sunni mosque in northern Afghan city Kunduz
A blast tore through a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, causing at least 20 casualties, the commander of Kunduz province said. Qari Badri, the commander of Kunduz province, told Reuters 20 people had been killed…
Syrian opposition body denies Assad regime ‘infiltration’
The opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) earlier this week denied accusations made by a senior official that other members of secretly working for Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Mohieddin Harmoush, the interior minister of the SNC’s self-proclaimed Sy…
India PM in first Kashmir public event since clampdown
India’s prime minister will on Sunday hold his first public event in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir since New Delhi imposed a sweeping security clampdown there more than two years ago. Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has sough…
This World Earth Day, we cannot afford to despair
Climate change – two words that trigger waves of emotions from anger, to frustration, exhaustion, denial, and a loss of hope. Most of all, it brings an overwhelming feeling of helplessness. On World Earth Day, it all feels so much worse. Every single o…
US says Iran must address its concerns for sanctions relief beyond nuclear deal
The United States said on Thursday if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond that of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal \- an apparent reference to removing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards from a US terrorism list – it must address US concerns beyond the pact. “We ar…
Iraq ex-minister’s minor fine in graft case sparks anger
A former Iraqi electricity minister found guilty of wrongfully awarding a multi-million-dollar contract was only handed a minor fine, an anti-fraud body revealed Thursday, sparking a public outcry. Louay al-Khatib was given a one-year suspended sentenc…