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The United States and its nuclear allies rebuked Russia on Monday for “irresponsible and dangerous” talk about possibly deploying nuclear weapons as a review of the keystone nuclear treaty opened at the United Nations. “Following Russia’s unprovoked an…

Algerian and Palestinian officials will meet in Algiers ahead of the Arab summit, announced Algerian President Abd El Majid Tebboune on Sunday. During an interview broadcast on national television, Tebboune spoke about Algeria’s ambitions to end the ri…

The British weekly newspaper, The Economist, has come under fire for a ‘racist’ depiction of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a recently published article on the de facto Saudi leader. The illustration, which was published alongside the articl…

Shia Muslim political and paramilitary groups are escalating a tense political standoff which many Iraqis worry could lead to new conflict in the country. Iraq’s longest post-election political deadlock has given way to demonstrations on both sides of …

Iraq’s political crisis could enter a new phase of inter-Shia escalation as rival protests have been called in the capital Baghdad with security forces placed on maximum alert as Iran-backed Shia groups called for a wide demonstration against the sit-i…

Palestinian schools in occupied East Jerusalem learned of an Israeli decision to cancel their operating licenses “through the news”, the schools’ attorneys told The New Arab on Monday, and are still waiting for clarification from authorities. The five …

A Jordanian taekwondo athlete has refused to face an Israeli opponent, local media reported, part of a growing anti-normalisation boycott by Arab sports stars. Miassar al-Dahamsha, 13, was part of Jordan’s junior team and withdrew from a bronze medal b…

US-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad has fled her New York home after a man was arrested nearby armed with an assault rifle. Alinejad posted a video on Twitter that shows a man outside her front door. She claimed the man was “armed” and attempted…

It’s not just a failure on the part of the police in Arab states, it’s also a huge failure on the part of legislation – or a lack of it. Most Arab states do not recognise the term “femicide” or consider misogyny a hate crime. Penal codes are greatly la…

At least five people were killed and 50 injured late on Sunday when a fire broke out in a truck transporting diesel fuel to a town in southern Libya, medical and security sources told Reuters. Pictures posted on the internet by local residents showed a…