Lebanon plans to build two new grain silos to fight its its worsening food security crisis, the country’s caretaker economy minister told TheAssociated Press on Wednesday. Amin Salam said that several countries and international organizations have expr…
Saudi arrests Egypt’s Tala Safwan for online ‘immorality’
An Egyptian social media star has been detained in Saudi Arabia under accusations of being immoral and sexually suggestive online. Tala Safwan – who creates content on TikTok and YouTube – allegedly appeared in a recent TikTok live broadcast, which has…
Shakira wants day in Spanish court, rejects plea deal
Lebanese-Colombian superstar Shakira rejected a plea deal on Spanish tax fraud charges and wants to prove her innocence in court, her lawyers said Wednesday. Prosecutors accuse the 45-year-old “Hips don’t Lie” songstress of defrauding the Spanish tax o…
Morocco’s former PM shares homophobic monkeypox theory
Morocco’s former prime minister Saad Eddin El Othmani is under fire for sharing a homophobic theory regarding monkeypox, as the virus spreads rapidly worldwide. “The vast majority of modern monkeypox cases are sexually transmitted, and the vast majorit…
Israel approves 1,446 settlement units in Jerusalem
The Israeli “Jerusalem District Planning Committee” approved the building of 1,446 new settlement units southeast of Jerusalem on Tuesday, which the committee had been discussing previously. The plan extends control over the lands of the Palestinian to…
Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Israeli PM in Amman
Jordan’s King Abdullah on Wednesday told Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Amman that Palestinians should be part of US-sponsored regional economic projects to underpin stability in the Middle East. He told Lapid, in their first meeting after US Pre…
Tunisia opposition vow to fight results of constitution poll
Major Tunisian political parties and organisations have rejected the results of a referendum on a controversial new constitution giving broad powers to President Kais Saied, with the global human rights organisation Amnesty International also condemnin…
Iran says probing claimed Pakistani airline near-miss
Iran is investigating a claim of a near-miss in its airspace between two Pakistani passenger jets due to human error by air traffic controllers, state media said on Wednesday. The report comes a day afterPakistan International Airlines said two of its …
Turkish consulate in Iraq’s Mosul targeted in rocket strike
The Turkish consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was targeted by rocket fire on Wednesday, a security source has told The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site. Four rockets were fired towards the consulate in Mosul’s Al-Hadba neighbourhood a…
Two Egyptian jailed activists allegedly violated in prison
A number of Egyptian human rights groups jointly denounced on Tuesday violations reportedly committed, including physical assault and medical negligence, against two jailed activists earlier this month. In a leaked note written on 19 July, prominent ac…