Al-Araby

Tunisian journalists have been turned away from several polling stations across the country amid a widely boycotted controversial referendum that if passed, would see one-man rule return to Tunisia. “We are being told by the police that we are not allo…

Somalia’s parliament agreed on Monday to give Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre more time to form a government, a month after his appointment in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. Barre was initially expected to name a cabinet within 30 days of his appo…

Algeria’s foreign minister on Monday called for the Syrian regime to be returned to the Arab League during a visit to Damascus, during a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad. Algeria will host the 2022 Arab League summit in November, and the Assad re…

The Coordination Framework, an umbrella parliamentary bloc including all Iran-backed Shia factions, formally nominated Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani to be the new Iraqi prime minister, Iraqi state mediareported Monday. “Today, the leaders of the Shia framew…

Tory leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, who will become the UK’s next prime minister when elected leader of the right-wing party, are putting “illegal migration” at the centre of their electoral platforms, leading to widespread criticism …

Tunisians voted on Monday on a new constitution promoted by President Kais Saied, which has been criticised for giving his office nearly unchecked powers and threatening to install an autocracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The referendum comes…

Chaos is consuming Sudan’s markets, with the relevant authorities failing to monitor and control prices. Observers say that the policy of price liberalisation and the subsequent withdrawal of the state has led to the current upheaval. As prices of good…

Turkey has not released a man wanted by Haiti over his alleged involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, his lawyer said on Monday, despite a court rejecting his extradition and ruling he should be freed three weeks ago. Moise, a 53-…

Russian police detained Leonid Gozman, an opposition politician, on Monday, his lawyer said, after a criminal case was opened over his alleged failure to inform the authorities swiftly enough about his citizenship of Israel. “At the entrance to the Fru…

Lebanese have praised their country’s basketball team for reiginiting national pride, despite their FIBA Asia Cup run ending in defeat during Sunday’s final. Lining up for their first Asia Cup final since 2007, the odds were stacked against the Lebanes…