US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday promised strong support for Israel as the ally heads to its fifth election in less than four years. In a telephone call to Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who will become caretaker prime minister in an unwie…
Israeli settler killed 27-year-old Palestinian: officials
A Palestinian was stabbed to death on Tuesday by an Israeli settler in Salfit, a city in the occupied West Bank, said the Palestinian ministry of health. Ali Harb, a 27-year-old from the village of Iskaka, was “stabbed directly in the heart by a settle…
Three arrested over murder of popular Indian rapper
Indian police have arrested three men accused of murdering hip-hop star Sidhu Moose Wala, seizing a cache of weaponry including a grenade launcher from the suspects. Moose Wala – also known by his birth name Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu – was shot dead in his…
Extremists storm India-backed yoga event in the Maldives
Muslim extremists stormed an India-backed public yoga session in the Maldives on Tuesday, with police in the South Asian tourist paradise firing tear gas to clear the mob. Dozens of people waving white flags emblazoned with religious slogans chased out…
Turkey to host Ukraine grain talks next week: report
Turkey next week will host Russian, Ukrainian and UN officials for talks aimed at resuming stalled grain exports across the Black Sea, local media reported Tuesday. The meeting in Istanbul would be preceded by a visit to Moscow by a Turkish defence del…
Turkey violated rights of Syrian refugee by expelling him
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had unlawfully repatriated a Syrian refugee after forcing him to sign a document that said he was returning voluntarily. The Strasbourg-based court ordered Turkey to pay around 12,2…
UK’s Liz Truss to raise Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s case with Egypt
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday said she was seeking a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart to secure the release of a jailed activist who has been on hunger strike since April. Alaa Abdel-Fattah \- a key figure in the 2011 revolt that helpe…
This Arab is Queer: Unheld Conversations
In the diaspora, unheld conversations about sexuality are tangled up with other forms of unutterable discourse about identity. I’m one of those diasporic Arabs who enjoys a special kind of privilege from the benefits of these overlapping silences, some…
Egyptian, Saudi firms sign deals as MbS visits Cairo
Saudi and Egyptian companies signed agreements worth a total of $7.7 billion during a visit to Cairo by the Saudi crown prince, state media in both countries said. The deals were related to “infrastructure, logistical services, port management, agri-fo…
Iraq arrests six in countrywide antiquity smuggling bust
Iraq has thwarted alleged attempts to smuggle antiquities and rare manuscripts in three provinces, including Baghdad, with six arrests made, security services announced on Monday. Iraq has seen tens of thousands of artefacts looted during decades of wa…