Britain’s interior minister Priti Patel suggested in an interview published on Saturday that a European court’s intervention to stop a deportation flight to Rwanda was politically motivated. “You’ve got to look at the motivation,” she told the Daily Te…
Tunisian judges extend strike for a third week over sackings
Tunisian judges decided on Saturday to extend their national strike for a third week in protest against a decision by President Kais Saied to sack dozens of them, two judges said. Saied dismissed 57 judges on 1 June, accusing them of corruption and pro…
Russia putting world at risk of famine, warns EU
Russia is putting the world at risk of famine through its blockade of Ukraine’s shipments of grains and restrictions on its own exports, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday. The threat to food security and a “battle of narrative” with R…
Tunisians protest against constitution referendum
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tunis on Saturday in opposition to a referendum on a new constitution called by President Kais Saied that would cement his hold on power. The protest led by Abir Moussi, leader of the Free Constitutional P…
Amnesty urges Israel to release ‘mentally ill’ Ahmad Manasra
Amnesty International has urged Israel to ‘immediately’ release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian man who was arrested seven years ago as a child. He has reportedly developed serious mental problems since his arrest as a 13-year-old. Manasra was…
UK’s Johnson confident of legality of Rwanda migrant plan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he was confident of the legality of his government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda after the first flight was blocked at the last minute by the European human rights court. The court is…
Iran fighter jet crashes, injuring two crew: reports
An F-14 fighterjet crashed on Saturday while on a mission in central Iran, causing injuries to its two crew members, media in the Islamic republic reported. “The fighter jet suffered a technical fault… and the pilot and co-pilot landed with parachute…
Tunisia military court upholds jail term for Saied critic
A Tunisian military court upheld a one-year prison sentence on Friday against a prominent critic of President Kais Saied convicted of “attacking the dignity of the army”, his lawyer told AFP. The Tunis Military Court of Appeal also banned Seifeddine Ma…
Lebanon elections: The enemy of the people remains
When the only vocation of a ruling class concerned with reproducing itself at any cost becomes the perpetual waging of an economic war on its people, even at the risk of annihilating the very fabric of society, it will be incumbent on those who oppose …
Four Moroccan women accuse French tycoon of sexual harassment
Four women have pressed charges in Morocco against French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier, currently under arrest in Paris on charges of raping a minor, a rights group said on Friday. Bouthier is accused of various acts of “people trafficking, sexual…