Dr. Anthony Fauci, a public health official who became the face of US government efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement. Fauci, the chief medic…
ICC says Libya militia suspect dead, drops case
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed the death of wanted war crimes suspect and Libyan militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli, saying it was dropping the case against him. The decision by the Hague-based tribunal comes more than a year a…
Tunisian union to go on strike, in challenge to Saied
A powerful labour union will go on strike in Tunisia on Thursday to protest against government economic reform plans in a challenge to President Kais Saied as opposition to his one-man rule mounts and a financial crisis looms. The UGTT union has called…
Lebanon extends licensing deadline for gas exploration
Lebanon’s caretaker energy minister on Wednesday extended the licensing deadline for oil and gas companies to explore in the country’s territorial waters until mid-December, to give more firms the chance to bid, state-run news agency reported. The deci…
Israel’s siege of Gaza has caused health catastrophe: report
Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip has caused a health and humanitarian catastrophe, two pro-Palestine NGOs said on the blockade’s 15th anniversary. Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), which is headquartered in the UK, and the Gaza-based Al Mezan Center …
Riyadh critics call Biden visit to Saudi a ‘big mistake’
Human rights advocates and US lawmakers have condemned US President Joe Biden’s plans to visit Saudi Arabia next month, calling the move a “betrayal” and “big mistake” considering Saudi Arabia’s less than glowing human rights record. The White House en…
Bella Hadid posts touching tribute to Palestine on Instagram
Palestinian supermodelBella Hadid posted on her Instagram screengrabs of a film asking Palestinian refugees in Lebanon what they will do when they are able to return to Palestine. Posting a scene from the film titled Children of Shatila, which explored…
Sisi admits filming 2013 protests which led to military coup
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has admitted that he ordered the Egyptian air force to film 2013 protests against his late predecessor, Mohammed Morsi, which were used to justify a military coup led by Sisi. The now-president, a former army general who …
Israel convicts Gaza NGO head despite ‘lack of evidence’
An Israeli court on Wednesday found the former Gaza head of a major US-based NGO guilty of embezzling millions of dollars to Hamas, amid “serious concerns” from the UN Human Rights Office over the trial’s fairness. The UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday…
UN experts alarmed by Iran ‘violent crackdown’ on protests
A group of independent UN rights experts expressed alarm on Wednesday over a “violent crackdown” on teachers and wider civil society in Iran, demanding that those responsible be held to account. The experts, who are appointed by theUnited Nations but d…