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Russia said on Wednesday it has offered “safe passage” for Ukraine grain shipments from the country’s Black Sea ports, but is not responsible for establishing the corridors, as Turkey suggested that ships could be guided around sea mines. Ukrainian gra…

Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s sister spoke on Tuesday of her pain and confusion at UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s response to her brother’s imprisonment. Egyptian-British dissident Abdel-Fattah’s sister Sanaa Seif addressed a press conference in the British pa…

Outrage ensued in Iraq following the circulation of videos online showing security forces assaulting a number of women inside a Sulaimiyah court, in the country’s Kurdistan region. The video clips, which were shared by Twitter users on Monday and Tuesd…

Renowned Egyptian actress and dancer Fifi Abdo says she constantly cleanses herself of negative energy and entities after being affected by black magic multiple times throughout her life. Speaking to Al-Fan magazine, the 69-year-old icon who boasts 8 m…

The 18 round of Astana peace process talks on Syria began on Wednesday morning in the Kazakh capital Nursultan, formerly known as Astana, as the head of the Russian delegation said that the Swiss city of Geneva was no longer an appropriate venue for ta…

Taiwan on Wednesday demanded organisers of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar change an official fan identification card which labels its citizens as Chinese. The “Hayya” fan ID card acts as a visa to enter the country and a pass to access stadiums. But neith…

Protests have been erupting in many Indian cities to condemn the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims, in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group. On Sunday, aut…

Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organisation, on Tuesday, condemned the ongoing 15-year Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip. In a press statement sent to The New Arab, HRW said the Israeli blockade destroyed the economy in Gaza…

Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar University has launched an initiative calling on engaged couples to save money by having modest weddings, dowries and cancelling their honeymoons. Al-Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy announced an initiative to combat extort…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed attention to energy security and the key role of oil and natural gas in today’s interconnected global economy. But how well do we understand the different ways in which being a petrostate such as Russia …