Gaddafi, Haftar poll run: democratic progress or return to chaos?
Videos on social media of a spectacled man, flaunting a long, grey beard and a traditional brown turban and robes, went viral as they showed Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, signing his candidacy papers for the presidential election scheduled for next month.
Netanyahu appears in court as ex-aide prepares to take stand
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court for the first time in over half a year on Tuesday as a one-time confidant prepared to take the stand against him in a high-profile corruption case.
Saudi Arabia’s prisoners of conscience
Dozens of public figures in Saudi Arabia have been put behind bars since Mohammed bin Salman rose to power. Their arrests are seen as part of a repression on free speech in a country that is leaving no space for critique.
Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank
Saddam Bani Odeh, 26, was shot in Tubus, in the northern Jordan Valley, when soldiers arrived there to arrest a suspect.
Arab-Israeli hospital project raises controversy
Arab-Israeli parties from the opposition and the coalition disagree over a bill designed to establish a new hospital in the city of Sakhnin.
Turkey arrests suspect in connection with Haitian president’s assassination
Turkish authorities have arrested a man considered a suspect of “great interest” in the July assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, Haiti’s Foreign Minister Claude Joseph said late on Monday.
After years of war, Libya’s Benghazi a chaotic urban sprawl
Over a decade of war in Libya the second city Benghazi has mushroomed to twice its size, creating an unplanned and chaotic urban sprawlcreating an unplanned and chaotic urban sprawl.
Yazidi family abandons EU dream, reluctantly returns to Iraq
Khari Hasan Kalo peered out of the window of the repatriation flight as it touched down in northern Iraq. It’s a place he and his family had hoped never to see again after they left for Belarus two months ago, driven by dreams of a new life.
How Tony Blair courted Hamas leader with invite to London
Former British prime minister Tony Blair invited the then-leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, to London for talks aimed at brokering an end to the siege of Gaza.
US senators introduce legislation to block $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia
Three US senators introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to block the Biden administration’s first major arms sale to Saudi Arabia due to Riyadh’s involvement in the war in Yemen.
Fake Facebook accounts boost campaign against US consulate for Palestinians: Report
More than 300 fake Facebook accounts have been found to be amplifying an Israeli politician’s campaign against reopening the US Consulate in Jerusalem, NBC News reported, citing research from the Israeli disinformation organisation FakeReporter.
