Egypt’s parliament has approved a new formation of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), appointing veteran diplomat ...

Egypt’s parliament has approved a new formation of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), appointing Ambassador Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin as chair of the council.

Choice of anti-western candidate would give signal that senior figures will not seek accommodation with US ...

Tehran has for years projected power by proxy across the Middle East, sponsoring terrorist groups like Hamas in Gaza, ...

Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including one about his globe-trotting cat.

The rivalry between JS Kabylie and Al Ahly stands as one of the most memorable in African football. These two giants have clashed seven (7) times in continental competitions, with the Canaries holding ...

An RAF base in Cyprus has been hit by a suspected drone strike, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed. “Our Armed Forces ...

A new round of negotiations between Iran and the US has once again divided opinion inside the country. Before last year’s 12-day war with Israel, opponents of talks were more vocal. Now, against the ...

Noted author Jason Burke delves into the personalities, tragic events, incidents, and political/religious fervor of the decade that spawned modern terrorism.

Egypt’s House of Representatives has approved a new formation of the National Council for Human Rights, appointing veteran diplomat Ahmed Ehab as chair.

Under the Taliban's new penal code, women have less legal protection than animals. What's happening in Afghanistan has a name ...

Yinon described the Muslim Arab states as a “temporary house of cards put together by foreigners”, in a region arbitrarily sliced up by imperial powers. He concluded that Israel should bring about ...