Family members of several US nationals who are being held in Saudi Arabia and Egypt were not invited to attend a recent call with Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, in a move that was called “infuriating and discriminatory” by… Read More »Anger as families of US detainees in Middle East left off Blinken call
The family of a British national jailed in Egypt and the British wife of an Egyptian rights defender under a travel ban are demanding that Liz Truss do more to pressure her Egyptian counterpart when they meet this week. The… Read More »Family of activist jailed in Egypt urge Liz Truss to pressure counterpart
US investigators believe Israeli army gunfire probably killed the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, although a forensic analysis of the bullet was inconclusive. A statement released by the State Department spokesperson Ned Price said “detailed forensic analysis, independent, third-party examiners… Read More »Shireen Abu Aqleh: Israeli gunfire probably killed journalist, say US investigators
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed for calm as street demonstrations spread across Libya in protest over power cuts and the failure to hold national elections. Talks between the Libyan factions in Geneva convened by the UN special… Read More »UN secretary general urges calm in Libya as protests spread
A US judge has asked the Biden administration to weigh in on whether Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, should be granted sovereign immunity in a civil case brought against him in the US by Hatice Cengiz,… Read More »Judge puts Biden on the spot over immunity for Saudi crown prince
Israel has said it will conduct forensic tests on the bullet that killed the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, a day after Palestinian officials handed over the evidence to a US security coordinator for examination on what they said was… Read More »Fresh row as Israel to conduct forensic tests on bullet that killed Shireen Abu Aqleh
Protesters have stormed Libya’s parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk and set parts of it ablaze, venting their anger at deteriorating living conditions and months of political deadlock. Black smoke billowed as men burned tyres and torched cars during… Read More »Libyan protesters set fire to parliament building in Tobruk
At least five people were killed by a magnitude-6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit by two later strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude. “Five people have died in the… Read More »Iran earthquakes: at last five killed and village flattened, state media says
Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity, an international rights group has said. In its report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for donor… Read More »Palestinian Authority routinely tortures detainees, says rights group
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has raised the case of jailed engineer Robert Pether with the Iraqi leader, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, as the Australian’s family warns he has become “gravely ill” and is rapidly deteriorating in his Baghdadi jail cell. Pether… Read More »Anthony Albanese raises case of jailed Australian engineer Robert Pether with Iraqi PM