Middle East

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, particularly involving Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon, has escalated into a severe humanitarian crisis, marked by unprecedented levels of casualties and destruction. This conflict, rooted in longstanding…

On Monday, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainee Affairs, a Palestinian prisoner rights organisation, and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club issued statements alleging that Israeli prison staff had brutally assaulted Marwan Barghouti, a…

A top Hamas official has stated that the organization is "open to any deal or ideas" from mediators to end the war in Gaza, but that these must entail a complete Israeli military pullout from Palestinian land. In a televised speech on…

BEIRUT - Hezbollah, the Lebanese armed group, chose Naim Qassem as its new leader on Tuesday, but Israel declared his stay would be "temporary," an apparent threat after killing his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut more than a month…

Israel's recent strikes on Iran did not affect any oil extraction facilities, which reduced the political risk premium associated with the Middle East. As a result, crude oil prices have dropped precipitously, the biggest single-day loss in…

Qatar's Doha : Yesterday marked the start of the first-ever debate on "Business and Human Rights in the Arab Region" with the theme "Charting the Course for Responsible Business Practices in the Arab Region." The purpose of the two-day…

The United Nations organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which was established by the UN General Assembly 75 years ago to assist Palestinians who were uprooted by Israel in 1948, is prohibited under Israeli legislation. A strong…

On Monday, the UN head cautioned that Israel's suspension on the agency that handles Palestinian refugees might have "devastating consequences." In a move that is anticipated to significantly limit the crucial organization's ability to…

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports, including reexports, rose by 7.5 percent in August, reaching SR27.52 billion ($7.33 billion) compared to the same month last year, official data showed. According to the General Authority for Statistics,…

APIA, Samoa: The Commonwealth’s 56 members agreed the “time has come” for talks about the legacy of the “abhorrent” transatlantic slave trade Saturday, in a landmark summit declaration that raised the prospect of future reparations.…