After 43-year-old of hiatus, Spain and Morocco finally relaunched the tunnel project linking the two sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. Last week, the Moroccan parliament appointed Abdel Kabir Zahoud as Director General of the National Company for Studi…
Jordan warns Israel against changing Al-Aqsa status quo
Jordanian officials have warned the incoming Israeli government not to change the status quo around the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, according to Israeli media. Israel went to the polls this month with former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his…
Gigi Hadid quits ‘cesspit’ Twitter after Elon Musk takeover
Palestinian-American model Gigi Hadid has quit Twitter, after Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, bought the social media platform. Hadid is one of the many Twitter users concerned by Musk’s plans for Twitter, with fears that his “hands off” approach t…
Elon Musk recommends voting for Republicans in US elections
Twitter Inc owner Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, on Monday recommended that voters pick Republican candidates for the US Congress in Tuesday’s midterm election. “To independent-minded voters: Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both partie…
Qatar World Cup and the weaponisation of human rights
“Since we have been honoured with hosting the World Cup, Qatar has been a target of an unprecedented campaign that no other host country has faced,” the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, said in a speech before the country’s Shura Council…
US ‘scrambled jets’ in response to Iran threat: report
The US scrambled its jets in response to an alleged imminent Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia last week, according to The Washington Post. On 1 November, The Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia had shared intelligence with Washington warning o…
What to watch in the high-stakes 2022 midterm elections
After months of primaries, campaign events and fundraising pleas, the midterm elections that will determine the balance of power in Washington and state capitals are finally here. Republicans are predicting a massive red wave as anxious Democrats defen…
Syria journalist among nine killed in new Daraa fighting
A Syrian journalist was among nine people killed in the southwest province of Daraa on Saturday after the media worker was targeted by a suspected Islamic State (IS) group sniper. Horan Free League media group spokesperson Ayman Abu Mahmoud said local …
UK PM Sunak congratulates Netanyahu on return to power
Britain on Monday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his return to power in Israel, although it is also urging moderation from his hard-right partners. “On behalf of the UK, I would like to congratulate @netanyahu on his victory in the Israeli electio…
Children in ‘open air prison’ at Syria’s Al-Hol camp: MSF
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday deplored the fate of thousands of children living in “a giant open air prison” at Syria’s notorious Al-Hol camp. Al-Hol is the largest camp for displaced people who fled after Kurdish-led forces backed by a US-le…