“German arrogance” towards Qatar has been called out by one of Berlin’s previous foreign ministers. Sigmar Gabriel, who tweeted his criticism on Saturday, served as foreign minister for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2017 to 2018 during a coali…
Lebanon seizes over 5 mln captagon pills
Lebanese security forces seized over five million captagon pills hidden inside construction material, the interior minister said Tuesday, in the latest bust of the amphetamine-type stimulant. Officers seized “a large quantity of captagon” during a raid…
How Algeria’s independence empowered its diaspora in France
On 5 July, Algeria celebrated its 60 years of Independence from France after a barbarous eight-year war and 132 years of colonisation. Algerians around the world paid tribute, on this day, to those who sacrificed their lives for freedom. In France, the…
Explainer: What’s next for Lebanon after Michel Aoun?
Lebanon is officially without a president as of Tuesday, after parliament failed to elect a successor to former Lebanese President Michel Aoun, whose six-year term ended on 31 October. The 89-year-old president’s departure left Lebanon with a political…
US, UAE announce clean energy partnership worth $100 bn
The United States announced a clean energy partnership on Tuesday with the United Arab Emirates worth $100 billion, the White House said. The Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy (PACE) will aim to develop low-emission energy sources to distribute…
UK Home Secretary denounced for asylum seeker comments
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman faced heavy criticism on Tuesday for describing the arrival of asylum seekers as an invasion, with lawmakers across the political spectrum warning of the risk of using inflammatory language. Her comments came a d…
Palestinian vote deemed crucial as Israeli elections begins
On Tuesday, polling stations opened for 6.78 million Israelis to choose a new government. It is the fifth election in just under four years. Nearly 16% or 1.76 million Israelis have already voted by 10 am local time, the highest percentage since 1981, …
Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art reopens amidst global fanfare
Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art reopened earlier this October, following extensive renovations and an overhaul to the way it displays its collection. After closing in April 2021, the reimagined museum is now ready to receive the influx of visitors expecte…
Israel to snatch swathes of Palestinian land near Nablus
Israel will snatch swathes of Palestinian land near Nablus in the occupied West Bank for the expansion of an illegal Israeli settlement, an activist said. A military order strips three Palestinian villages of around 616 dunams (152 acres) of land so th…
Israel to snatch swathes of Palestinian land near Nablus
Israel will snatch swathes of Palestinian land near Nablus in the occupied West Bank for the expansion of an illegal Israeli settlement, an activist said. A military order strips three Palestinian villages of around 616 dunams (152 acres) of land so th…