A man in Saudi Arabia was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly harassed and made racially offensive remarks toward the Korean music group ATEEZ. The K-pop band was in the capital Riyadh over the weekend to perform at Saudi Arabia’s first-ever KCON fes…
Yemen: Houthis resume attacks on government after truce ends
Yemen’s Houthi rebels resumed attacks on government forces just hours after the end of a six-month UN-mediated truce between the country’s warring parties. The Iran-backed Houthis launched attacks in a number of governorates in an attempt to secure bat…
Egypt warns UK against ‘backtracking’ from climate agenda
The Egyptian government, which will host the COP27 climate summit in November, has “warned” the UK against “backtracking from the global climate agenda”, according to The Guardian. The news follows reports that King Charles III decided he will not atte…
Saudi Arabia to host 2029 Asian Winter Games in NEOM
Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Winter Games in 2029 in mountains near the $500 billion futuristic city project Neom. The Olympic Council of Asia on Tuesday picked the Saudi candidacy that centres on Trojena that is planned to be a year-round ski reso…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian school in the West Bank
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian school in the town of Hawarah, south of Nablus on Tuesday, hours after another settler mob clashed with Palestinian inhabitants in the town’s streets. “Around 8:20 in the morning, Israeli settlers broke…
India’s grave violations in Kashmir seep into social media
“I was trying to make a film that spoke for Kashmiris silenced by the Indian Government, but instead, the Indian government silenced my voice and ordered YouTube to block my film for viewers in India,” begins Sandeep Ravindranath, a documentary filmmak…
Palestine PM concerned over UK embassy relocation
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh voiced concern on Monday at Britain’s decision to review the location of its embassy in Israel, fearing it could be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. British Prime Minister Liz Truss has said she is reviewin…
Mahsa Amini: Biden vows to impose ‘further costs’ on Iran
TheUnited States this week will impose further costs on Iranian officials responsible for violence against demonstrators who protested against Iran’s government after the death of Mahsa Amini, President Joe Biden said on Monday. Amini, a 22-year-old fr…
Pakistan court drops contempt of court case against Khan
A Pakistani court on Monday accepted an apology tendered by former prime minister Imran Khan and dropped a contempt of court case against him, his defence lawyer said, a ruling that ease the threat to him of disqualification from politics. The Islamaba…
Turkey-Libya preliminary deal prompts Greece, Egypt rebuke
Libya’s Tripoli government signed a preliminary deal on energy exploration on Monday, prompting Greece and Egypt to say they would oppose any activity in disputed areas of the eastern Mediterranean. Libya’s eastern-based parliament, which backs an alte…