Al-Araby

A spectator threw a banana at Brazilian forward Richarlison as he celebrated scoring a goal against Tunisia in front of Tunisian fans in their 5-1 win over the north African country. Richarlison, who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier L…

Saudi authorities announced that they seized 765,000 amphetamine pills that were being smuggled in watermelons during a raid in Riyadh. The narcotics were in the possession of five people, including three Arab residents and two Saudi citizens, the offi…

Russia’s draft to reinforce its army in Ukraine is disproportionately affecting those living in poor and ethnic minority regions of the vast country, according to rights groups and media outlets. People living in villages and towns in the Russian Far E…

Iranian authorities arrested a former president’s daughter on Tuesday for allegedly “inciting rioters”, according to a semi-official media outlet. The late Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s 59-year-old daughter Faezeh Hashemi “has been arrested in the east of…

Pope Francis will visit predominantly Muslim Bahrain November 3-6 to attend an international conference, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. The Vatican said the pope would visit the Gulf island country off the Arabian peninsula to take part in the Bah…

Two Iranian sisters’ Persian version of the famous Italian folk and resistance song “Bella Ciao” has gone viral on social media, as anti-government protests sweep through Iran. Samin and Behin Bolouri shared a black and white video of them singing the …

Israeli police continue to restrict access to the Al-Aqsa compound for Palestinians in Jerusalem, as Israeli settler groups stormed the sanctuary on Wednesday for the third day in a row. Restrictions include limiting entry into Jerusalem’s old city to …

Greece has reportedly deployed its whole fleet to the Aegean Sea as tensions with Turkey build, according to multiple news outlets and social media commentators. The Greek navy has mobilised whole or parts of its fleet to participate in exercises with …

Lebanon plans to slash its official exchange rate from the end of October, replacing the 1,507 per dollar rate adopted 25 years ago with a rate of 15,000 in a step towards unifying numerous exchange rates, the finance minister told Reuters. The pound h…

The Kurdish-led administration of northeast Syria hassaid two of its officials were killed in Turkish airstrikes near the city of Qamishli on Tuesday. A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle the officials were travelling in while at a junction in the Deir J…