Al-Araby

Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction gained international attention when featured on the hit-podcast series “Serial”, walked out of prison on Monday – 23 years after he was charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend. The 41-year-old was found guilty of ki…

An Iranian lawmaker made a rare stand on Tuesday to criticise the Islamic Republic’s controversial ‘morality police’ following protests over the death of a young woman they had arrested, local media reported. Public anger has grown since authorities on…

Tunisia’s anti-terrorism police detained for one day Ali Laarayedh, a former prime minister and senior official in the Islamist opposition Ennahda party, after an investigation into suspicions of sending jihadists to Syria, lawyers said on Tuesday. In …

Uyghur activists started a hunger strike outside the White House on Monday demanding the US hold Beijing accountable for the persecution of Uyghur communities. Photos posted by the Uyghur American Association showed activists waving the flag of East Tu…

For 28 years, Ampere Cinema in Tripoli, north Lebanon, has been left to the ravages of time. This weekend, the cinema reopened its doors as a community cultural space, restored by Tiro Association for Arts (TAA) and inaugurated with a theatre festival….

The Israeli army on Tuesday attacked farmers and shepherds in the Hamas-run coastal enclave, according to Palestinian security forces. Speaking to The New Arab, the sources said that the Israeli soldiers stationed in the eastern parts of the cities of …

A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday, leaving at least one person dead and sparking panic hundreds of kilometers away in Mexico City on the anniversary of two devastating tremors. The quake — magnitude 7.7 according to the national se…

Fresh protests broke out Monday in Iran over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the “morality police” that enforces a strict dress code, local media reported. Demonstrations were held in the capital Tehran, including several of its uni…

The Kremlin on Monday denied its forces were responsible for large-scale killings in east Ukraine and accused Kyiv of fabricating its discoveries of mass graves in recaptured territory. In the latest incident spurring fears of an atomic emergency, Ukra…

Israel on Monday has appointed a new ambassador to Turkey — the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries following more than a decade-long rift. Irit Lillian, a senior diplomat who has been in charge of the Israeli Embassy in Ankara f…