Taliban issues face-covering law in latest curtailment of Afghan women’s rights

The decision comes despite the absence of strict requirements in Islamic law and has reportedly become a point of discord among Taliban leadership

Taliban officials pledge to ‘protect the religious rights’ of women

Human rights groups have voiced concerns about gender-based discrimination amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

Saudi court sentences 10 former judges on charges of ‘high treason’

High treason in Saudi Arabia constitutes the death penalty as a punishment

Saudi Arabian preacher sentenced to death over social media posts

MbS deems any criticism of the Saudi Arabian government as an attack on the country

Former Twitter employee found guilty of spying on users for Saudi Arabia

Ahmad Abouammo's job at Twitter was to oversee relationships with journalists and celebrities in West Asia and North Africa and gather personal information for government-affiliated agents

Iran files complaint to FIFA over removal of flag emblem by US team

Tensions are running high as Iran and the US are to face off in a 'knockout game' for Group B on 29 November

Journalists in the firing line

Discrediting journalists who buck the dominant narratives of corporate media is becoming a cottage industry. Last week, it was my turn.

Saudi Arabia condemns woman to 45 years in prison for Twitter posts

According to an official court document, Noura Al-Qahtani was found guilty for 'spreading lies about the monarchy' on social media

Saudi Arabia sentences activist to 18 years in prison

Muhammad al-Jedaei was initially detained in 2019, with the Saudi Court of Appeals extending his sentence on 31 August, during a period of crackdowns on individuals who oppose the kingdom

Lionel Messi is Saudi Arabia’s new ‘tourism ambassador’

Messi has drawn sharp criticism for whitewashing the kingdom's long history of human rights abuses and their brutal war on Yemen

Nine Saudi judges accused of high treason against crown prince

A number of the judges arrested were involved in the mass execution of 81 detainees last month

Afghan diplomat sheds light on Ahmad Massoud’s meeting with Afghan FM

According to the diplomat, two nights of positive negotiations were held between the sides

Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states to create aid fund for Afghanistan

Foreign Ministers of OIC member states stressed the need to support Afghanistan to stave off a regional crisis

Afghanistan foreign minister condemns continued isolation by western countries

Taliban informs the US and the west that Afghan territory will never again allow itself to be used to attack another country

Britain’s Secret Propaganda War in Lebanon

Leaks show UK Foreign Office directed influence operations targeting Lebanese youth and civil society to shape the direction of mass protests in service of British interests.

Israel’s Likud party seeks to restrict ‘interference’ by foreign funded NGOs

The Israeli prime minister argues that foreign funded NGOs are behind the protest movement seeking to block judicial overhaul legislation

UN leads summit on Afghan crisis without Taliban

The Taliban government in Afghanistan strongly criticized their exclusion from the two-day meeting

Female Palestinian inmates subjected to ‘harsh conditions’ in Israeli prisons

There are 29 female Palestinian's being held in the Israeli prison system, all of which are subjected to medical negligence

Israeli official suggests fining Palestinians for having more than four kids

Sahar’s remarks have sent shockwaves through the Palestinian medical community inside Israel

EU nations defy Israeli ban of Palestinian NGOs, vow to continue aid

Nine EU countries issued a rare rebuke of Israel's decision to dissolve several internationally-funded NGOs, citing lack of evidence of their alleged 'terrorist' activities

Turkish drone strike on Syria injures four civilians

The attack was reportedly set to hit an SDF military convoy, but missed its target and hit a civilian van