Startup nation no more? Investments plunge as Israel pushes on with judicial overhaul
Almost every weekend for more than 30 weeks, tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against government plans to weaken the judiciary and chip away at the independence of the Supreme Court.
2023-08-11 21:23
Saudi's MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
Saudi Arabia's ancient Red Sea port city Jeddah, stewing in the steamy heat of the world's hottest summer on record, is not the obvious pick to cool the world's fiercest conflict, currently raging in Ukraine.
2023-08-11 01:45
'Thousands of bodies' left to decompose in Sudan's capital as morgues reach 'breaking point'
As the war in Sudan nears four months of intense fighting, morgues in the capital Khartoum have reached their capacity, aid workers say, leaving thousands of corpses to rot on the streets as doctors and relief organizations warn of a looming cholera outbreak.
2023-08-09 21:53
China praises Ukraine talks in Saudi that Russia said were 'doomed to fail'
Beijing on Monday praised ongoing talks aimed at finding a formula for peace in Ukraine, after a Chinese envoy attended a weekend summit in Saudi Arabia that was slammed by Russia as "doomed to fail."
2023-08-08 00:59
Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are considering a draconian new bill on hijab-wearing that experts say would enshrine unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law.
2023-08-02 23:50
Inside efforts to avert environmental 'catastrophe' in the Red Sea
Moored five miles off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years, a decaying supertanker carrying a million barrels of oil is finally being offloaded by a United Nations-led mission, hoping to avert what threatened to be one of the world's worst ecological disasters in decades.
2023-07-28 20:20
Civil unrest, legal appeals and military disobedience: What Israel may face after Supreme Court law change
From escalated protests and possible military disobedience, to attempts by the court to rule the new law as invalid, coming days and weeks will test Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition's readiness to defy public opinion.
2023-07-26 01:52
What is Israel's judicial overhaul and why are people protesting?
Israeli lawmakers will vote Monday on the first major bill in the government's plan to weaken the judiciary, despite six months of protests and American pressure against the most significant shakeup to the court system since the country's founding.
2023-07-24 19:54
Tunisia's president is accused of racism and dictatorship. He's now getting a billion euros from Europe
The European Union's signing of the pact is a testament to how desperate some European leaders have become to curb migration, analysts say.
2023-07-19 22:24
Sidelining of a key US official adds to uncertainty about Iran nuclear talks
According to a US intelligence assessment published last week, Iran has rapidly expanded its nuclear program since the assassination one of its key scientists in November 2020, but it is not conducting activities that would be necessary to produce a testable nuclear device.
2023-07-17 20:18
Palestinian leader calls on world to 'protect us,' and his people respond with bitter laughter
President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades, is trending on Palestinian social media -- but not in the way he might like.
2023-07-14 20:23
The Jenin incursion was meant to weaken militant groups. It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters
At the gates of Jenin's government hospital on Wednesday, dozens of armed Palestinian militants and their families gathered to collect their dead, just hours after hundreds of Israeli soldiers withdrew from the city's sprawling refugee camp.
2023-07-07 16:47