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Leaked docs reveal senior MI6 operative implicated in torture led British propaganda efforts in Syria By Kit Klarenberg
Millions was spent clandestinely setting up and paying a network of ‘journalists’ to pump out anti-Assad,…
Saudi prince let his children ‘spit at maids’ at Paris residence: Report
Allegations a Saudi prince “let his children spit in his maids’ faces” have emerged amid an investigation into claims…
‘Abhorrent’: Rights advocates denounce US welcome for Saudi prince
Meetings between Prince Khalid and high-level US officials were focused on Riyadh’s regional security and US-Saudi…
Egyptian prisoners die 1,000 times in detention
They die 1,000 times. This is how I describe the lives of those who have been…
Yemen war: Britain cannot be both arms dealer and peacemaker by Peter Oborne
It’s been more than six years since Saudi Arabia assembled its coalition of Arab states to…
Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood execution frenzy needs to stop by Amr Magdi
Senior Muslim Brotherhood member Mohamed el-Beltagi is seen behind bars during a verdict and sentencing session…
Wahhabism to ISIS: how Saudi Arabia exported the main source of global terrorism BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
Although IS is certainly an Islamic movement, it is neither typical nor mired in the distant…
Lithuania declares emergency, appeals to EU over ‘flood’ of Iraqi migrants from Belarus
After catching 150 migrants illegally crossing the border from Belarus, Lithuania has declared an emergency and…
Iran says it will ‘NEVER’ give nuclear site images to UN watchdog as monitoring deal expires
Iran won’t hand over images from some of its nuclear sites to the International Atomic Energy…
Egypt: Families of Muslim Brotherhood figures fear executions ‘at any moment’
As Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is due to ratify the death penalty for 12 opposition members by…
US path to dealing with Iran is a thorny one By MK BHADRAKUMAR
It is painful to read the US reports commenting on the result of Iran’s presidential election.…
Do law firm statements & odd Instagram pictures prove the ruler of Dubai’s daughter Princess Latifa is free? I don’t think so by Chris Sweeney
A recent flurry of PR activity suggests Latifa is now free to travel after being captured…
Alaa al-Siddiq: Rights groups call on UK to probe UAE activist’s death for ‘foul play’
Authorities urged to investigate death of ‘at risk’ dissident and rule out anything untoward, campaigners say…
Explained: Who is Ebrahim Raisi, the hard-line cleric set to be Iran’s next president?
Ebrahim Raisi, a candidate in Iran’s presidential elections waves to the media after casting his vote…
Field Marshal el-Sisi’s Egypt two years after President Morsi’s death in Cairo Court cage by Abdus Sattar Ghazali
nesty International report of 2021 said: The authorities continued to punish any public or perceived dissent,…
Hardliner Raisi wins Iran’s presidential election
Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi gestures after he votes during presidential elections at a polling station in…
Prominent former Sisi supporter predicts fresh Egyptian revolution By David Hearst
Mamdouh Hamza led demonstrations against Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Today he believes Sisi has lost the…