Human rights groups estimate that Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has jailed more than 60,000 people…
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Iraq’s streets are littered with the memories of our dead by Nabil Salih
A graffiti mural drawn by anti-government protesters along the walls of a traffic tunnel in the…
THE ANGRY ARAB: How Western Media Came to Mirror That of Gulf Despots By As`ad AbuKhalil
June 2017: Gen Joseph L. Vote, commander of the U.S. Central Command, with members of the…
Saudi Arabia: New evidence of torture of female political prisoners
Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul pictured on her way to the state security court in Riyadh on…
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…