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Hundreds of Tunisian lawyers and civil society activists, rallied in the capital, Tunis, on Thursday against policies President Kais Saied and his government that they described as limiting freedom of expression, following an alleged crackdown on freedom of speech. Protesters…

Prosecutors portrayed Democratic US Senator Bob Menendez as a greedy politician willing to help foreign governments in exchange for bribes, at the start of his corruption trial in New York on Wednesday. “This case is about a public official who…

Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-Gaza UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has ruled out renewing funding for the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA until investigations into its alleged ties with Hamas are complete. Countries including Canada and…

Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan bin Zayed, a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, died on Thursday, the UAE Presidential Court announced. The Presidential Court offered its “heartfelt condolences” in a message carried by state news agency Wam. “The…

The formation of the Arab Tribes Union, a new paramilitary umbrella group led by prominent Sinai militia leader and businessman Ibrahim Al Organi, has caused controversy in Egypt. The union, which brings together more than 30 Bedouin tribes from the…

Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza Ahmed Samour, a 14-year-old boy in Gaza, has been seriously injured by explosives hidden inside a perfume bottle. The teenager lost his fingers and sustained severe injuries to his legs during the incident…

At least 60.9 per cent of Indians voted in the second phase of the parliamentary elections in 88 constituencies, after polling concluded in 13 states and union territories in the first two phases, India’s Election Commission said on Friday. The…

Sharjah authorities are assessing the damage caused by the storm earlier this month, focusing on a comprehensive evaluation of infrastructure and public safety. The storm brought the heaviest rainfall on record, disrupted daily activities and led to a co-ordinated response…

Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza Israel said on Friday a civilian was killed in the north of the country overnight by an anti-tank missile that was fired from Lebanon, amid intense cross-border clashes with the Lebanese armed group…

Habib Haddad has memories of explosions playing like an unwanted soundtrack to his childhood as civil warfare shook the five-storey building north of Beirut where he grew up. But it is less the sectarianism outside the tower block and more…