Fact check

MBS said 'bad laws' led to a death sentence for tweets. They're his laws

Fact check: Though the Saudi crown prince said he was ashamed of the ruling, rights advocates tell MEE that it's part of a trend that made him powerful - and that he could change in an instant
Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweetsThese young Saudis spoke up on social media. Then they disappeared
Israeli judicial crisis
Why Israel's judicial crisis is part of a battle over its founding symbols
Islamophobia
Will France try to legalise apartheid against Muslims?
Alain Gabon
Occupation
'Operation Home and Garden': Israel's latest euphemism for extreme violence
Gwyn Daniel
Diplomacy
UN General Assembly 2023: What world leaders said about Middle East on day one
Palestine state
Abbas at UN: No Middle East peace without Palestinian rights
Energy
Turkey and Israel will explore joint drilling in East Mediterranean, Erdogan says
Israel normalisation deals
Saudi Arabia could enrich uranium in possible Israel normalisation deal: Report
US Politics
US senators urge Biden to help push for Israeli researcher's release
Racism
An assault on a Kuwaiti tourist exposes extent and risks of anti-Arab sentiment in Turkey
US-Saudi Arabia relations
US senator 'very wary' of signing a defence pact with Saudi Arabia
Religion
France abaya ban: Macron accused of 'double standards' for dresses during British royal visit
Inside Saudi Arabia
Eleven things we learned from Saudi crown prince interview

Opinion

Occupation
'Operation Home and Garden': Israel's latest euphemism for extreme violence
Gwyn Daniel
Balkans
Do 'European values' exist?
Hamza Karcic
Politics
Only when the UAE helps Putin does the West panic about its malign influence
David Hearst
Economy
Egypt's economic crisis: Privatisation is the path forward
Walid Abuhelal
Inside Turkey
Is Turkey replacing France in Francophone West Africa?
Mehmet Ozkan
Culture
Edinburgh fringe festival struggles to give voice to the marginalised
Ahmed D Dardir
Diplomacy
US-China relations: Washington is still haunted by a Cold War mindset
Marco Carnelos
Books
Orientalism at 45: Why Edward Said's seminal book still matters
Lorenzo Forlani
Libya floods
Libya floods highlight need for national unity
Sansom Milton
Islamophobia
Why is France so obsessed with controlling Muslim women's bodies?
Malak Benslama-Dabdoub
Iran protests
Mahsa Amini Anniversary: Why Iran's 2022 protest movement failed
Shahir Shahidsaless
Occupation
Boycott bill: Britain's political gift to Netanyahu
Peter Oborne
Occupation
I am part of the Oslo Generation brought up on a lie about 'peace'
Inès Abdel Razek
Islamophobia
Will France try to legalise apartheid against Muslims?
Alain Gabon
Occupation
Op-Ed video: The UK's anti-BDS bill will harm the country's reputation
Peter Oborne
Occupation
How Israel's war on Palestinian prisoners could create more grounds for instability
Ramy Abdu
Politics
Why Turkey-Iraq Development Road is the best way to connect Europe and the Middle East
Bilgay Duman
Oslo Accords
Oslo accords: Thirty years of peace distortion
Alaa Tartir
Oslo Accords
From Oslo to the end of Israeli settler-colonialism
Joseph Massad
Egypt Turmoil
Why Sisi is turning Egypt into a large military camp
Hossam el-Hamalawy
Inside Iran
Seventy years on from the coup driven by the West, Iranians are still suffering
Hamid Dabashi
Occupation
Op-Ed video: How the Oslo Accords perpetuate Israeli occupation
David Hearst
Diplomacy
The West’s blueprint for goading China was laid out in Ukraine
Jonathan Cook
Antisemitism
Why we all need a more precise, practical definition of antisemitism
Rebecca Ruth Gould
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Discover

Books
These Olive Trees: A stunning children's book about land and loss in Palestine
Film
Venice film festival: Daring political films show what Middle East cinema is lacking
Music
Electronic Jaglara: The ‘cosmic’ dance music rocking rural Sudan
Film
The Arab world and Barbie: Why Greta Gerwig's film has provoked anger in the Middle East
Heritage
The bimaristan: How early Islamic hospitals pioneered treatments like eye surgery and music therapy
Art and photography
Picasso and the Middle East: How Arab art embraced Cubism
Religion
Between modernity and tradition: Why Turkey appeals to western Muslims and students of Islam
Culture
The Book of Delights: A medieval text that helped give rise to Indo-Pakistani cuisine
Culture
In pictures: Inside Gaza's traditional pottery industry
Culture
Why love always hurts in udhri poetry
Religion
In pictures: Shia Muslims take part in Muharram gatherings in run up to Ashura
Culture
Paradise lost: Why the ideal of Al-Andalus found a place in Arab poetry
Culture
Arabfuturism: How Arab artists are building the world of tomorrow
Film
Memories of a Massacre: Revisiting Rabaa and the end of the Egyptian revolution
Arts
Rumi: Why show about the Sufi mystic could be Turkish television's next Ertugrul
Film
The Soil and the Sea: Excavating Lebanon's history of violence
Occupation
The symbol as resistance: Sliman Mansour on occupation and Palestinian identity
Arts
In pictures: The Egyptian who finds solace in the art of Arabic calligraphy
Culture
Turkey: Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old Byzantine statues in heart of Istanbul
Books
Good for Nothing: British Muslim author Mariam Ansar on skewing stereotypes
Palestine state
From Nablus to Naples: How murals in Italy tell the story of Palestinian resistance
Dance
Turkey: Three popular dances and the history behind them
Film
How Palestinian filmmakers are using the supernatural to confront the wounds of the Nakba
Culture
Yasmeen Audisho Ghrawi: A warning to the UK from a daughter of dictatorship
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The Big Picture

The Big Picture Podcast
What Ireland's history of resistance says about Palestine
The Big Picture Podcast
How a human rights defender was convicted of terrorism
The Big Picture Podcast
Jeremy Corbyn on the future of Labour and the left
The Big Picture Podcast
What Uyghurs want you to know about China
The Big Picture Podcast
Why we should be worried about AI mass surveillance
The Big Picture Podcast
The forgotten history of Arab-Jews
The Big Picture Podcast
The Ukraine war signalled the end of Western hegemony
The Big Picture Podcast
Bashar al-Assad built a drug empire to survive the Syrian war
The Big Picture Podcast
Crispin Blunt: Why I'm fighting the 'anti-boycott' bill
The Big Picture Podcast
Israel, the media and the future of Palestinian resistance
The Big Picture Podcast
How Israel uses architecture to exert control
The Big Picture Podcast
The history of Kurdish liberation movements
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Real Talk

Real Talk
Dizzy Dros on the rise of North African rap (Part 1) | Real Talk
Real Talk
Ali Milani: ‘Why I ran to unseat Boris Johnson’ | Real Talk
Real Talk
How Palestinian rock artist Rasha Nahas uses her music to reclaim her identity
Real Talk
Sadiq Khan on Islamophobia, Muslim representation and Trump
Real Talk
Mariah Idrissi: From H&M to being a face of modest fashion
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Op-Ed Video

Occupation
Op-Ed video: The UK's anti-BDS bill will harm the country's reputation
Peter Oborne
Occupation
Op-Ed video: How the Oslo Accords perpetuate Israeli occupation
David Hearst
Occupation
Op-Ed video: Israel's Cogat procedure codifies a system of exclusion and oppression
Dania Abul Haj
Rabaa Massacre
Op-Ed video: 'One day, Sisi will meet the fate he has bestowed on so many'
David Hearst
Islamophobia
Op-Ed video: As a Muslim who's been debanked, why can't I get the same treatment as Farage?
Anas Altikriti
UK Politics
Op-Ed video: No one cares when Muslims have their bank accounts closed
Peter Oborne
Occupation
Op-Ed video: Gove and Starmer have Palestinian blood on their hands
David Hearst
Inside Saudi Arabia
Op-Ed video: The West is rushing to rehabilitate Mohammed bin Salman
David Hearst
Hindutva
Op-Ed video: The story behind Modi and Netanyahu's 'bromance'
Azad Essa
Turkey elections 2023
Op-Ed video: Why the West got the Turkey elections all wrong
David Hearst
Kashmir
Op-Ed video: India using G20 summit to normalise Kashmir occupation
Azad Essa
Nakba
Op-Ed video: The Nakba is personal
Azzam Tamimi
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Libya Floods

Libya floods
Media blackout imposed in Libya's Derna as anger spills over
Libya floods
Campaigners fear for 'un-trackable' refugees in Libya after deadly floods
Libya floods
Libya floods: One quarter of buildings in city of Derna destroyed
Libya floods
Libya floods: Family found alive after surviving five days under rubble
Libya floods
Libya floods leave ancient Cyrene battered and at risk of plundering
Libya floods
Libya floods: Fury as parliament speaker calls Derna devastation 'fate' and inescapable
Libya floods
Missed warnings and bad calls: How Libya’s Derna was left to drown
Libya floods
The rains fell, then Derna’s residents woke to find their city gone 
Libya floods
How the Libyan Boy Scouts rose to provide emergency flood assistance
Libya floods
The Haftar brothers vying for power in wake of Libya’s floods
Libya floods
A Turkish firm said it repaired Derna’s dam. But did it?
Libya floods
Derna’s floods have been followed by a plague of trauma
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Morocco earthquake

Morocco earthquake
Morocco's shattered mountain villages wait for help in the earthquake epicentre
Morocco earthquake
Why the Morocco earthquake happened, and how to prepare in future
Morocco earthquake
Morocco earthquake: UN disaster agency not involved in search and rescue efforts
Morocco earthquake
Morocco yet to accept Algeria and Tunisia's earthquake expertise
Morocco earthquake
Four other times Morocco was struck by deadly earthquakes
Morocco earthquake
Algeria-Morocco solidarity stronger than tensions after devastating earthquake
Morocco earthquake
Morocco earthquake survivors in remote villages seek aid as death toll passes 2,100
Morocco earthquake
‘I’m still traumatised’: Moroccans sleep in the open as officials accused of slow response
Morocco earthquake
Morocco sets aside nearly $12bn for quake recovery
Morocco earthquake
Historic and tourism sites left severely damaged by Morocco earthquake
Morocco earthquake
'Wish we were there to help': Moroccans in US leap to assist earthquake relief
Morocco earthquake
In Moroccan Amazigh villages mandatory traditional homes become deathtraps
Morocco earthquake
Historic Tinmel Mosque damaged in Morocco earthquake
Morocco earthquake
Remote and isolated, mountain villages struggle to cope after devastating quake
Morocco earthquake
Race to find survivors as Morocco earthquake death toll tops 2,000
Morocco earthquake
Unesco world heritage site damaged in Morocco earthquake
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Turkey Politics

Israel normalisation deals
Turkey backs Israel-Saudi Arabia normalisation, Erdogan says
Inside Turkey
Erdogan says the Turkish parliament isn’t ready to ratify Sweden’s Nato bid
Energy
Turkey and UAE in talks to produce hydrogen and build offshore wind farm
Energy
Turkey appeals against arbitration ruling on Iraq and Kurdistan oil exports
Energy
Turkey and China nearing a nuclear power plant deal 
Turkey Politics
Erdogan revamps his team by asking long-time advisors to resign
Economy
'No corridor without Turkey': Erdogan opposes India-Middle East transport project 
Inside Turkey
Turkish Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering
Turkey Politics
Turkey: Imamoglu launches re-election campaign for Istanbul mayor
Turkey Politics
At 100 years, the Treaty of Lausanne still provides a powerful lesson
Hamza Karcic
Turkey Politics
Turkey: Will the EU step up to resolve the Schengen visa crisis?
Burhanettin Duran
Turkey Politics
Turkey-EU: How to resolve the Schengen visa debacle
Oguz Arikboga
Turkey Politics
Turkey: Can Erdogan’s new economics team turn things around?
Güven Sak
Turkey Politics
Jailed HDP leader says backing Kilicdaroglu was 'wrong'
Turkey Politics
Istanbul mayor Imamoglu targets Kilicdaroglu following electoral defeat
Turkey Politics
Turkey: Erdogan appoints spokesperson Kalin as head of intelligence
Turkey Politics
Imprisoned Kurdish leader retires from Turkish politics
Turkey Politics
'Sick': Turkish video game about attacking refugees provokes outcry
Turkey Politics
Turkey launches its largest warship, the world's first 'drone carrier'
Turkey Politics
Turkey: Court lifts block on state aid to pro-Kurdish HDP
Turkey Politics
Turkey denounces French politicians attending protest over killing of Kurds
Turkey Politics
Istanbul mayor given two-year jail sentence and 'political ban'
Turkey Politics
Istanbul bombing will not derail Erdogan's regional outreach efforts
Selçuk Aydın
Turkey Politics
Turkish union leader detained for saying 'stupid' societies eat too much bread
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Occupation

Occupation
Israelis launch campaign to free killer responsible for deadly arson attack
Occupation
Fears grow for Italian-Palestinian man detained without explanation by Israel
Occupation
'Operation Home and Garden': Israel's latest euphemism for extreme violence
Gwyn Daniel
Occupation
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in Jericho raid
Occupation
Israeli military kills four Palestinians in Jenin, one in Gaza
Occupation
Op-Ed video: The UK's anti-BDS bill will harm the country's reputation
Peter Oborne
Occupation
How Israel's war on Palestinian prisoners could create more grounds for instability
Ramy Abdu
Occupation
Boycott bill: MPs inundated by complaints over absence of Palestinians
Occupation
UK universities urged to drop IHRA definition over false antisemitism claims
Occupation
I am part of the Oslo Generation brought up on a lie about 'peace'
Inès Abdel Razek
Occupation
Boycott bill: Britain's political gift to Netanyahu
Peter Oborne
Occupation
Op-Ed video: How the Oslo Accords perpetuate Israeli occupation
David Hearst
Occupation
Oslo is dead. Liberal Israelis must make common cause with the Palestinians
David Hearst
Occupation
Israeli forces seize Palestinian textbooks from students outside Al-Aqsa
Occupation
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank refugee camp raid
Occupation
New Barcelona mayor restores twin cities status with 'apartheid Tel Aviv'
Occupation
Brazil: Lula struggles to shift Israel-Palestine policy after Bolsonaro
Occupation
Gaza's students face shortened terms after UNRWA cuts hit education services
Occupation
Israeli settler filmed harassing Palestinian boy spoke in UK parliament in 2019
Occupation
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank raid
Occupation
Israeli soldier killed and six wounded in West Bank car ramming
Occupation
Ben Gvir's racist comments are no different from those of Israel's founders
Joseph Massad
Occupation
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in east Jerusalem
Occupation
'Gross violation': Israel's occupation of West Bank illegal, new UN report finds
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The Big Story

Rabaa Massacre
There were bodies as far as the eye could see. Remembering Rabaa, 10 years on
US Politics
The Silicon Valley 'progressive' pushing for closer US ties to Modi's India
France Riots
'The only solution is to leave': Suspected police killing intensifies misery in Marseille
Nakba
How the world grew to understand the Nakba
Sudan crisis
I woke to the sounds of war in Sudan. I’ve been running ever since
Islamophobia
How Islamophobia became a global scourge
US Politics
Navigating hate and death threats: What it's like working for Ilhan Omar
Iraq War
Ten days that changed Iraq - and me - forever
Israel-India relations
Haifa Port, Gautam Adani and Israel's plan for the Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake
What went wrong with Turkey's earthquake response?
Politics
How social networks became a 'subsidiary' of the FBI and CIA
Trojan Horse Affair
When 'facts' are contested, who decides the truth?
Turkey-Greece tensions
The survivors of Lausanne: Intrigue and rivalry in Western Thrace
Occupation
The deadly maths Israel uses to target Palestinians 
Iran tensions
Power and pilgrims: How Iran uses Arbaeen to spread influence in Iraq
Sudan Protests
A year of resistance and repression in one Sudanese town
Saudi Human Rights
These young Saudis spoke up on social media. Then they disappeared
Hindutva
Facebook in India: Why is it still allowing hate speech against Muslims?
Occupation
'Who are the terrorists?': How a new generation of Palestinians is fighting occupation
Pegasus spyware
Digital nightmare: The Arab dissidents ruined by phone hacking
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In Case You Missed It

Libya floods
Libya floods leave ancient Cyrene battered and at risk of plundering
Morocco earthquake
Morocco's shattered mountain villages wait for help in the earthquake epicentre
Africa
As French influence teeters in the Sahel, can Turkey take advantage?
Migration
A New York mosque becomes a sanctuary for neglected migrants
Inside Saudi Arabia
'I hid among dead bodies': Ethiopians recount horror of mass killings at Saudi-Yemen border
Migration
Pakistanis flee for the Gulf to escape economic crisis at home
Inside UAE
How the UAE has quietly slimmed Saudi Arabia’s lead in the oil game
Syria War
Vilified during Turkey's election, Syrian refugees are now being deported en masse
Inside UAE
Exclusive: Manchester mosque was targeted by Emirati smear campaign
Business
Pakistan ready to sell key infrastructure to Gulf countries to pay off its debts
Climate change
'Olive oil has become gold': Middle East demand skyrockets amid European drought
Occupation
Sinead O’Connor told Israel’s Itamar Ben Gvir his 'soul had failed' after death threat
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