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Tunisia's political prisoners are being humiliated in filthy bug-infested cells

About 30 Tunisian opposition figures have been arrested in the last month. Family members say the prisoners have no access to toilets or hot water, and are kept in illuminated cells

Democrats warn Saied's crackdown threatens US-Tunisia relationship Tunisia: Family of detained politician call on UK to sanction Kais Saied

Israeli judicial crisis

Israelis plan their exit as judicial crisis prompts growing exodus

Israeli judicial crisis

Liberal Israelis and the US empowered the settler right. Now it's out of control

Zaha Hassan

In pictures: Egypt’s Ramadan tables provide iftar for increasing numbers of people in need

Rescuing Nubian recipes in Egypt from the brink of extinction

Opinion

Israeli judicial crisis

Netanyahu will make Palestinians pay to save his coalition

Ameer Makhoul

Syria war: After Iran-Saudi deal, could China be the key to peace?

Kamal Alam

Israeli judicial crisis

Liberal Israelis and the US empowered the settler right. Now it's out of control

Zaha Hassan

As China embraces Russia, the western narrative needs a rethink

Marco Carnelos

Israeli judicial crisis

Israel’s long war between the generals and extremists is not going away

Jonathan Cook

Iraq war anniversary: How the US media covers up war crimes

Hamid Dabashi

Israeli judicial crisis

Israeli crisis: This is not about democracy, it's about liberal Zionist supremacy

Sai Englert

Egypt and the British colonial origins of the military regime

Kyle J Anderson

Israel-Palestine: How British policy could trigger Third Intifada

David Hearst

How Britain has always thrown Palestinians under the bus

Kamel Hawwash

Israel-South Africa: No impunity for apartheid against the Palestinians

Zeenat Adam

Israeli judicial crisis

Netanyahu has taken Israel to the abyss. What is his exit strategy?

Richard Silverstein

How Ramadan in Gaza became a time of mourning, not celebration

Issam A Adwan

Israel-Palestine: Smotrich is not alone. The West needs to take a stand

Sami Abu Shehadeh

'Palestinians don't exist': Smotrich only repeats what Zionists have always said

Joseph Massad

London's Metropolitan Police must be disbanded

James Brownsell

'Water apartheid': How Israel weaponises water in the Gaza Strip

Nancy Murray

Lineker row: We should be asking deeper questions about the BBC's impartiality

Peter Oborne

Iran-China: Deeper economic ties could lead to showdown with Washington

Ali Ahmadi

Why does the Iranian opposition continue to support a failed approach?

Soraya Lennie

Iraq war: Twenty years on, the US has learned nothing

Marco Carnelos

Why Iraqis are still searching for a 'homeland' 20 years after US invasion

Alaa Tartir

Iraq war: I was tortured at Abu Ghraib. After 20 years, I'm still seeking justice

Salah Al-Ejaili

The Holy Land And Us: BBC Nakba series obscures ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Jonathan Cook

Video

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Five people die in floods in Turkey’s quake-hit areas

The Big Picture

Christchurch mosque attacks: Keeping my brother's story alive

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Turkey earthquake: How to prepare Istanbul

Exclusive: Asylum seekers speak out in protest at Greenwich hotel

The impact of trauma on the mental health of Syrian children

Rally in support of sub-Saharan migrants in Tunisia is held in front of the Tunisian embassy in Paris

Tunisia Politics

Ahmed Nejib Chebbi on Tunisia's wave of arrests: Kais Saied's aim is to 'criminalise political activity'

Thousands of Tunisians marched against their government at a rally organised by the UGTT trade union.

Palestine state

Israeli forces attack protest against eviction of Palestinian families from homes in Sheikh Jarrah

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Turkey Earthquake: Survivor recounts harrowing experience of loss and resilience in Antakya

The Palestinian Authority's controversial role in West Bank security

Turkey-Syria earthquake

The lasting aftermath of Turkey's earthquake

Palestine state

CCTV footage shows Israeli operatives infiltrating Nablus while hiding their weapons in carpets

Inside Saudi Arabia

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates Saudi Arabia foundation day

Turkey-Syria earthquake

The Syrian boy who lost family and home in quake-hit Idlib

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Syria earthquake: White Helmet volunteer shares first-hand account of catastrophic earthquake in northwest Syria

Discover

'We need to push back at art from the West': The Gulf as a cultural hub

Iraq war: When Baghdad fell, the country's treasures were lost

Designer issues apology for outcry over 'Allah' text on clothing

What is Nowruz? The Persian New Year explained

Ramadan gains: How do you weight train and exercise during the fasting month?

In pictures: The making of jallab sweets in Upper Egypt

Your Wish is My Command: Deena Mohamed's fantasy tale of desperate desire

Was Blas Infante, the father of Andalusian nationalism, a crypto Muslim?

Ramadan 2023: When does the holy month start and why do Muslims fast?

Art and photography

Painting Poetry: Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi exhibits at Oxford's Ashmolean

Mild crush to madness: The degrees of love in the Arabic language

From Nezihe Muhittin to Sabiha Rifat : Five women who helped define modern Turkey

Berlinale 2023: Race, misogyny and a fawning tribute to Israel's Golda Meir

Humanity's place in the heavens: An introduction to Islamic cosmology

Baghdad's House of Wisdom: Uniting East and West to pursue knowledge

Refugee chef brings love of Syrian recipes to London

Israeli judicial crisis

Israeli judicial crisis

Israelis plan their exit as judicial crisis prompts growing exodus

Israeli judicial crisis

Israel's judicial overhaul is crippling everyday governance, experts say

Israeli judicial crisis

Netanyahu will make Palestinians pay to save his coalition

Ameer Makhoul

Israeli judicial crisis

Liberal Israelis and the US empowered the settler right. Now it's out of control

Zaha Hassan

Israeli judicial crisis

Netanyahu dismisses 'pressure' from Biden over judicial crisis

Israeli judicial crisis

Israel’s long war between the generals and extremists is not going away

Jonathan Cook

Israeli judicial crisis

Far-right Israeli protesters attack Palestinians during pro-government rallies

Israeli judicial crisis

Israeli crisis: This is not about democracy, it's about liberal Zionist supremacy

Sai Englert

Israeli judicial crisis

Israel's Netanyahu suspends judicial overhaul amid protests

Israeli judicial crisis

Netanyahu has taken Israel to the abyss. What is his exit strategy?

Richard Silverstein

Israeli judicial crisis

Strikes and protests rock Israel as judicial crisis deepens

Israeli judicial crisis

Israel: PM Netanyahu dismisses defence minister after judicial reform criticism

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Turkey-Syria earthquake

What went wrong with Turkey's earthquake response?

Turkey-Syria earthquake

She lost her parents in the earthquake. Her uncle doesn't know how to tell her

Turkey-Syria earthquake

'Death was closer to them than us': Syrian rescue worker describes quake horror

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Israel returns antique Jewish scrolls taken from Turkey’s earthquake-hit Antakya

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Survivors try to salvage what they can as cold weather bites southern Turkey

Turkey-Syria earthquake

'State ignored our warnings', say engineers and architects in earthquake-hit Turkey

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Syria earthquake relief efforts bring vital foreign remittance system to its knees

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Communist and Salafist groups win hearts and minds in quake-ravaged Turkey

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Has Bashar al-Assad leveraged disaster for political gain?

Turkey-Syria earthquake

EU donor conference raises $7.5bn for Turkey and Syria, as quake costs mount

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Five people die in floods in Turkey’s quake-hit areas

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Turkey earthquake: I saw so much suffering and loss, and so much need

Shamim Chowdhury

Prevent

Prevent review: Home Office advisor compared Islamophobia to ‘blasphemy law’

Prevent review: 'Treat Hamas and Islamic State supporters the same'

Prevent review lambasted by critics as Shawcross calls for focus on Islamism

UK Home Office challenged over independence of Prevent review

Prevent review: Delays highlight a process in shambles

Peter Oborne

UK government warned of 'widespread illegality' over Prevent data

UK: Rishi Sunak's Prevent proposals are truly Orwellian

John Holmwood

Rishi Sunak launches plans to refer those who 'vilify Britain' to Prevent

Former counter-terror chief named head of London Metropolitan Police

An alternative to Prevent? How about democracy

John Holmwood

Prevent strategy failing to engage Muslim communities, says government adviser

Elite Chinese police college drew on UK's Prevent strategy for Uyghur policy

UK charity regulator urged to investigate think tank over 'anti-Muslim agenda'

UK Prevent strategy harmful to democracy and children, reports find

Prevent report: Trojan Horse hoax led to ‘abuses’ of children

Prevent puts UK Muslims under pervasive suspicion. It must go

John Holmwood

Occupation

Palestinians expect new intifada to erupt, according to polling

Two Israeli soldiers wounded in Huwwara shooting

A sense of duty: Palestinian scouts on their role protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque

'War crimes in Palestine': UK government urged to refer Israel and Netanyahu to ICC

Israeli forces restrict access to Al-Aqsa during first Friday prayers of Ramadan

Israel-Palestine: Smotrich is not alone. The West needs to take a stand

Sami Abu Shehadeh

'Palestinians don't exist': Smotrich only repeats what Zionists have always said

Joseph Massad

Israel-Palestine: How British policy could trigger Third Intifada

David Hearst

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank on first day of Ramadan

Rachel Corrie: Justice for Palestinians is only way forward, say US activist's parents

UK rejects Israel 'apartheid' label in new trade and security pact

Israel: Officials fear Smotrich's statements 'could harm ties with Jordan and Egypt'

On Mother's Day, Palestinian mothers dream of saying goodbye to their sons

The Holy Land And Us: BBC Nakba series obscures ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Jonathan Cook

Israel’s Smotrich: 'There's no such thing as Palestinians'

Israelis and Palestinians meet in Egypt to ease tensions

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Tunisia Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Top secret Tunisian presidential document outlines plan for 'constitutional dictatorship'

After #WhereisNoof, Qatari women question how safe they really are

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Yes, Saudi women dress like... this

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In Baghdad, the streets are littered with the memories of our dead

Nabil Salih

The Big Story

State of terror: How the West helps Middle East dictators crush dissent

The Conservative Party and its cold war against Islam

The neo-conservative think tank that defined British Muslims

The persecution of Julian Assange

Saudi Human Rights

The nightmare inside Saudi Arabia's shelters for women and girls

'Undeclared reasons': Why Israel is suddenly so eager to grant Gaza thousands of work permits

'Ripping it apart': How an anti-discrimination law transformed Istanbul

Iran and the US: When friends fall out

The rise of Jenin's armed resistance

After #WhereisNoof, Qatari women question how safe they really are

France has 300 women and children in IS camps. When will they go home?

Why Nasser's legacy still preoccupies the Egyptian psyche

Turkey blamed Syria for a deadly air strike. Its troops blame Russia

Palestine state

The Balfour Declaration: Why Britain decided to back Zionist ambitions in Palestine

Gaza Under Attack

'The war is not over': The Gaza Strip's unexploded bombs

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