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Tunisian military forces often carry out operations in mountainous and desert areas along the borders with Libya and Algeria [Getty] A Tunisian soldier was shot dead on Wednesday in an attack on an army patrol in a desert area bordering Libya, the country’s defence ministry said. “At dawn, a military patrol operating in Remada, which […]

Saudi taekwondo standout Donia Abu Taleb had an unusual introduction to the sport: for years she trained at a boys’ club because there were no girls to compete with. Now the 27-year-old has become the first Saudi woman to qualify for the Olympics and is dreaming of bringing home the Gulf kingdom’s first gold medal

In May, more than 300 Palestinians in Wadi al-Khalil became homeless overnight when Israeli bulldozers flattened the entire Bedouin village in the Negev. Now, under the scorching desert sun, tents they’ve erected next to the rubble of their homes are regularly demolished by Israeli police. “The police came twice and took down our tents as

There is a comparatively small number of ultra-Orthodox serving in the Israeli military compared to secular Jews [Getty] The Israeli High Court this week determined that ultra-Orthodox men must serve in the military, which has sent shockwaves through the country highlighting the deep schism between religious and secular Jews in the country. The Supreme Court ruling

Pezeshkian, 69, is an outspoken heart surgeon who has represented the northwestern city of Tabriz in parliament since 2008 [Getty] Iran’s former president Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday threw his weight behind reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, two days ahead of a snap presidential vote to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi. Rouhani, a moderate politician who preceded

The UN’s Griffiths spoke as witnesses reported intense fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah [Getty] The outgoing United Nations humanitarian chief has warned on Wednesday that a spread of the Israel’s war on Gaza to Lebanon would be “potentially apocalyptic”, as fighting raged in the southern Gaza Strip.

Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the UAE has maintained neutral rhetoric on the conflict and continued mediating between the two sides to exchange prisoners [Getty] The United Arab Emirates said it succeeded in mediating an exchange of 180 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, the state news agency WAM said on

A former aide to embattled US Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey testified at his bribery trial this week that he exhibited “unusual” behaviour towards Egypt during a time that he was allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for helping the country get military aid, according to a report by Politico. Sarah Arkin worked as a

Israeli forces patrol the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud on October 5, 2009 with dogs [Getty-file photo] Video footage of an Israeli army dog mauling an elderly Palestinian woman in Gaza has sparked questions over the use of canines in the war and their potential use as weapons of torture. The video footage, broadcasted

Paris judges on Wednesday confirmed a French arrest warrant for Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad over alleged complicity in crimes against humanity for 2013 chemical attacks, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said. The Paris appeals court found Assad could be sought over deadly August 2013 attacks on Syrian soil with chemical weapons. “This is a historic decision. It’s