A panel discussion about the prospects for establishing some form of Palestinian statehood in 2018 and beyond
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High-profile Bahrain activist sentenced to 5 years for tweets
Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to a further five years in jail over tweets critical of the war in Yemen
Comedian John Oliver takes on Israeli corruption controversy
John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” took Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife to task
German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel freed from Turkish jail
A German-Turkish journalist was freed in Turkey after spending more than a year in jail without trial
6 Turkish journalists sentenced to life in prison over coup
A Turkish court has sentenced six journalists to life in prison in relation to a failed coup attempt in 2016
Egypt arrests critic and ex-presidential candidate Abul Fotouh
Egyptian police arrested on Wednesday a leading government critic and party leader Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh along with five of his aides, security officials said. The reason for the arrest of Abul Fotouh, a candidate in the 2012 presidential election, was not immediately clear. It comes after the arrest of a party deputy leader and […]
Protests across Bahrain on 7th anniversary of Arab Spring
Shiite protesters took to the streets of Bahrain on Wednesday to mark the seventh anniversary of the Arab Spring
VIDEO: Panel discusses Iran’s political future after the protests
Analysts are divided over whether the Iranian system can profit from the protests to enact meaningful reforms
Egypt arrests former anti-corruption chief Hisham Geneina
Hisham Geneina was an aide to Sami Anan arrested for illegally announcing his intention to stand in election
Azerbaijan opposition vow to boycott snap presidential vote
Azerbaijan’s main opposition parties pledged to boycott a snap election expected to extend the rule of dictator Aliyev