Harris also pledged to "always stand up for Israel's right to defend itself." Some pro-Palestinian activists, who rallied on the Chicago streets, voiced outrage that the Democrats gave the podium to parents of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and not to Palestinians.

Dubai, UAE--The UK government has ordered a formal probe into the proposed sale of the Telegraph Media Group to an Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund. The investment fund, RedBird IMI, disclosed earlier this month that it was set to take control of The Daily and Sunday Telegraph sister newspapers and The...

The film-makers will only serve one-twentieth of their sentence, about nine days, while the remainder "will be suspended over five years," according to Etemad, which added the verdict can be appealed. During the suspension period, the defendants will be required to take a film-making course while "preserving national and ethical...

Around 100 protesters rallied in Tunisia's capital to demand freedom for detained critics of President Kais Saied who has ruled largely by decree for the past two years. The demonstrators, including detainees' relatives, gathered outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis to protest the continued detention of 20 high-profile political,...

The 62-year-old Iranian director, whose films have won numerous international awards, was freed on bail in early February after nearly seven months in detention in Tehran. The lawyer said Panahi was travelling to France to visit his daughter.

GCC citizens have some of the most powerful passports in the world, says a recent report by the Henley Passport Index 2023.

The MENA region remains largely uneven, and the democracy and human rights situation looks bleak with little prospect of improvement in 2023, say experts at International IDEA.

The country's clerical regime could slide towards a military dictatorship with IRGC holding the absolute sway, says Ali Alfoneh of Arab Gulf Institute in Washington.

France has expressed deep concern at the "arbitrary" arrests of three Iranian filmmakers, including international prize-winners Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof. Panahi and Rasoulof were "arbitrarily arrested" earlier this month along with Mostafa Aleahmad, the French foreign ministry said.

The agreement, which ends Ankara's veto of their membership bids, was signed by Finland, Sweden and Turkey in front of news cameras.

The show was performed under the stars at a seaside theatre in the resort of Hammamet and broadcast across the region.

UAE stressed the need to respect Jordan’s role in caring for the holy sites and endowments in the Holy City of Al-Quds, without prejudice to the powers of Aqsa Mosque Endowment Administration.

What Ai Weiwei calls the current "crisis of human rights and freedom of speech" is portrayed in a life-size replica of the cell where he was held after his 2011 arrest by the Chinese police.

In economically free societies, governments allow labor, capital, and goods to move freely.

Saied said he "affirms that freedoms are guaranteed in Tunisia,” recalling his commitment to equality before the law and his rejection of violence."

A number of Arab countries have scored quite well in the just-published 2021 edition of the World Happiness Report.

For the first time, three prison inmates in Tunisia were allowed a brief taste of freedom for the sake of art. The prestigious Carthage Film Festival offered the prisoners the chance to briefly escape confinement -- under police supervision -- to help make a documentary about the festival. "To be...

The UAE has won membership on the UN Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term after obtaining 180 votes from countries of the Asia-Pacific group.

The move comes barely days after Human Rights Watch urged Iran to unconditionally release all water protesters it had detained.