Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities…
Saudi guards killed hundreds of migrants crossing border from Yemen, rights group says
Saudi border guards killed “hundreds” of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June…
Dubai’s emerging hip-hop scene is finding its voice
Think of the United Arab Emirates and you might not immediately think of hip-hop, but in recent years, Dubai has…
SiriusXM to cut 8% of workforce, eliminating 475 jobs
Satellite radio giant SiriusXM is laying off 475 people, or about 8% of its workforce, as part of a broad…
Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to resume ties, reopen embassies, Iranian state media reports
Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies, Iranian state media said on Friday.
Israeli minister denies the existence of a Palestinian identity, inviting US rebuke
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the weekend, prompting a…
UAE leader names his son as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday named his eldest son as crown prince of Abu Dhabi and…
The situation in Jerusalem is boiling over. Here’s how it all happened
Israel said it struck targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and Gaza early Friday, hours…
A divided Israel stands at a perilous crossroads on its 75th birthday
Although Israel’s rise has been dramatic, on its 75th anniversary the country also feels like it stands on the brink…
Iran executes two people convicted of blasphemy
Iran hanged two people on Monday who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, according to the judiciary news agency…