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Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni’s arrest – even though rulers are major investors in social media platformsA prominent pro-reform law professor in Saudi Arabia is facing the death penalty for alleged crimes including having a Twitter a…
Britain and EU expected to coordinate response to hanging of British-Iranian accused of spyingThe UK and the European Union are expected to coordinate moves to brand the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation after the ex…
Culturally insulting language used by Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly will increase tension between the two countriesBritain’s relationship with Iran has a fraught, unedifying history, dating back to the 18th-century imperial tussle between England, Nap…
Whether Iranian intelligence services genuinely believed Akbari was a spy is up for debate“I have to go. I am a soldier. It is my duty.” Alireza Akbari was explaining to his family why he felt he had to answer a call by his former boss, Ali Shamkhani t…
Demonstrators on Saturday demanded Kais Saied step down as they marked the anniversary of 2011 revolutionThousands of protesters in central Tunis have marched against the seizure of near total power by the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, demanding he s…
Minister says ultranationalists in coalition want to dismantle body and create ‘new reality in the West Bank’Senior allies of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, have expressed fears that Benjamin Netanyahu’s new ultranationalist coalition in Isr…
Campaigners warn ‘breathtaking conflict of interest’ could jeopardise climate negotiating processSultan Al Jaber, the government minister for United Arab Emirates who will preside over this year’s crucial UN climate talks, will retain his roles as head…
British-Iranian, who was sentenced to death for allegedly spying for MI6, gave reports on Iran’s nuclear programme, he says in TV interviewAlireza Akbari, the British-Iranian dual national sentenced to death for allegedly spying for MI6, gave his Briti…
UN special envoys to meet in Washington as figures show Libyan politicians’ salaries rose by more than 40% in 2022Western leaders are losing patience with an entrenched Libyan political elite that has collectively failed to agree on the basis of electi…
Sultan Al Jaber, chief of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, expected to be named president of global climate talksThe United Arab Emirates will launch its presidency of global climate talks on Thursday, with the head of its national oil company likely to…