Germany's far-right AfD party fired a long-time spokesman on Monday after reports he discussed shooting or gassing refugees coming to Europe's top economy in a taped conversation. The parliamentary...More
An Arab club has for the first time signed an Israeli footballer, Diaa Sabia, less than two weeks after the UAE normalised ties with the Jewish state. Sabia, a 27-year-old Israeli Arab attacking...More
Rival Libyan delegations began security and military talks in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Hurghada on Monday, according to the United Nations mission in Libya . Military and police teams from...More
Egyptian authorities have detained at least 382 people since 20 September amid reports of small, scattered demonstrations against President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi , a rights group said on Monday. The...More
Armenian separatists in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh said on Monday that 15 more of its fighters have been killed in a flare-up of a territorial dispute, bringing the total death toll to...More
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday upped the pressure on Lebanon's leaders to form a government in the wake of the Beirut port blast , saying their lack of progress represented a "collective...More
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday assailed India's Hindu nationalist government and its moves to cement control of Muslim-majority Kashmir , calling India a state sponsor of hatred and...More
Afghanistan 's dwindling community of Sikhs and Hindus is shrinking to its lowest levels. With growing threats from the local Islamic State affiliate, many are choosing to leave the country of their...More
Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas and their rivals Fatah in the occupied West Bank agreed on Thursday to hold the first Palestinian elections since 2006, united by their opposition to Arab-Israeli...More
Yemen 's embattled and exiled president on Thursday urged his government's rival, the Iran -backed Houthi rebels , to stop impeding the flow of urgently needed humanitarian aid following a warning...More
The US negotiator on Afghanistan said on Thursday that he would welcome talks with Iran on ending the Afghan conflict, accusing Tehran of seeking to bog down its arch-enemy in its longest war...More
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj is calling for UN support in holding presidential and parliamentary elections as the war-torn country remains split between rival administrations in the east and...More
Saudi Arabia warned the UN Security Council on Wednesday that an "oil spot" had been seen in a shipping transit area 31 miles (50 km) west of a decaying tanker that is threatening to spill 1.1...More
China is running hundreds of detention centres in northwest Xinjiang across a network that is much bigger than previously thought, according to research presented on Thursday by an Australian think...More
An Egyptian human rights group has been named the winner of the Norwegian Rafto Prize for 2020 for "their persistence in bravely resisting Egypt 's state of fear." The Egyptian Commission for Rights...More
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed tougher border controls and streamlined procedures for expelling rejected asylum seekers as its migration reform plan was criticised as a climbdown to...More
The Palestinians have stepped down from a key Arab League role in protest at the regional bloc's failure to take a stand against Israeli-Arab deals, an official said on Tuesday. Palestinian foreign...More
France backed on Wednesday a proposal made by Lebanon 's leading Sunni Muslim politician to end a deadlock preventing the formation of a cabinet to lead the nation out of its worst crisis since the...More
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said Muslims will be allowed to perform the smaller, year-round pilgrimage starting on 4 October as the kingdom gradually begins lifting restrictions that had been in place on...More
Palestinian security forces have detained dozens of supporters of a rival to President Mahmoud Abbas who is based in the United Arab Emirates , his political group said on Monday. Mohammed Dahlan, a...More
The coronavirus pandemic is having a "devastating" impact on people displaced and affected by conflict, tipping many into hunger and homelessness, a new study by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)...More
Harassed and placed under investigation by religious authorities, activist Maryam Lee is a highly controversial figure in Malaysia . Her crime? Speaking out about her decision to stop wearing the...More
Despite a government ban on large gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, scores of demonstrators protested outside the Moroccan Parliament to denounce Arab countries agreeing to...More
The Syrian government lambasted the Netherlands on Saturday for launching a new bid through international bodies to hold it responsible for alleged gross human rights violations . A foreign ministry...More
Jihadists aligned to the Islamic State group have killed 11 villagers in two separate attacks in Nigeria 's northeast Borno state, militia leaders said on Wednesday. Fighters from the Islamic State...More
Migrants who head to the United Kingdom often see it less as a panacea than a last-ditch means-to-an-end, says Matthieu Tardis, an expert in migration policy at the French Institute of International...More
A Pakistani ruling party parliamentarian has introduced legislation seeking to jail anyone who "ridicules or brings into disrepute or defames" the military, according to records posted on parliament'...More
Attempts by Lebanon 's prime minister-designate Mustafa Adib to form a government to deal with the country's economic woes have hit snags, a source confirmed to dpa on Wednesday. Adib, a former...More
Germany said on Tuesday that it will take in more than 1,500 refugees from Greece on top of the 150 unaccompanied minors whose camp burned down on the island of Lesbos as Berlin tried to rally a...More
Britain said on Wednesday that it had repatriated a child from Syria , one of dozens of British children thought to be trapped in the war-torn country. British officials have previously faced...More
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday demanding that all countries enforce the widely violated UN arms embargo on Libya and withdraw all mercenaries from the North African nation...More
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was jailed for two years on appeal on Tuesday, amid a crackdown on dissent following a year of anti-government demonstrations. Drareni, 40, was sentenced in August...More
India confirmed more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing its total caseload to nearly 5 million. The Health Ministry also reported 1,054 new deaths, driving total fatalities up to...More
The lead-up to Myanmar 's general election is marked by possible new crimes against humanity, discrimination of minority voters and a crackdown on civil society, UN human rights chief Michelle...More
Working conditions are so bad for some medics in Morocco handling a surging coronavirus outbreak that they have staged protests against inadequate staffing and poorly equipped facilities. The kingdom...More
The US peace envoy for Afghanistan was in Pakistan on Monday to express his gratitude for Islamabad's role in helping launch the much-awaited negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan...More
The US announced on Monday that it would block a range of Chinese products made by "forced labour" in the Xinjiang region, including from a "vocational" centre that it branded a "concentration camp"...More
The president of the German Bishops' Conference, Georg Baetzing, has called for an interreligious holiday to be introduced in Germany . A day of togetherness and reflection would be good for Germany...More
A second fire in Greece's notoriously overcrowded Moria refugee camp destroyed nearly everything that had been spared in the original blaze, Greece 's migration ministry said on Thursday, leaving...More
Doctors in Indonesia 's capital warned on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic is "not under control" with Jakarta intensive care units nearing full capacity and the city ordering new lockdown...More
Myanmar' s military has sought to undermine the confessions of two soldiers who said they were ordered to "exterminate" Rohingya Muslims before taking part in the massacre of scores of men, women and...More
The United States will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November, the top American commander for the Middle East said on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump tries to make good...More
A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi , state media reported, four months after his family forgave...More
Myanmar's election campaign began on Tuesday with Aung San Suu Kyi's party tipped for victory, with the Nobel laureate much loved at home despite her reputation shattered overseas , although she is...More
India and China accused each other on Tuesday of making provocative military moves and firing warning shots along their disputed border despite talks to end the escalating tensions . China said that...More
When it comes to Lebanon , the US and France have similar outlooks, but one major point of difference involves the Hezbollah movement – shunned by Washington but tolerated by a pragmatic Parisian...More
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Monday for a knife attack in Tunisia which killed one National Guard officer and wounded another, as security forces rounded up more suspects. The...More
Cyprus said on Monday that it will send a team to Lebanon to help authorities stop boats with migrants including from war-torn Syria heading for the Mediterranean island after several recent attempts...More
The European Union warned Serbia and Kosovo on Monday that they could undermine their EU membership hopes by moving their Israeli embassies to Jerusalem, as US President Donald Trump 's surprise...More
Saudi Arabia supports a "fair" solution for the Palestinian cause, King Salman has told Donald Trump in a phone call, as the US President praised the kingdom for opening its airspace to Israel-UAE...More
Lebanon 's top Christian cleric said on Sunday that a new government must deliver urgent economic and other reforms in the national interest, rather than returning to past corrupt ways that have...More
As a months-long military stand-off between India and China along their disputed mountain border protracts, experts warn that the nuclear-armed countries – which have already engaged in their...More
"Temple of Refuge" illustrates Iraqi-Kurdish migrant Sartep Namiq's journey to Berlin. It was commissioned with the help of a unique organisation. By Stefan Dege
