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UN staffer’s death in custody exposes Houthi ‘political extortion’ in Yemen

UN staffer’s death in custody exposes Houthi ‘political extortion’ in Yemen

The United Nations and human rights experts demand an independent investigation after an arbitrarily detained staff member died in Houthi custody in Yemen. The United Nations is demanding a thorough investigation into the death of a human rights employee while in Houthi detention in Yemen. Mohammad el-Shami, who worked

RFK Jr is wrong about the Arab world

RFK Jr is wrong about the Arab world

The challenges in knowledge production in Arab societies cannot be blamed on some kind of innate incompetence or a single political group. At a recent campaign rally in Michigan, United States Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr made remarks that have caused much controversy. He alleged that Muslim Arabs

As BYD and Geely hit sales highs, pressure mounts on China’s smaller carmakers

As BYD and Geely hit sales highs, pressure mounts on China’s smaller carmakers

Sales momentum among leading carmakers contrasts with a domestic market downturn that is accelerating industry consolidation, analysts say Daniel Renin Shanghai BYD and Geely Auto, recorded their strongest monthly sales of the year in October, bucking a downward trend in the world’s largest automotive market as smaller rivals come

Mitsubishi to sell down LNG Canada stake to Blackstone funds for $1.6 billion

Mitsubishi to sell down LNG Canada stake to Blackstone funds for $1.6 billion

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays Blackstone logo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo TOKYO, Nov 2 : Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said on Monday it will sell a 49.9 per cent interest

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

Palestinians search through the rubble of a building destroyed in an overnight Israeli strike in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on Oct 30, 2026. (Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana) CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on

UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

FILE - A Sahrawi refugee boy stands in the shadow in the Boujdour refugee camp, Oct. 11, 2021. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption CASABLANCA, Morocco — The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.

Mother told to book appointment to give birth to her dead baby

Mother told to book appointment to give birth to her dead baby

Anthony and Danielle now have tattoos of Maisie's hand and footprint * Published Warning: This article contains themes and images some readers may find upsetting. A pregnant woman whose baby had died was sent home from hospital still carrying the child and told to make an appointment later in