US reverses decision to move aircraft carrier out of Gulf

Pentagon says USS Nimitz ordered to remain in the Gulf “due to the recent threats issued by Iranian leaders against President Trump and other US government officials.”

Israeli double standards: Embrace a convicted spy, terrorise a dissident

The Jewish state faces criticism for being vindictive towards Mordechai Vanunu, an Israeli cold-war whistleblower, while celebrating the return of Jonathan Pollard, who sold American military secrets to Tel Aviv in the 1980s.

Settler violence is ‘out of control’ thanks to Israeli government’s silence

Israel’s government is accused of not acting against violent settler protests, in which Jewish extremists beat and injure police forces and Palestinian civilians.

Nearly 10 million children will suffer from malnutrition in 2021: UNICEF

UNICEF expects that 10.4 million children will suffer from acute malnutrition in 2021 due to prolonged conflicts, internal displacement and the coronavirus pandemic.

Q&A: Arab Spring is an ‘initial phase’ in a long-term revolutionary process

On the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring, TRT World spoke with Gilbert Achcar, who has written extensively on the politics of the Middle East, to make sense of what transpired and what comes next.

Should Western powers worry about Russia's re-engagement in Africa?

Russia is trying to exert influence over the African continent by sending troops, increasing arms sales and inking security deals.

Many dead and missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia’s coast

At least 20 people have drowned in waters off Tunisia’s Sfax after a migrant boat capsized, with another 20 still missing.

Ten years since Bouazizi’s fatal act of defiance, where does Tunisia stand?

The cradle of the ‘Arab Spring’, Tunisia’s 2011 Jasmine revolution secured a hard-fought democratic transition. However, unemployment rates remain high and frustration lingers as economic progress has yet to materialise.

Iraq's KRG leader condemns YPG/PKK attack on Peshmerga

Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq's leader Barzani stated a group of YPG/PKK agents from Syria were denied entry into northern Iraq; they had launched an attack using heavy weaponry on the Peshmerga forces.

Italy names four Egyptian agents as suspects over murder of student

The disclosure of Egyptian security officials’ names came shortly after Cairo had closed an investigation into the 2016 murder of an Italian student in Egypt.

Israel-Morocco agreement follows a history of clandestine cooperation

Normalisation should not come as a surprise – unofficial ties between Israel and Morocco have existed for decades.

Netflix’s Mosul tells a riveting tale of a SWAT team fighting Daesh

‘Based on true events’, a day in the life of the Nineveh SWAT team in Mosul is a tense, arresting tale of men who are fighting against all odds with limited means.