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Nicki Minaj’s planned Saudi concert raises eyebrows across the internet

Trinadian rapper is due to perform in the eastern city of Jeddah prompting accusations of hypocrisy against Riyadh.

US activists keep pressure on Saudi Arabia with LA protests

Civil rights groups want to ensure the country is held to account for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and its jailing of religious scholars and human rights activists.

Morsi wasn't perfect but he was Egypt's best bet against tyranny

Mohamed Morsi embodied the Egyptian establishment's worst fears: a democratic path for the country. He could not be openly executed and was instead ushered to a slow death.

The 'Arab Spring' is still alive

Most world powers have aided or stood by silently as revolutions have been crushed across the Middle East and North Africa but the people's desire to rid themselves of tyranny is still alive.

Is MBS using the 'Siege of Mecca' to rewrite history?

Under the garb of curbing extremism, the young crown prince of Saudi Arabia is targeting voices of dissent.

There won’t be war with Iran…Yet

The Saudis and Emiratis have the ear of the US president and are likely pushing for a confrontation with Iran - but they might end up disappointed as the 'America First' president does not have an appetite for war.

Israel throws its weight around the Middle East as Gulf states capitulate

If the so-called 'Deal of the Century' goes through bearing any resemblance to the details that have been leaked - it won't be the first time the region's borders have been drawn with complete disregard for the region's inhabitants.

Arab activist says CIA notified Norway of threat against him

Iyad el Baghdadi says it's unclear what the threat was about, but that "something came on the radar of the CIA."

Designating the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists only strengthens autocrats

The Trump administration's move towards labelling the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation is a culmination of the marriage of counter-revolutionaries in the Middle East and the far-right in the West.

US has done nothing to address Khashoggi murder - The Post

The Washington Post says "Trump isn’t just violating the law. He is also undermining the credibility and moral authority of the United States."

S Arabia says 'justice' is being done in Khashoggi murder case

Saudi human rights chief Bandar bin Mohammed al Aiban told the UN Human Rights Council that there had been three hearings over the "heinous crime" and "unfortunate accident" at its Istanbul consulate without giving details.

Kuwait refuses to budge as other Gulf nations abandon the Palestinian cause

The most prominent Gulf nations are normalising ties with Israel without gaining any concessions from the Israelis. Why has Kuwait not followed its closest allies?