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Illegal migrants onboard a rubber dinghy wait to be rescued by the Migrant Offshore Aid Station NGO about 40 kilometres off the Libyan coast. Moas via Reuters
Libya still most popular starting point for illegal migration to Europe

The Central Mediterranean route was used most often to reach the EU last year

MENAJanuary 19, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, the UAE government's head of cyber security. Antonie Robertson / The National
UAE shores up cyber infrastructure to thwart hackers

Collaboration with other countries key to building a safe digital economy, cyber security chief says in an exclusive interview

ScienceJanuary 18, 2022
Ahmed Maher
'Veiled Head of a Female', a marble antiquity dating back to 350 BCE valued at about $1.2 million. Handout
US to return looted Veiled Head of a Female antiquity to Libya

$1.2m piece had been stolen from a tomb in north African country and bought by billionaire Michael Steinhardt

MENAJanuary 13, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Gen Sir Nick Carter retired in November 2021 after 45 years in the UK military. Photo: Getty Images
Former UK army chief says war against Iran would be failure of statecraft

In an exclusive interview the former general reflects on Iran's nuclear programme and his four decades in the British military

MENAJanuary 12, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi (centre) speaks during a ceremony to inaugurate one of the country's new megaprojects. Egyptian Presidency Handout / EPA
Egypt overhauls its prisons with eye on monetising assets

The government has ambitious plans to repurpose state assets including prisons

MENAJanuary 05, 2022
Ahmed Maher
President Kais Saied is facing pressure to rescind his new political system that consolidates power in his hands. Photo: Tunisian Presidency Facebook page/AFP
Tunisia rights groups back 10-day hunger strike against President Kais Saied

Politicians and members of the suspended parliament fear country is sliding back to authoritarianism

MENAJanuary 02, 2022
Ahmed Maher
Iraq's Technology Economy Employment Society. AFP
A dream career? Government employment loses its sheen in Iraq

Statements from Iraqi officials in recent days hint at gradual disappearance of public sector employment

MENADecember 29, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Libyan activists protest against the postponement of the presidential elections in Martyrs Square, Tripoli, on December 25. The banner reads in Arabic: ‘We want ballot boxes, not ammunition boxes’. AFP
Libya parliament refuses to fix date for delayed polls to end decade of chaos

Parliamentary committee says setting a new date would be risky at this stage

MENADecember 27, 2021
Ahmed Maher
A UN peacekeeping vehicle on patrol in central Darfur. Photo: AFP
Armed robbers ransack UN compound in Darfur

UN recently handed over assets worth about $41 million to local authorities for civilian use

MENADecember 26, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Storage tanks at Libya's Al Sharara oil field. Reuters
Libya’s defence ministry seeks help from tribal chiefs over oil stand-off

Tribalism is a major influence in Libyan society even after the overthrow of Muammar Qaddafi

MENADecember 23, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Laila Ben Khalifa, one of only two women to run in Libya's first presidential election, in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, on November 29. Reuters
Who can be Libya's saviour?

Presidential election in the country is scheduled to take place on December 24 but it remains to be seen if they actually do

CommentDecember 22, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Harriet Rix started this year working with an Iraqi charity based in Erbil to plant thousands of oak trees across Iraq Kurdistan and northern areas in Iraq.
From clearing landmines to planting trees: One woman's quest for a greener Iraq

Landmine expert says climate change should be treated as an urgent threat in conflict zones

MENADecember 20, 2021
Ahmed Maher
Local NGO activists gather for a demonstration at Algeria Square in the Libyan capital on December 15 to protest against any possible postponement of the elections scheduled for December 24. AFP
Libya’s elections in doubt as politics of division lingers on

The vote faces many challenges, including disputes over the laws governing the elections and occasional infighting among armed groups

MENADecember 16, 2021
Ahmed Maher
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Monday. AFP
US edges back to good relations with Palestinians

Washington has long sought two-state solution to the conflict

MENADecember 15, 2021
Ahmed Maher
The man was arrested in Paris. AFP
Saudi man on his wrongful arrest in Paris: ‘It was like a glasshouse’

Not clear if Khalid Al Otaibi will sue French authorities for defamation and financial compensation

GulfDecember 09, 2021
Ahmed Maher
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