INSANE: 2 - The Real Truth

Summer reading: 50 of the best new books to dive into

Fresh debuts, long-awaited sequels, must-read memoirs ... the best new books of the season. Plus our pick of paperbacks and children’s fiction

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024

‘I will kill myself on arrival’: Syrian asylum seeker fears Rwanda will not be safe

Khaled is waiting to be deported from the Colnbrook centre where, he says, many are struggling to cope with what lies ahead

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2024

Maurice el Médioni obituary

Versatile Algerian pianist and songwriter who transformed the country’s popular music after the second world war

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2024

Shooting down drones isn’t enough to stop Jordan’s crystal meth problem

The use of the amphetamine captagon has been the focus of much government attention, but crystal meth use is increasing.

Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2023

Bodies pile up without burials in Sudan's capital, marooned by a relentless conflict

Nearly four months of violent street battles between the Sudanese Army and a powerful paramilitary group have made funerals a near impossibility, particularly in Sudan's capital of Khartoum

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

DJ Khaled joins David Beckham and other celebrities to watch Messi’s first Inter Miami start

DJ Khaled’s son Asahd even walked out with Messi as a mascot before kick-off

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2023

He took one of the deadliest migrant routes, hoping to save his cancer-stricken son

NPR speaks to the family of a Syrian refugee who died along with possibly hundreds of other people in a shipwreck off the Greek coast in June.

WEKU · Jun 30, 2023

Funeral held for young man killed by Israeli forces in Nablus

20-year-old Khalil Yahya Anis was shot by Israeli troops as the forces demolished a home in a Nablus refugee camp.

Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2023

‘Not safe for us’: Sudanese in north Africa warn fleeing relatives of danger

People who sought route to Europe before fighting erupted in Khartoum have faced police brutality, torture and homelessness

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

Houthis Prevent Aid Delivery to Yemenis During Ramadan

Houthi militias have prevented merchants and donors from distributing aid to the poor in Sanaa and other regions since the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat Friday. “More than 13 merchants and donors were arrested in the last five days on charges of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023