A number of Somalis in Ankara sold their businesses or closed them down after police handed them deportation orders in September 2021 (MEE/Ragip Soylu) By Middle East Eye Over the last few years, Kizilay Square in the heart of Ankara has experienced a unique kind of gentrification. The Turkish capital’s growing Somali community has established

Credit: Reutrers/Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, speaks during a news conference in Beijing, July 17, 2020. China has hit out at the United States for maintaining its 20-year-old sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying the embargo has damaged the southern African country’s economy, According to Daily Nation reported. Beijing issued the rebuke on Monday as Zimbabwe

Sudanese protesters rally in Khartoum to denounce overnight detentions by the army of government members, on 25 October 2021 (AFP) By Middle East Eye The United States announced on Monday that it was pausing $700m in emergency assistance funds for Sudan following a military coup against the country’s civilian leadership. “The United States condemns the

By Anadolu Agency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday evening ended the state of emergency in the country for the first time in years, “I decided for the first time in years to cancel the extension of the state of emergency throughout the country,” al-Sisi said on Facebook. “I am glad that we share

File – In this Oct. 5, 2021 file photo, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Former Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower Haugen plans to answer questions from lawmakers in the United

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) address the media at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo By Reuters U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the immediate release of Sudan’s prime minister and all other officials after the Sudan military seized power in

The head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, declared a state of emergency and dissolved the transitional sovereign council and government, According to Anadolu Agency reported. The move came hours after the military arrested Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok and ministers in the civilian government, We are declaring “a state of emergency in the

Former Saudi intelligence official Saad al-Jabri (R) sits with his daughter Sarah al-Jabri whilst visiting schools around Boston, U.S. in this handout picture shot in the autumn of 2016. Khalid al-Jabri/Handout via REUTERS. By Reuters A former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday of

In this frame taken from video people gather during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Military forces arrested Sudan’s acting prime minister and senior government officials Monday, disrupted internet access and blocked bridges in the capital Khartoum, the country’s information ministry said, describing the actions as a coup. In response, thousands flooded

Responsible Statecraft By Nick Turse The White House is touting an ‘over-the-horizon’ capability as the new face of US counterterrorism, but it’s actually just a repackaged policy from previous administrations. For months, the White House and Pentagon have been touting the efficacy of “over the horizon” warfare — purportedly an accurate and effective targeting of