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UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet
ByWilliam Christou November 1, 2025

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi has been imprisoned in the UAE for almost a year for criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi governmentsThe UN special rapporteur on torture is being urged to investigate Lebanon’s role in the treatment of the Egyptian-Turkish p…

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A Sudanese massacre foretold: the grim familiarity of the RSF’s rampage through El Fasher
ByRachel Savage and Carlos Mureithi November 1, 2025

Atrocities unfolding in El Fasher since it fell to paramilitary forces follow a bleak pattern seen in Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan itself, including lack of international actionHundreds of patients and staff massacred at a hospital; unarmed men of fightin…

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Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘PR stunt’ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings
ByKaamil Ahmed October 31, 2025October 31, 2025

Reports of indiscriminate violence and ethnic targeting in El Fasher have led to growing global outrageSudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim to have arrested several of their fighters after outrage over the extent of killing in the city of El…

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Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘PR stunt’ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings
ByKaamil Ahmed October 31, 2025

Reports of indiscriminate violence and ethnic targeting in El Fasher has led to growing global outrageSudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim to have arrested several of their fighters after outrage over the extent of killing in the city of El …

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Gaza risks sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns
ByEmma Graham-Harrison October 31, 2025

Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be set up urgently to pave way for Israeli withdrawalGaza risks sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling fo…

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Gaza risks sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns
ByEmma Graham-Harrison October 31, 2025

Majed al-Ansari calls for international force to be set up urgently to pave way for Israeli withdrawalGaza risks sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling fo…

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Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher?
ByKaamil Ahmed and Aamna Mohdin October 31, 2025

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured the city from the army after an 18-month siege – but who are they and what do they want?Another devastating chapter in Sudan’s brutal civil war has taken place as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured…

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Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemen’s turmoil – in pictures
ByCarl Court/Getty October 31, 2025

Carl Court documents the life of Socotra inhabitants as they deal with the impacts of climate change in relative peace from Yemen’s hostilities Continue reading…

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Socotra, an island apart from mainland Yemen’s turmoil – in pictures
ByCarl Court/Getty October 31, 2025

Carl Court documents the life of Socotra inhabitants as they deal with the impacts of climate change in relative peace from Yemen’s hostilities Continue reading…

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Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies October 31, 2025

Grand Egyptian Museum next to pyramids of Giza billed as world’s largest archaeological facility for single civilisationA vast $1bn museum billed as the world’s largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilisation will open outside Cairo …

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