When thousands of young Moroccans stormed Ceuta last week, it was not an invasion, but the latest in a five-year pattern of coercive migration diplomacy on a border with five centuries of colonial his...

DUBAI: The last message Deyaa’s family received came through a borrowed satellite phone as he crossed the Mediterranean Sea. “Mama, I am Deyaa. I am fine.” It was Aug. 24, 2014. Two days later, the bo...

Advancing the rights of migrant workers throughout the Gulf and wider region

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NGOs, academics, writers, whistleblowers and football supporters’ groups are among those who today condemned serious ongoing misgovernance at football’s world governing body FIFA in a joint statement ...

For years, Israel has used human rights terminology to whitewash killing civilians, now the RSF is doing the same.

Qatar has launched a three-month amnesty period starting from 9 February 2025, allowing foreign residents with irregular immigration status to exit the country without penalties. It is not clear if re...

Campaigners say this is the first time in 30 years that the EU failed to enforce preconditions for an aid package

The Middle East Council on Global Affairs (ME Council) is organizing a webinar to explore how Syria can navigate the challenges of fostering security, state-building, inclusive governance, minority pr...

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Middle Eastern states and their allies must not continue to exploit the country as a battleground for their rivalries

More than a dozen residents in Woldia said the city’s stadium has been converted into an Ethiopian army base where artillery guns indiscriminately fire at rebel-held villages many kilometres away

It shows what happens when a petrostate’s lifeline disappears overnight

Today’s confirmation of Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 FIFA men’s World Cup, despite the well-known and severe risks to residents, migrant workers and visiting fans alike, marks a moment of great…

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks to Crisis Group’s Africa director Murithi Mutiga about how African leaders view Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the implications thereof for U.S. Africa policy and the continent’s crises.

En Éthiopie, dans la région du Tigré, deux femmes se battent pour faire entendre les souffrances de milliers d'autres femmes victimes de viols de guerre / Violences sexuelles dans les conflits : Célin...

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The revelation comes as the kingdom faces accusation of pushing back against attempts to transition away from fossil fuels

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has facilitated and benefited from human rights abuses.

Analysis: While Saudi Arabia will not endorse a return to maximum pressure on Iran, it does not want to risk its security alliance with the United States.

Certain ideas have shaped the success and optimism of state-led development in Ethiopia and Rwanda in the first two decades of the 21st century.

The world’s worst internal displacement crisis, with at least 14 million people uprooted from their homes, is in Sudan.

Despite attempts at reform, the Kafala system in Gulf countries is still custom-built to exploit workers