Middle East Archive

Israel’s justice minister has announced a revamp of the country’s judicial system, aimed at reducing the power of the supreme court. The move, promised during election campaigning by the newly-formed government, will grant

Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most renowned actresses, has been detained by security forces days after criticizing the government’s use of the death penalty against protestors. The 38-year-old had also shared

A teenager has been killed and 22 people injured in two explosions targeting Jerusalem commuters during rush hour. The blasts occurred in two busy parts of the city’s outskirts as

Iranian police have opened fire on protesters at a Tehran metro station and attacked women not wearing compulsory hair coverings, as demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini

Israeli political heavyweight Benjamin Netanyahu has opened talk with ultra-Orthodox and far-right allies over forming what could prove be the most right-wing government in Israel’s history. After a