Michael Jansen

Island has the highest number of migrants per capita in the EU, and the country’s far-right party is exploiting opposition to further arrivals

Human Rights Watch has called for the US to acknowledge abuse and torture of 100,000 detained Iraqis

Remarks directed at Saudi prince who said normalisation between kingdom and Israel was ‘getting closer’

‘For us, the Palestinian issue is very important. We need to solve that part’

The swap was mediated by Qatar, Oman and Switzerland

‘Peace was and remains our first choice,’ says Houthi supreme political council head Mahdi al-Mashat

Rival governments agree to co-operate to get aid to Derna

The peace agreement, signed 30 years ago, ceded a huge advantage to Israel

US warned SDF commanders and Arab tribal leaders that fighting in Deir al-Zor risked enabling Islamic State to regain strength

Even if the Biden administration agreed to pay Saudi Arabia’s price for normalising relations with Israel, the US Congress would be unlikely to support such a deal

Ruling is latest in wave of detentions following women’s nationwide anti-hijab protests

Political prisoners use starvation to pressurise authorities to deliver on pledge to improve conditions

At least 34 West Bank Palestinian children killed by Israel in 2023

Calls for minimum wage and release of political prisoners

Prospect of a positive result raises expectations for country facing economic ruin