Alex MacDonald

6 days ago | middleeasteye.net | Alex MacDonald

The UAE is sending advanced Chinese-made weaponry to Sudan in defiance of an arms embargo, according to a new report. Amnesty International said its investigation found that weaponry made in China had been captured in Khartoum. The organisation said they had identified Chinese GB50A guided bombs and 155mm AH-4 howitzers, the use of which in Sudan Middle East Eye has previously reported on.

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Alex MacDonald

Hamas wants to reach a "comprehensive agreement" to end the war in Gaza and rejects attempts to impose a "partial agreement" before US President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, one of its leaders told AFP on Wednesday. Basem Naim, a member of its political bureau, said Hamas insists "on reaching a comprehensive agreement and a full package to end the war". "There are desperate attempts ahead of Trump's visit to the region...

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Alex MacDonald

Algeria has imprisoned a prominent historian after he claimed that the Amazigh identity was a "French-Zionist" construct on Emirati TV. Mohamed Amine Belghit was remanded in custody after making the comments against the Algerian minority group last week, with the state prosecutor saying he had undermined the "unity" of the country.

2 weeks ago | middleeasteye.net | Alex MacDonald

A new influencer academy launched in the United Arab Emirates has been branded the latest attempt to "whitewash" the country's rights record. The new programme, co-founded by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism and travel content agency Beautiful Destinations, offers media training for "students" to help bolster the tourism industry of the emirate, which has become a hotspot for social media influencers in recent years.

2 weeks ago | middleeasteye.net | Alex MacDonald

The UN's rights chief has called for the world to end Israel's "catastrophe" in Gaza. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the total Israeli blockade on aid was pushing towards a collapse of critical life-saving support in the enclave"There must be concerted international efforts to stop this humanitarian catastrophe from reaching a new unseen level," Volker Turk said in a statement.