Oscar Rickett
Middle East Eye
United Kingdom
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US and UAE heading for showdown over Russian sanctions evasion
US frustration with the UAE is growing, as Dubai and Abu Dhabi are used to evade western sanctions imposed on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine → Read More
Bahrain Grand Prix: Four people arrested for protesting Formula One
Two Bahraini women, both alleged victims of torture, and two men arrested on Sunday for protesting near F1 race → Read More
Formula One: British MPs blast organisation over Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 'sportswashing'
Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell tells MEE the 'presence of F1 gives the impression that Bahrain is somehow a normal state' → Read More
Israel: Pro-settler minister handed West Bank powers in 'de jure annexation'
Experts tell MEE new arrangement makes Bezalel Smotrich 'governor' of West Bank and deepens the 'colonisation of Palestine' → Read More
'Thunderbolts and terror': How historic earthquakes destroyed Roman Antioch
The city in what is now Turkey lies close to the meeting of the African, Arabian and the Anatolian tectonic plates → Read More
Teenage boy and girl saved from rubble in Turkey as earthquake rescues continue
In Antakya, 13-year-old Mustafa was rescued, while in Kahramanmaras, 17-year-old Aleyna Olmez was pulled from the rubble → Read More
Turkey earthquake: Woman rescued after almost 222 hours under the rubble
Loved ones warn against the use of heavy machinery to clear debris as survivors continue to be found → Read More
Sudan: All roads lead to Khartoum as Russia, Israel and West vie in game of thrones
Israeli and Russian delegations have been to Sudan in the last week, with US and EU envoys also present → Read More
Russian foreign minister blasts western powers and defends Wagner Group in Sudan
Sergei Lavrov tells Khartoum press conference that Russia is pushing forward with a naval base on the Red Sea coast → Read More
Holocaust survivor quits Labour after being told not to speak at memorial day event
Stephen Kapos has resigned his membership after the party told him he would be expelled if he spoke at a Holocaust Memorial Day event organised by left-wing group → Read More
Prince Harry says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan
In his forthcoming memoir, the British prince writes about how he came up with a specific number of 'kills', describing fighters as 'chess pieces' → Read More
Rwanda plan: UK's 'obscene' scheme for asylum seekers condemned after court finds it legal
Campaigners hit out at UK government plan to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda after a high court ruled that it was legal → Read More
'We are celebrating in the streets': Moroccan defeat is music to Sahrawi ears
Morocco's football team drew support from across the world, but not amongst pro-independence Sahrawis in Western Sahara → Read More
Qatar World Cup CEO says 'death a natural part of life' after worker dies
Nasser al-Khater responds to questions about death of Filipino worker saying death is natural, 'whether it’s at work, whether it’s in your sleep' → Read More
'It's what the country needed': Iranian fans savour moment of happiness against Wales
Fans celebrate 2-0 win as coach Carlos Queiroz tells the media his players 'deserve to be supported' → Read More
Qatar World Cup: Hosts face elimination after Senegal defeat
Qatar lost 3-1 to Senegal and will be out of the World Cup unless Ecuador can beat the Netherlands → Read More
Qatar World Cup: Dubai's Toby the penguin successfully predicts winners
The would-be heir to Paul the Octopus has so far predicted wins by Saudi Arabia, Japan and Spain → Read More
London's Iranian diaspora crams into an Irish pub for a match of mixed emotions
Though many Iranians said they want footballers to refuse to play England in solidarity with the protesters at home, once the game gets going it's Iran all the way → Read More
Qatar World Cup: Beer-hunting England fans stumble upon royal's cub lions
Merseysiders on 'a bit of a beer hunt' say they were driven to a 'palace', where they met exotic birds, monkeys and a lion → Read More
Number of Israelis killed by Palestinians in 2022 highest since 2008
MEE reporting shows that 27 Israelis have been killed this year, while the figure is seven times higher for Palestinians → Read More