Rayhan Uddin
Middle East Eye
United Kingdom
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Iran and Saudi Arabia: Over four decades of tension
Riyadh and Tehran restore diplomatic relations after years of fallout over proxy wars, nuclear weapons and Hajj → Read More
Hate speech against African migrants in Tunisia spreads on social media
Anti-migrant and anti-Black sentiments, conspiracy theories, shared on Tunisian Facebook, Twitter and TikTok → Read More
Tunisia: Free press under attack as President Kais Saied tightens grip
Journalists tell Middle East Eye they are losing ground over hard-fought media freedoms in crackdown since 'constitutional coup' → Read More
Tunisia president warns of sub-Saharan immigration in 'racist' outburst
Kais Saied's remarks about crime and immigrants denounced as racist and likened to 'great replacement' theory → Read More
LGBT people in Middle East 'entrapped by security forces on dating apps'
Human Rights Watch documents the widespread use of digital platforms by authorities to entrap, extort, and prosecute LGBT people in Mena → Read More
‘New Kaaba’: Saudi Arabia plans to build giant cube building in Riyadh
Riyadh launches 'The Mukaab', which has been likened to Star Trek and mocked for similarity to Mecca focal point → Read More
Neom: Saudi Arabia jails nearly 50 tribespeople for resisting displacement
New Alqst report details displacement and arrest of members of Howeitat tribe to make way for megacity → Read More
Israel approves law to deport Palestinian citizens and residents
New legislation means Palestinians can be deported to Gaza or West Bank, which legal experts say amounts to a war crime → Read More
Tunisia arrests two prominent president critics
Figures from across political spectrum detained, including a radio station chief and a confidante of a former president → Read More
Earthquake becomes deadliest in Turkey’s modern history
Death toll surpasses that of huge quake in 1939, making it the largest natural disaster since formation of republic → Read More
Turkey earthquake: Owner of collapsed residential complex arrested at airport
Mehmet Yasar Coskun, who owns 12-storey complex in Antakya, stopped at Istanbul airport en route to Montenegro → Read More
Turkey-Syria earthquake: 'Miracle' survivors pulled out of rubble after five days
Teenager drinks own urine to survive in Gaziantep, while 10-day-old newborn survives after spending half of life under debris → Read More
Israel is seeking to deport citizens and residents. Here’s what you need to know
Rights lawyers say new bill which could remove Palestinian citizens and residents to occupied territory is a war crime and breaks international law → Read More
Why is Turkey so prone to earthquakes?
Located at the intersection of three major tectonic plates, Turkey is frequently shaken by earthquakes and recorded more than 22,000 in 2022 → Read More
Here are the names and faces of 35 Palestinians killed in January
35 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the deadliest month in the occupied West Bank since 2015 → Read More
UK faces lawsuit over Saudi arms sales contributing to Yemen abuses
Campaign group takes British government to court, accusing its licensing of weapons deals of leading to international human rights law violations → Read More
Lebanon and Yemen landmarks added to World Heritage List
Endangered 20th-century building in Tripoli and ancient site in Marib inscribed using emergency procedure → Read More
Beyonce Dubai concert a 'missed opportunity', say Arab LGBTQ+ activists
Star performs at luxury resort in Dubai, omitting songs from queer-inspired latest album → Read More
Jack Letts' mother hails 'rights victory' as Canadians to be repatriated from Syria
Sally Lane, mother of British-Canadian man detained in Syrian camp, exclusively tells MEE that judgement will have 'global implications' → Read More
UK could make posting videos of boats crossing Channel in 'positive light' illegal
UK announces amendment to Online Safety Bill that would force social media platforms to remove content deemed to show crossings positively → Read More