Saudi and Houthi forces agree withdrawal in Yemen’s Hodeidah, kidnapped Tunisian workers freed in Libya, and Egypt’s parliament advances constitutional amendments
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Palestinian Authority calls Arab States to boycott the upcoming Warsaw Conference, Morocco halts involvement in Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, and Turkey breaks silence over Uyghur oppression in China.
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Egyptian MPs consider extension of Sisi presidential terms, Lebanon forms cabinet after months of deadlock, and Turkey sentences Kurdish MPs to prison.
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In this week’s roundup of news in the Middle East and North Africa: the UN launches a probe into the October 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, Kurdish protesters attack a Turkish military base in Iraqi Kurdistan over Turkish military operations in Iraqi territory, and Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed set to lead new Tahya Tounes party.
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US Senate advances Yemen vote as belligerents prepare for peace talks, Israeli police charge Netanyahu and wife with corruption for third time, and Astana talks fail to realize Syria constitutional convention plans
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Syrian activist Raed Fares was murdered in Idlib, rights monitors accuse Saudi Arabia of torturing women’s rights activists in prison, and civil servants strike with UGTT union in Tunisia over IMF-mandated wage cuts
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Saudi public prosecutor seeks death penalty for five accused of Khashoggi murder, Hamas ceasefire triggers uproar in Israeli right-wing politics, and Libyan factions meet in Italy to discuss elections
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