Bureaucratic mishap brings happy ending to ban on controversial Salman Rushdie book in India

It could have been a principled fight for freedom of expression in India, but in the end it was a bureaucratic blunder that forced a high court in New Delhi to overturn a 36-year-old ban on the import of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. It happened simply because nobody could find the original customs order. Even … Read more

Mapping Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s healthcare system | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel has killed at least 208 health sector workers and carried out more than 280 attacks on emergency medical facilities in Lebanon over the past year. The Israeli military is repeatedly targeting healthcare facilities and medical workers in Lebanon. As of November 15, Israel has killed at least 208 health sector workers and injured 311 … Read more

Live: Israel strikes southern Beirut suburbs shortly after issuing evacuation orders

Israel on Sunday launched air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs shortly after issuing evacuation orders for three neighbourhoods in the Hezbollah stronghold areas. The intensification of Israeli attacks came as the Lebanese government is studying a US ceasefire plan for Israel’s war in Lebanon. Follow our live coverage of the conflicts in the Middle East.