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October 20, 2021

Amnesty calls on Sri Lanka to end violence, discrimination against Muslims

Amnesty International (AI) has urged the Sri Lankan government to put an end to violence and discrimination against the island’s Muslim minority. According to a statement released on Sunday,...

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October 20, 2021

Petition demands Danish lawmakers stop Syrian repatriation policy

An online petition which demands that Denmark should stop the Syrian repatriation policy that puts in danger the residency of a number of Syrian refugees living in the country,...

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October 20, 2021

Al-Qaeda attacks threaten only road linking Morocco to sub-Saharan Africa

The expansion of Al-Qaeda attacks in Mali threaten dozens of Moroccan truck drivers who transport goods to sub-Saharan Africa every day. The terror group has hit a 3,700-kilometre road...

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October 20, 2021

PA financial crisis close to breaking point, warns UN official

The Palestinian Authority is suffering from a financial crisis which is close to a “breaking point”, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has warned. “Donor...

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October 20, 2021

Iraq protesters reject early election results, demand recount

Hundreds of supporters of Iraq’s powerful Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) yesterday rejected the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections held on 10 October. The Fatah Alliance, the political arm of the multiparty PMF, won...

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October 20, 2021

WHO: Over 20m Yemenis are at risk of malaria

More than 20 million Yemenis are at risk of contracting malaria, at a time when only half of the country’s health facilities are operating, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned yesterday....

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October 20, 2021

Syria: bomb attack on army bus kills 14

A deadly bomb blast hit the Syrian capital Damascus during this morning’s rush hour, killing at least 14 military personnel and wounding three others. An army bus was targeted...

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October 20, 2021

Every Thai foreign worker has been sexually abused in Israel, says a new report

Every foreign agricultural worker was sexually assaulted in Israel, according to a new report presented to the Knesset’s Special Committee on Foreign Workers yesterday. Shocking levels of abuse were...

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October 20, 2021

Saudi: Israel robbed Palestinians of their most basic rights

Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Bin Yahya Al-Mouallimi, yesterday slammed Israel, saying that it has “robbed the Palestinian people of their most basic rights”. Speaking at the Economic...

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October 20, 2021

Poll: Promoting peace between Israel and Palestine the lowest priority

A slim majority, 53 per cent of Israelis, believe that Israel should seek assistance from the countries it has normalised relations with to advance peace with the Palestinians, a...

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