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October 15, 2020

Report: Israel blocks visas for UN human rights workers

Israel has stopped granting visas to UN human rights workers, forcing them to stop their work and leave the country, a report by Middle East Eye (MEE) has revealed....

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October 15, 2020

Israel arrested 341 Palestinians in September

Israeli forces arrested 341 Palestinians, including 32 children and three women, in September, local rights groups revealed yesterday. In their joint report, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association,...

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October 15, 2020

UN: WHO delivers new coronavirus examination kits to Gaza

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has delivered five new coronavirus testing kits to the Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip, the UN Middle East special envoy, Nickolay Mladenov,...

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October 15, 2020

Bombing of Idlib by Russia and Syria amounts to war crime, says rights group

The bombing of civilians and infrastructure in the Syrian opposition-held province of Idlib by Russia and the Syrian regime may amount to a war crime, Human Rights Watch (HRW)...

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October 15, 2020

Palestinian courts to look at legal action against Israeli settlers

For the first time, Palestinian Authority courts are going to look at cases filed by Palestinian citizens related to violations alleged to have been committed by Israeli settlers, Wafa...

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October 15, 2020

Russia never considered Turkey as a strategic ally, says Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that his country never truly considered Turkey as a strategic ally but only as a close partner, amid growing tensions between the...

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October 15, 2020

Jordan teenager has hands hacked off in gang attack

A Jordanian teenager has had his hands hacked off and his eyes gouged out during a revenge gang attack in Zarqa city on Tuesday. The 16-year-old victim was treated...

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October 15, 2020

Azerbaijani journalists come under Armenian fire

Armenian soldiers have targeted Azerbaijani journalists reporting on attacks against civilians in the city of Tartar, Anadolu has reported. The journalists were recording video footage of a school hit...

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October 15, 2020

Iran can resume arms trade as embargo ends

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced yesterday that Iran will be able to resume its arms trade from this Sunday following the failure of the US to extend the UN...

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October 15, 2020

Saudi streaming platform faces backlash over Beirut explosion drama

A Saudi Arabian streaming platform is facing a backlash after releasing a trailer for a drama series depicting the Beirut explosion. Shahid.net, an on-demand service owned by MBC, released...

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