UN calls on UAE to release rights activist Mansoor
The United Arab Emirates must release pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor, whose 10-year jail sentence for criticising the government on social media was upheld this week, the UN human rights...
January 4, 2019
The United Arab Emirates must release pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor, whose 10-year jail sentence for criticising the government on social media was upheld this week, the UN human rights...
January 4, 2019
Syrian Kurdish leaders aim to secure a Russian-mediated political deal with President Bashar al-Assad’s government regardless of US plans to withdraw from their region, a senior Kurdish official told...
January 4, 2019
At least eight Palestinian protesters were injured by Israeli forces...
January 4, 2019
Ilhan Omar marked her first day in office by promising to make the US live up to its ideals of religious liberty, and she demanded the country reject divisiveness...
January 4, 2019
Lebanese civil servants staged a general strike Friday to protest Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s failure to draw up a new cabinet and resolve the country’s ongoing economic crisis. Responding...
January 4, 2019
One of the masterminds behind a deadly attack on a US warship in Yemen more than 18 years ago was killed in that country earlier this week, according to...
January 4, 2019
Prisoners in Egypt are kept in dire and inhumane conditions ...
January 4, 2019
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir was advised to begin normalising relations with Israel in order to ensure stability in his country, Haaretz reported him saying yesterday. Speaking during a meeting...
January 4, 2019
Israeli occupation forces once again used force to disperse unarmed Palestinian protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip today injuring dozens...
January 4, 2019
A Canadian charity has been investigated for using its donations to fund infrastructure projects on Israeli army and naval bases. The Jewish National Fund of Canada – an affiliate...