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Rights group calls for war crimes probe over Gaza buffer zone
A top human rights organisation in London is calling for a war crimes...
Iran’s executions up, spooking UN human rights group
Over 400 Iranians are believed to have been executed in Iran this year...
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march on DNC
With national polls putting Kamala Harris in the lead for the presidency, many...
Israeli NGOs detail abuses in Palestinian territories
A report published by 21 Israeli NGOs — including B’Tselem, Peace Now, Gisha,...
Gaza radio director killed, journalist death toll breaches 160
Palestinian journalist Mohammed Abdullah Mashmash — programme director at Al-Aqsa Voice Radio —...
NGOs accuse Israel of “siege tactics” to block Gaza aid
Thirteen leading NGOs warned on July 15th that access to Gaza has become...
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Shiite Muslims mark Ashura in Iraq and Lebanon amidst Gaza war
On July 17th, Shiite Muslims commemorated Ashura, marking the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein, who died in the late 7th century. The day...
Iraq: Five bombs planted by ISIS uncovered in Mosul mosque
During renovations in Mosul’s Al-Nuri Mosque, United Nations personnel uncovered five bombs in a wall of the iconic building on June 25th. The five “large-scale...
Israel blocks 2,500 Palestinians in Gaza from Hajj
Israel’s control of Rafah’s border crossing has prevented approximately 2,500 Palestinians from departing Gaza for this year's Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, The New...
Naguib Mahfouz’s enduring cultural legacy
Nobel-laureate Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt’s national treasure, is the central focus of Abu Dhabi’s International Book Fair, as reported by The National News on May 1....
The endangered craft of a renowned Jordanian calligrapher
Renowned Jordanian calligrapher Ryad Tabbal, whose creations have played an important role in Jordan’s contemporary culture, is credited in producing the iconic logo of Jordan’s...
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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march on DNC
With national polls putting Kamala Harris in the lead for the presidency, many Democrats are gloating at...
Kurdish security detain smugglers behind fatal Italian shipwreck
4 suspected human traffickers were arrested by Asayish (Kurdish Security) in the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq...
Sudan civil war now has water scarcity crisis
Barely a fortnight since the UN warned of child famine being a major issue in the civil...
Iranian President and FM dead in helicopter crash
The death of Iran’s ultra-conservative president in a May 19th helicopter crash brings the potential for a...
Ireland demands justice for death of its peacekeeper in Lebanon
Ireland’s Foreign Minister (FM), Micheál Martin, has demanded justice for the death of an Irish peacekeeper, expressing...
Turkey threatens to close pro-Kurdish party
Turkey has threatened to close pro-Kurdish party, DEM, if it maintains links to Kurdish militants, according to...
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Israeli airstrikes claim 27 lives in Gaza amid vaccination efforts
On September 6th, Israeli strikes killed 27 Palestinians in Gaza, coinciding with the resumption of polio vaccinations, as reported by Asharq al-Awsat and agencies. In...
Turkish-American activist shot dead at West Bank protest
Israeli forces shot and killed an American-Turkish activist during a protest in the West Bank on September 6th, according to The New Arab and other...
ICC closes case against late Hamas leader Haniyeh
The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on September 6th that it had terminated the case against the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh following his murder...
Paul Salem: Can we fix the Levant? What would it take?
After 11 years in the United States, I was flying back to the land I called home. Beirut airport was its usual busy and chaotic...
Israel’s army pulls out of Jenin in West Bank
After a ten day siege, finally Israeli forces have withdrawn from the city of Jenin and a refugee camp there in the occupied West Bank,...
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