Former Syrian prisoner eyes justice after decades behind bars
A Syrian political prisoner who spent decades behind bars has now been released, and is now looking for justice following...
Ariana Hashtrudi, Middle East News Editor
UK’s Starmer faces criticism over the handling of Gaza conflict
According to a survey, 82% of Muslim representatives from the UK's ruling Labour Party think Prime Minister Keir Starmer has...
UN urges investigation following discovery of bodies in Libya
The UN has called for an investigation over potential extrajudicial killings after many bodies were found in mass graves in...
Sudan and Somalia among countries affected by US travel ban
US President Donald Trump reintroduced a travel policy on June 4th, in which citizens from 12 nations, including Somalia and...
Gaza aid group suspends food delivery for two days
The US-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has announced that for a second day it will not distribute food...
PA should control Gaza without armed groups – Jordan FM
Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, has said to a panel discussion at Davos on January 22nd that no armed groups...
Sudan’s government issues new banknotes
The army-aligned government of Sudan has issued new banknotes in the areas it runs, reportedly in a bid to weaken...
Italy releases senior Libyan police officer following arrest
Italy has released a senior person from the judicial police of Libya, after the country arrested him on a warrant...
Iraq revises law to allow marriage at 15 for girls
Iraq's parliament on January 21st gave the green light to amendments of the country's Personal Status Law, permitting girls as...
Aoun wants Lebanese government to represent all political factions
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on January 21st called for a government to be formed that carries consensus and includes members...
Demolitions and arrests on day two of Israel’s Jenin attack
Three people from the Jenin refugee camp have been arrested on day two of Israel's raid in the area, the...
Stabbing attack in Tel Aviv injures five Israelis
Five Israelis have been wounded in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on January 21st, while the attacker has been...
Palestinians arrive to homes in “uninhabitable” north Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians who have been forcibly displaced came back to Northern Gaza this week and saw their unrecognisable neighbourhoods,...
Israel launches major attack on Jenin
Israel's military stormed and bombed Jenin, conducting an offensive on the occupied northern West Bank city, just days after a...
Sweden could charge man over killing of Jordan pilot in Syria
Swedish prosecutors have requested the detention of a Swedish man on suspicion of terrorism and war crimes over the killing...
