Saudi Arabia allegedly prohibits activists from exiting country
Saudi Arabia is prohibiting large amounts of its citizens from exiting the country in a bid to silence dissent, according...
Middle East
GCC countries
Israeli minister says country is rushing to wipe Gaza out
The heritage minister of Israel said on July 24th that his government is rushing to wipe Gaza out, as the...
UNRWA: One in five Gaza City children are malnourished
One in five Gaza City children are malnourished, with cases rising day by day, according to the UN's Palestinian refugee...
UN: Syria’s sectarian violence has displaced 145,000 people
Fierce sectarian violence in the Syrian province of Suweida has caused at least 145,000 people to be displaced, the UN...
Lebanese militant returns to Beirut after 40 years behind bars
A pro-Palestine Lebanese militant who spent over four decades behind bars in France for killing two diplomats, returned to Beirut...
US halts Gaza talks, says Hamas lacks desire for peace
The US has withdrawn its negotiating team from Qatar, halting ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, citing Hamas’ apparent unwillingness...
Egyptian president pushes for reconstruction of the Gaza Strip
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has emphasised the pressing need to reconstruct the Gaza Strip as soon as a ceasefire...
Egypt turns down Israeli proposal, warns of Gaza escalation
Cairo strongly denies Israel’s proposal to relocate the Palestinians who are in Gaza to the south of the enclave, claiming...
Syria requests support from Turkey following sectarian violence
Syria’s interim government has formally requested military support from Turkey to boost its defence capabilities, Turkish officials said on July...
France to recognise Palestine amid global pressure
French President Emmanuel Macron declared that France will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September,...
Syrians sceptical over government findings into Alawite deaths
Syrians are condemning and questioning government findings into killings in Syria's coastal region, which is largely populated with Alawites, amid...
Iraq gives life sentence under law banning Israeli normalisation
Iraq has given its first life sentence under a law which makes normalisation with Israel illegal, the judiciary said on...
Israel approves motion for occupied West Bank’s annexation
Israel's Knesset have given the green light to a motion pushing for the occupied West Bank's annexation on July 23rd,...
Children used as human shields in Gaza, Israeli soldier reveals
An Israeli soldier has said that troops have been implicated in Gaza war crimes, such as using children as human...
News organisations urge Israel to permit access into Gaza
International news organisations Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Associated Press (AP), Reuters, and the BBC on July 24th urged Israel to...
