Four migrants drown, three missing off Libya

Four migrants were found dead and three were missing after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast, the North African country’s coast guard said Tuesday. The agency also rescued 13 migrants who had been shipwrecked as they tried to cross the Mediterra…

Three die of suicide amid mounting stress in Syria

At least three people have committed suicide in northern Syria over the past three days, amid a considerable increase in suicide attempts across the region, The New Arab’s Arabic language service Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. The cases include an 18-yea…

Sudan security forces crack down on anti-coup protestors

Sudan’s security forces have cracked down on demonstrators protesting against last October’s military coup, in an attempt to crush unrest in the country over the past few days. Police forces reportedly fired teargas and shotguns at protestors in Kharto…

Egypt promises to allow eco protests as COP27 host

Egypt, host of the next UN summit on climate change, will push countries to make good on their pledges to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions, facilitate “non-adversarial” talks on compensation to developing countries for global warming impacts and…

UK to forcibly deport Kurdish asylum seekers to Erbil

Hundreds of Kurdish asylum seekers in the United Kingdom, many of whom have cases pending decisions, have been detained by police and will likely be forceful deported to Erbil by the end of this month, Iraqi lawmakers and Kurdish activists in the UK to…