The European Union on Wednesday condemned the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and demanded an independent investigation into the circumstances of her death. The statement, issued by the EU’s External Action Service, came a…
Qatar slams ‘horrific’ Israeli assassination of journalist
Qatar condemned the Israeli assassination of Palestinian Al Jazeera Senior Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in a statement on Wednesday morning. The ministry of foreign affairs labelled the killing of Abu Akleh – who was shot in the head by Israeli occupat…
The Israeli state-funded campaign to replace al-Aqsa
The ferocious assaults by Israeli forces on the grounds of al-Aqsa have caught the attention of millions worldwide. While the evidence of brutality is evident at first sight, it is necessary to zoom out and observe this equation in its totality. These …
Iran detains 2 Europeans as EU nuclear talk envoy visits
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said on Wednesday it detained two Europeans as a European Union envoy visits the country over its stalled nuclear negotiations with world powers. The announcement by the ministry, during the visit of EU envoy Enrique Mora, …
Civilian casualties halved since Yemen truce began: NGO
The number of civilian casualties in war-torn Yemen has dropped by over 50 percent since a two-month truce took effect in early April, an aid group said on Wednesday. The Norwegian Refugee Council \- which has been providing food, shelter and other nec…
Somalia registers record 39 candidates for presidential vote
Somalia has registered a record 39 candidates for the presidential elections on May 15, a parliamentary committee tasked with organising the long-delayed polls in the fragile Horn of Africa nation said Tuesday. The election is well over a year behind s…
UNSC to discuss Taliban ordering women to cover faces again
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss an order by Afghanistan’s Taliban for women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of the Islamist group’s past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions…
Tunisia ‘spiritual healer’ arrested for hundreds of sex crimes
A Tunisian self-proclaimed “spiritual healer” was arrested on Tuesday after a television report in which he claimed to have persuaded hundreds of women into having sex with him, a judicial source said. The man had allegedly persuaded his targets that s…
Uyghurs in Turkey urge UN rights chief to probe China ‘re-education camps’
Turkey’s Uyghur Muslims on Tuesday urged the UN human rights chief to independently investigate the so-called “re-education camps” and allegations of rights abuses, torture and even genocide when she visits China’s Xinjiang province this month. Turkey’…
Iran slams Turkey’s upstream dam-building activity
Iran on Tuesday described as “unacceptable” upstream dam-building by neighbouring Turkey on shared waterways, calling on its neighbour to cease such activity. “Turkey’s construction of dams on the border waters is unacceptable and we oppose it,” Irania…