The makeshift Rukban camp is home to at least 55,000 refugees Authorities in Jordan have allowed a one-off delivery of UN humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of displaced persons from Syria along the two countries' border, according to Jordanian state media. The remote...
Indian security forces and protesters face off a year after government forces killed separatist leader Burhan Wani. Thousands of security forces were deployed to Kashmir ahead of the anniversary Government forces have thrown tear gas and clashed with stone-throwing protesters...
Tel Aviv is on a charm offensive in West Africa, taking advantage of Arab absence to court ECOWAS states. Since 2016, Netanyahu has pursued a campaign of rapprochement with African nations The presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at last month's...
An Israeli conscientious objector speaks out about racism and subjugation as the occupation enters its 51st year. Supporters of an Israeli soldier, Elor Azaria, charged with manslaughter after he shot a wounded Palestinian alleged attacker as he lay on the...
Around 40 homes buried as mountainside collapses in Maoxian County, Sichuan province after rain triggers landslide. More than 100 people are feared buried after rain triggered a landslide in south-western China, state media reported on Saturday. Around 40 homes were buried...
Washington, DC - US legislation threatening to sanction Qatar for its support of "Palestinian terror" was sponsored by 10 legislators who received more than $1m over the last 18 months from lobbyists and groups linked to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the...

Yemen's unfathomable pain and suffering

UN special envoy wants to restart talks as humanitarian chief warns that seven million are 'on the cusp of famine'. United Nations officials have warned that the conflict in the Arab world's poorest nation, Yemen, is intensifying daily, with armed...
Two Muslim men have called for an investigation after they say they were "racially profiled" and the American Airlines flight to Dallas, Texas, they were travelling on was cancelled. Isam Abdallah said his flight was cancelled because the aeroplane crew...
UN rights chief expresses concern as health of hunger-striking prisoners in Israeli jails 'detoriates significantly'. A man in Gaza plays the role of a prisoner during a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails The...
After a revolution and a military coup, Egypt faces abuses to a degree unseen in the Mubarak years, analysts say. In just over two years, Morsi became the second Egyptian leader to be overthrownFour years ago today, Egypt witnessed the...

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