Amnesty International calls on ICC to investigate Israeli war crimes

Amnesty International released a report investigating the circumstances around three attacks on Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces

Amnesty International becomes fourth major human rights group to call Israel an ‘apartheid state’

The designation includes accusations of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian population

International aid cuts create health crisis in northwestern Syria

Many hospitals have been forced to shut down due to shortages in essential medicines

UK rejects use of ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

As part of a new British-Israeli agreement, London has vowed to confront the ‘disproportionate singling out’ of Israel at the UN

Syrian Kurds celebrating Nowruz shot dead by Turkish-backed militants

The killings sparked large-scale protests calling for the expulsion of Turkish-backed militants from the northern Syrian city of Afrin

Canada arms KSA for cheap oil, dismisses ‘problematic’ war crimes: Report

Saudi Arabia remains the second largest importer of Canadian weapons after the US

Denmark lifts ban on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE

Denmark halted arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE in 2018, but Danish arms manufacturer Terma continued to supply radar and missile defense systems to the UAE

UK Court to rule on controversial weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

A landmark case could finally determine the legality of Britain's arms trade to Saudi Arabia, which is fueling the war in Yemen.

Lebanon ‘forbidden’ from repatriating refugees: Official

As a result of coordination between Beirut and Damascus, thousands of refugees have already returned to their country voluntarily

Israel deports Palestinian-French rights lawyer

Rights groups and activists, as well as the French Foreign Ministry, have strongly condemned the deportation and denounced it as illegal

Israel launched 833 attacks against Palestinians in November

2022 has become the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank

Qatar admits ‘hundreds’ of migrant workers died building World Cup infrastructure

Independent investigations ahead of the FIFA World Cup put the actual figure of migrant deaths in the thousands

Saudi Arabia doubles executions in 2022: Report

Saudi Arabia executed at least 41 people belonging to the country's Shia minority group in 2022

At least five people killed by gunmen in southwest Iran

Opposition and armed groups have taken advantage of the fragile security situation in the country, following a wave of often violent riots initially sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini

First mass execution in Kuwait since 2017

Human rights organizations argue that it is difficult for the defendants to receive a fair trial

Bahrain votes in parliamentary elections

The number of registered voters has decreased from 365,467 in 2018 to 344,713 in 2022

Migrant workers left to sleep on the streets in Qatar ahead of World Cup

Qatari authorities gave thousands of migrant workers two hour notice to vacate their apartments, which will be used to accommodate fans

Bombing attempt foiled in Shiraz coincided with ISIS shooting: IRGC

A new surge in violent attacks shakes Iran, as ‘peaceful protests’ make way for bombs and terror incidents

‘We will not force refugees back to Syria, repatriation is voluntary’: Official

Many people, including Lebanese officials, believe that the west is intentionally trying to prevent the return of refugees to Syria

Lebanon, Syria to discuss sea border

The Lebanese government has been pushing for the discussions with its neighbor, after Syria signed an exploration deal with a Russian gas company in an area disputed by Lebanon

Lebanon and Syria begin repatriation process of Syrian refugees

The Cradle learned exclusively that the Syrian government has approved the requests of 483 out of 1,200 Syrian refugees to be repatriated

Thousands of Syrian refugees to be repatriated from Lebanon next week

Earlier this month, outgoing President Michel Aoun announced the launching of the repatriation plan, despite an apparent lack of coordination with Damascus

Russia helped return of Syrian refugees: Mikdad

Neighboring countries Turkey and Lebanon have both announced plans to repatriate millions of Syrian refugees

Saudi authorities release former Hamas representative, Muhammed al-Khudari

Khudari was arrested by Saudi authorities in September 2019 as part of a campaign of arrests targeting Palestinians residing in Saudi Arabia

Israel detained over 5,300 Palestinians in 2022: Rights group

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, over 160 Palestinians have been killed since the start of this year

UK delays release of information detailing arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The UK has been blamed for employing 'delaying tactics' to withhold documents related to Saudi arms sales, claiming that the release 'may not be in the public’s interest'

Syria ready to welcome back refugees living in Lebanon

Damascus says it is ready to provide aid for the refugees as discontent against their presence in Lebanon grows

Britain’s surveillance of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, under the guise of ‘counter-terrorism’

A follow-up exposé into the British Foreign Office’s clandestine operations across Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps to undermine the sovereignty of the state

Syrian refugees face growing xenophobia in Lebanon as economic crisis worsens

Politicians and the media blame Lebanon's economic woes on refugees, despite international organizations pointing at the financial elite as the cause of the manufactured crisis

Israeli killings of Palestinians shoot up by 46 percent: UN

Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians in the West Bank during the first half of 2022, compared to 78 throughout 2021 and 24 in 2020