Flights between Bahrain and Iran to resume ‘soon’: MP

Iranian officials announced that the Iranian and Bahraini embassies will soon be reopened on the heels of a Chinese-brokered rapprochement deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Lebanon regains UN voting rights

Lebanon had to pay a sum of $1.8 million to regain voting rights in the UN, however there is no confirmation whether the payment was fully made

UN human rights official condemns Israel after Nablus massacre

The UN's High Commissioner specifically condemned Israel's use of 'explosive projectiles' on civilians, killing 11, injuring 102 others

Turkiye, Israel set to resume flights: Israeli FM

Cohen disclosed that the first flight from Tel Aviv to Ankara is set to depart on 16 February, as part of an airline security agreement signed last year

HTS blocks aid coming from Damascus-held territory

Syria has vowed to deliver the aid itself if the UN fails to coordinate with the Syrian Red Crescent, as planned

Barcelona suspends relations with Israel over human rights abuses against Palestinians

The mayor of Barcelona issued a unilateral decree, breaking relations with Israel and calling off the a 'twinning' agreement with Tel Aviv

Clashes erupt between Syrian army and HTS in Latakia

The clashes erupted a couple of days after the end of a recently launched, Kurdish-led anti-ISIS operation in Syria’s northwest

Bahrain, Qatar set to resume direct flights

Both sides have reached an agreement between the civil aviation authorities, yet scheduling is still under review

Turkish officials meet with HTS leadership in Idlib: Report

The Turkish officials reportedly informed HTS of Ankara’s plans regarding the future of the M4 international highway

Opening Syria’s M4 highway requires military operation against HTS: Source

The M4 highway is considered a major crossing for the international shipping route that connects Turkey, Iraq and Jordan via Syria

Lebanon loses voting rights at UN General Assembly

This marks the second time Lebanon loses its voting rights since the start of the ongoing crisis in October 2019

Half of Israelis believe Jews should have more rights than Arabs: Survey

49 percent of the 20,000 respondents believe that Jewish Israelis are entitled to special accommodations over Arabs

Israel builds ‘security corridor’ inside Golan Heights: Report

Israeli occupation troops are reportedly building a road in the occupied Golan Heights to 'protect' the territory from resistance factions

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

Human rights coalition urges US Congress to repeal 2002 war authorization

37 rights organizations and anti war groups sent the letter to congressional leadership, urging a repeal of the 2002 AUMF

Iran expands Uranium enrichment as western powers shift focus ‘from nuclear to rights issues’

The move by Tehran comes in response to a damning report by the UN nuclear watchdog, which has on several occasions been accused of being influenced by Israel

Russia: HTS creating weapon depots in refugee camps in Syria

Russia said that HTS intended to carry out acts of provocations last week in the Idlib de-escalation zone

Oman, US discuss opening airspace to Israeli flights: Report

While Saudi Arabia has given Israeli airliners the green light to pass through its airspace, the agreement becomes useless without the approval of Oman

HTS, White Helmets plot false-flag operation in northern Syria: Russia

Over the course of the western-sponsored war, false flag attacks have been a common tool used by the opposition to rally US military support

Blinken describes Israel, Qatar flights for World Cup as ‘historic step’

A few days prior, Israel and Qatar agreed to establish a temporary diplomatic office in Doha for the World Cup

Children under severe threat of malnourishment in northeastern Syria: Rights group

From April to September, the aid agency recorded more than 10,000 malnourished children in the northeastern region of Syria

Turkey risks losing Europe’s human rights protections: Reuters

The CoE's Committee of Ministers has launched infringement proceedings against Ankara

Israel plays big at COP27, while greenwashing human rights abuses

Israel stands accused of planting trees over stolen Palestinian land to cover up ethnic cleansing

Russian forces, SAA launch strikes on major HTS base in Idlib

The Russian Aerospace Forces have kept on with their duty of assisting the SAA in several areas across the country

Bahraini activists urge Pope to address persecution, human rights abuses

The Al-Khalifa monarchy is known for its heavy persecution of the country's Shia majority, and for stripping dissidents of their citizenships

Pope Francis arrives in Bahrain and calls for respect for human rights

The visit is Pope Francis’s second to a Gulf Arab country, following his 2019 landmark trip to Abu Dhabi

SNA meets Turkish officials, insists on HTS withdrawal from Afrin

The meeting concluded with forcing the factions not to coordinate with any foreign party before informing Turkey

Bahrain uses political isolation laws against political opponents: rights group

Earlier this month, a Bahrain court sentenced eight anti-government activists to death

UK violates human rights guidelines by funding Bahraini government

Bahrain recently sentenced eight men to death, despite the lack of physical evidence and the reported use of torture

HTS withdraws from Aleppo’s Afrin

The violent clashes between HTS and Turkish-backed armed groups in northern Aleppo finished after Turkish mediation prompted the warring parties to lay down their arms for the time being