Pentagon refuses to vet proxy militias for human rights abuses: Report

Pentagon documents obtained by the New York Times show US planners use legal pretexts to bypass laws meant to block support for proxy forces carrying out atrocities

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

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

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

US House Speaker raises ‘concerns’ over Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses

Rift between Riyadh and Washington continues to grow

UK encourages deals for Saudi megacity ignoring severe rights abuses

The Howeitat tribe has become the target of arrests, evictions, and executions by Saudi officials looking to build the futuristic 'Neom' desert city

US to provide over $800 million in ‘humanitarian aid’ to Syria

In 2016, journalists discovered humanitarian aid hoarded in the warehouses of formerly rebel-held areas in Aleppo after its liberation by the Syrian Arab Army

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

Human rights group sounds alarm over spike in forced disappearances in Saudi Arabia

Activists say an ever-growing number of religious leaders, activists, and journalists are being arbitrarily detained in Saudi jails

Washington labels Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters an ‘antisemite’

The famous musician has long been a vocal critic of Israel, and has also condemned western policies on Ukraine, Syria, and other issues

Blinken holds ‘candid talks’ with MbS hours after Iran reopens Riyadh embassy

The timing of Blinken's visit has cast serious doubt on US hopes to clinch a Saudi-Israel normalization deal

BDS forces security giant G4S to leave Israel

Activists accused the British multinational private security company of complicity in Israeli human rights abuses against Palestinians

France’s Total behind ‘greatest environmental scandal’ in Yemeni history: Report

TotalEnergies is also facing a lawsuit for complicity in human rights abuses carried out by UAE forces in Yemen

Turkish-backed SNA holds Palestinian prisoners in Syria

The Palestinians have been accused by the SNA of joining armed militias linked to the Syrian government

EU smacks Syria, Iran with new sanctions

The sanctions come as West Asia is waging a successful fight to free itself from western economic clutches

Western media distorts reality of Israel’s unprovoked raids of Al-Aqsa Mosque

News outlets from the west have been framing Israeli human rights abuses as 'clashes' between heavily armed shock troops and unarmed Palestinian worshipers

Gunning for conflict: Israeli-Azerbaijani collaboration against Iran

In a bid to shift the region's balance of power, Israel has for years illicitly transported arms to Azerbaijan, impacting the latter's conflict with Armenia and creating a crisis with bordering Iran. 

US lawmakers demand investigation of Israel’s use of US weapons

In a letter sent to President Joe Biden, the lawmakers cite 'the rapidly escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian West Bank and the alarming actions of the new extreme right-wing Israeli government'

Mossad allows staff to participate in anti-government protests

While most Mossad employees are allowed to participate in the demonstrations, around 300 high-ranking officials and senior staff have been excluded from the agreement

Israeli military pilots boycott training over judicial reforms

The IAF Squadron 69 is one of Israel's top units and operates advanced F-15 Thunderbird aircraft, primarily serving as Tel Aviv's long-range strategic arm

Israeli activists call on Washington to sanction Netanyahu

Many in Israel fear that Netanyahu’s plans for a judicial overhaul will result in the downfall of democracy and the rise of an Israeli dictatorship

Top Arab parliamentarians in Syria for first visit since 2011

The Damascus visit of a delegation of Arab parliamentary leaders, led by Iraqi MP Muhammad Al-Halbousi, continues Iraq's strong support for Syria in recent years

Palestinian resistance blasts PA for submitting to US, Israeli demands

Gaza-based factions condemned the leadership in Ramallah for withdrawing an anti-settlement bill at the UN and called for a 'national strategy to rebuild the Palestinian political system'

US weighs sanctions on Lebanon’s central bank chief over ‘Hezbollah ties’

Riad Salameh, a close ally of the US embassy, is being accused of 'providing dollars to Hezbollah and Syria'

Tunisia set to restore ties with Syria: President

Tunis cut ties with Damascus in 2011 in protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's 'human rights abuses'

Three Saudi nationals face execution over refusal to displace NEOM residents

The three men belong to the Al-Huwaitat tribe, which often faces harassment, abductions, arrest and forced displacement by the Saudi authorities

ADL survey reveals 39 percent of US citizens believe Jews ‘more loyal to Israel’

The survey results show that at least 20 percent of US citizens believe 'Israel gets away with anything'

Washington pressures UN not to update blacklist of companies working in Israeli settlements

The publication of the blacklist infuriated Israel in 2020, and since then the US has opposed its publication

Washington rejects ICC probe into Israel’s murder of Al Jazeera reporter

Washington has long opposed efforts to prosecute war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians living under an apartheid system

Israel plans to block visit of UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: Report

Francesca Albanese's outspoken support for Palestine has turned her into a new target for Israel's decades-old policy of silencing critics