Spain repatriates two women, 13 children from camps in Syria

The women and children have been held in various detention camps in northern Syria since the defeat of the Islamic State in 2019

Netherlands to repatriate 40 women and children from Syria

Some 300 Dutch citizens travelled to Syria during the height of the civil war, according to Dutch government figures

France repatriates 40 children, 15 women from northeastern Syria

France has come under fire from human rights groups, the UN, and the EU for refusing to repatriate its nationals from Kurdish-controlled refugee camps

German government repatriates four women from Syria’s infamous Al-Hawl camp

The German government intended to repatriate five women along with their children, but one of them reportedly escaped

Saudi-led coalition kills baby and injures two women in northern Yemen

A military source reported on the same day that the Saudi-led coalition had committed 103 violations of the truce in the previous 24 hours

Taliban issues face-covering law in latest curtailment of Afghan women’s rights

The decision comes despite the absence of strict requirements in Islamic law and has reportedly become a point of discord among Taliban leadership

Two women killed in Syrian refugee camp run by US-backed forces

The murders are the latest in a string of violent incidents taking place at the refugee camp, where tens of thousands live in deplorable conditions

Taliban bans Afghan women without male guardians from air travel

This latest decision by the interim government has raised concerns about their pledge to form an inclusive government that respects minorities

Taliban officials pledge to ‘protect the religious rights’ of women

Human rights groups have voiced concerns about gender-based discrimination amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

Saudi-led coalition bombing injures nine women in Saada province

The international community has been accused of ignoring the Yemeni atrocities committed by the Saudi-led coalition

Taliban offers general amnesty, asks women to join government structure

Relative calm across Afghanistan two days after exiled President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation

Independent Kurdistan in US interest: John Bolton

Bolton’s support for an independent Kurdish state in what is now northern Iraq highlights one of the key goals of neo-conservatives who conspired to launch the illegal invasion of the country with the world’s second-largest oil reserves

Millions of children face risk of malnutrition in Yemen: UNICEF

Around 540,000 children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition, with 11 million in need of humanitarian assistance

UK jets killed 29 civilians within two years in Iraq and Syria: Report

NATO forces have been responsible for countless war crimes committed during their occupation of Iraq and Syria

Over 49,000 Yemeni civilians killed, injured in 8 years of war: Ansarallah

Hundreds of thousands of people died indirectly by the war and economic embargo imposed on Yemen by the US-Saudi-led coalition

Iran’s chain poisonings: an act of terrorism, a crime or mass hysteria?

Strange reports of the poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls come amidst a sustained western propaganda campaign for regime change against the Islamic Republic.

Israeli army fires artillery into Gaza, raising fears of escalation

Previous Israeli provocations in the occupied West Bank have led to brutal Israeli bombing campaigns in Gaza in the past

Female Palestinian inmates subjected to ‘harsh conditions’ in Israeli prisons

There are 29 female Palestinian's being held in the Israeli prison system, all of which are subjected to medical negligence

Khamenei calls poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls ‘unforgivable crime’ as cases surge

The mysterious cases, which started in November 2022, have been framed by western media as a 'revenge attack' on schoolgirls for last year's anti-government protests

US arms dealers sued for ‘aiding and abetting’ war crimes in Yemen

The lawsuit says Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics, as well as several US and Saudi officials, hold responsibility for extrajudicial killings in Yemen

US, EU officials condemn Israeli settler violence, demand justice

Over the past year, the occupied West Bank witnessed a severe uptick in violence, both from settler assaults and the Israeli military

Saudi court sentences 10 former judges on charges of ‘high treason’

High treason in Saudi Arabia constitutes the death penalty as a punishment

Iraq repatriates over 500 refugees from Syria’s Al-Hawl camp

In 2022, 698 Iraqi families were evacuated from Al-Hawl camp with an estimated number of more than 3,080 people

Turkish drone strike kills three YBS fighters in Sinjar

Turkish airstrikes in the region continue as Turkiye seeks to increase influence in former Ottoman territories

Iran’s pursuit of soft power in the Balkans

The Balkans presents a crucial junction for Tehran as an access point to Western Europe and an avenue for advancing its regional political and economic interests.

Former Shah’s son calls for increased pressure on Iranian government

Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's former Shah, is working to increase western pressure on Iran through sanctions and protests despite lack of support from Iranians

UN official calls for dialogue to resolve Sinjar issue in Iraq

Hundreds of thousands of Yazidis still languish in IDP camps in poor conditions over eight years after suffering massacres and displacement due to KRG betrayal

Iran’s revolution at 44: A struggling economy with big potential

Forty-four years on from the Islamic Revolution, Iran boasts a more diversified economy, advances in technology, and major development milestones - despite decades of western sanctions aimed at hindering such progress.

Qatari, Taliban officials meet in Afghanistan for bilateral talks

The two top officials discussed expanding bilateral relations and Doha potentially providing humanitarian aid to Kabul

‘Tens of thousands’ of prisoners granted amnesty in Iran

State media reports that the pardon would not apply to dual nationals held in Iranian prisons