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October 30, 2020

Egypt political opponent dies in prison following medical negligence

An Egyptian political opponent died on Wednesday after his health condition deteriorated inside the Al-Wadi Al-Gadid prison, Anadolu news agency reported. The agency quoted the Jewar Foundation for Rights and Freedoms...

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October 30, 2020

Rights organisations object to UAE police chief nominated as INTERPOL head

A number of international human rights organisations expressed “deep concern” on Wednesday over the candidacy of Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, the General Inspector of the UAE Interior Ministry,...

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October 30, 2020

Egypt: Photojournalist Mohamed El Raai missing since Wednesday

Egyptian photojournalist Mohamed El Raai has been missing since he went to the National Security Office on Wednesday. Security forces went to his home on Monday and when they...

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October 30, 2020

Study: More than 600 European Daesh children detained in northeast Syria

More than 600 children born to Daesh members who are European nationals are being detained with their mothers in camps run by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, a new...

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October 30, 2020

Israel to sanction Palestinian banks serving prisoners’ families

Israel will impose sanctions and penalties on Palestinian banks which process payments from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to the families of Palestinians who have spent time in Israeli jails,...

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October 30, 2020

Israel stops Palestinians from going to Ibrahimi Mosque to celebrate Prophet’s birthday

Israeli forces cancelled the celebrations under the pretext of COVID-19...

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October 30, 2020

Kuwait anti-corruption body to investigate resignations in Finance Ministry

Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) will investigate the recent collective resignations of a number of employees at the Ministry of Finance in protest of violations committed by Finance Minister, Barak...

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October 30, 2020

Israeli police limit Palestinians' access to Al-Aqsa

The Israeli police on Thursday limited the entry of Palestinians to Al-Aqsa Mosque by setting checkpoints in Jerusalem’s old city, Anadolu reports. Since early morning, thousands of Palestinians gathered...

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October 30, 2020

UK summons Iranian ambassador over Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is to be recalled to court in Iran, the Foreign Office...

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October 29, 2020

Azerbaijan: Combat operations continue along front line

Combat operations continued Thursday along the front line a month after border clashes erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to local authorities, Anadolu Agency reports. Over the past day and night,...

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