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Iran’s Foreign Minister, in his address at the emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), described the catastrophic situation in Gaza, stressing that “Gaza cannot wait—now is the time for action.” ...

Saudi Activist Sentenced 10 Years in Prison over Tweets

A Saudi pro-democracy activist has been given a 10-year prison term for posting tweets that were critical of the Riyadh regime, according to human rights organizations.

Bahrain: Leading rights defender faces fresh charges over prison protests

Charges against Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja, linked to his protests against conditions in Jau Prison, range from insulting Israel to breaking a plastic chair.

‘I applied for radiotherapy nine times and got no reply’: living with cancer in Gaza

For specialist treatment, Palestinians often need to be referred to a hospital outside Gaza – then apply for a travel permit. Tight budgets and restrictions mean few are granted. Here, one woman details the obstacles she has faced.

Senior Red Cross official says 19 Yemenis suffer from food insecurity as Saudi-led war against impoverished country continues

About 19 million Yemenis are currently suffering from food insecurity, according to a senior official with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), amid the ongoing Saudi-led war and siege on the poorest Middle Eastern country.

Rights group: Eight-year-old Yemeni boy killed by sniper with Saudi-led coalition

The Human Rights Office in Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz has slammed the killing of an 8-year-old boy by a sniper serving the Saudi-led coalition of aggressors in the province’s Mawiya district.

Iran urges Iraq to proceed trial of Gen Soleimani’s assassinators

Iran’s Judiciary Chief in a letter to the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zidan, called for accelerating the process of trial of the agents of the January 2020 assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.

US universities accepted millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi murder

American universities, 144 of them, were gifted $270m in 2019 from the kingdom. Despite outcries about Khashoggi's murder, universities continue to accept money.

Documents Reveal Israeli Army Poisoned Water Wells in Palestinian Towns During 1948 War

The Israeli army used chemical and biological weapons during the 1948 war, including poisoning water wells in several Palestinian towns, original documents stored in the Israel State Archive, as well as other archives revealed.

Israeli forces shot kill Palestinian man

News sources reported early Sunday that a 30-year-old Palestinian man had been killed due to severe wounds sustained after being shot by the Israeli regime's forces on Saturday.

Iraqi, Omani FMs contact Amir-Abdollahian to announce release of Iranian Hajj pilgrim

Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a phone call on mutual relations and the talks in Vienna on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.