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Tehran and 250 other cities and towns have been declared "red zones" by Iran's coronavirus task force due their highest positivity rates and the most severe restrictions in place.
73-year-old Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has controlled Djibouti with an iron fist since 1999, is set to start a fifth term after winning over 98 percent of the presidential vote.
Polls open in Djibouti as Guelleh seeks fifth term
Some 215,000 citizens are registered to vote in the ballot pitting Guelleh, 73, against a little-known businessman widely seen to pose little threat to the strongman.
Sudanese women rally against gendered violence, inequality
Protesters were reportedly faced with incidents of harassment and violence.
Saudi coalition kills wanted Houthi commander in Yemen’s Marib
Abdul Latif Hammoud, a Houthi commander who had a $5 million bounty on his head was killed by the Saudi-led coalition in Marib.
Saudi-led coalition strikes booby-trapped Houthi boat in Red Sea
The Saudi-led coalition said it had thwarted an 'imminent' attack by the Sanaa-based Houthi group.
Saudi Arabia shoots down Houthi drones near Khamis Mushait
Saudi Arabia says it has shot down two Houthi drones over the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait, less than 24 hours after the Houthis claimed ...
Yemen's Houthi rebels renew Marib campaign amid diplomatic push
Saudi-led coalition jets bombed the Houthi rebels as they continued the offensive to claim Marib, while UN and US diplomats traveled to Riyadh ...
Famine, secession and bloodshed: Six years of Yemen war
Six years after Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen against the Houthis, the conflict is as brutal as ever and has become the world's worst ...
Father's murder of own daughter ignites fury in Sudan
Social media users are calling for the father's arrest under the hashtag #MyFatherKilledMe.
Yemeni muezzin killed over loud call to prayer
A man in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz has killed a local muezzin after being disturbed by a loud early morning call to prayer.
Saudi ceasefire proposal clearly designed to appease the US
Comment: If the Saudis and US are actually dedicated to ending the war, they should put aside ceasefire theatrics and start by lifting the ...
Agency: Quarter of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
Save the Children says the real number of children killed in the war is likely much higher.
Yemen's 24 hours of violence: how Biden should respond
Comment: Given Yemen's complex conflict, Biden's administration should not try to take control, but instead focus on bringing the parties to the ...
UN Security Council alarmed by fighting in Yemen's Marib
Armed clashes around the Yemeni city of Marib has raised concerns, with the UN warning of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe.
Houthi offensive threatens camps of Yemenis who fled war
A fierce offensive by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Marib province is threatening the camps of people already displaced by war.
Rising Iran-Turkey tensions in Iraq and Russia's dilemma
Analysis: While the extent and duration of Turkey's anticipated military intervention in Sinjar is unclear, Russia is watching the situation in ...
Yemen's Houthis fire ballistic missiles across Saudi border
Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired two missiles, which landed in uninhabited border areas.
Yemen Houthi missile attack kills 15 soldiers, three children
Local residents identified the children as being two brothers and their relative.
Yemeni government retakes territory from rebels: officials
The internationally recognized government's forces managed to retake parts of territory from the Houthi rebels in the west of Yemen
EU Parliament calls for Bahrain to halt prisoner executions
The draft resolution calls for the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience, including 26 death row prisoners facing imminent execution.
Syrian hospitals targeted 400 times in air strikes
Syrian hospitals in opposition areas have been a regular target in the war.
With internet shutdown, Iran seeks to limit protest outcry
Iran has been accused of using the suspension of the internet as a weapon to suppress protests and conceal human rights violations.
Socotra port chief sacked for exposing 'unlawful' UAE shipment
Riyad Suleiman was sacked after he criticised the UAE for sending weapons to the southern separatist group on Yemen's Socotra island.
Socotra's governor accused the UAE of attempting to destabilise the Riyadh agreement.
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