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Israeli settlers have tried to intimidate and terrorise Palestinians and take over their land, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
A 14-year-old Palestinian child lost an eye after being shot in the eye with a 'sponge-tipped bullet' by an Israeli soldier.
'Release journalists' sentenced to death by Houthis, colleagues demand
Four Yemeni journalists have been sentenced to death by the Houthis.
Activists condemn Iranian academic for wanting to 'purge gays'
Academic and theatre director Ghotboddin Sadegh has come under fire after saying he wants to 'purge' a Tehran district from the LGBTQ+ community.
Minors in Saudi Arabia face execution despite announced reforms
Despite Saudi authorities promising reforms in 2020, people who committed crimes as minors still face execution.
Saudi arrested as juvenile faces execution despite reforms: HRW
"In sentencing a child to die while ignoring torture allegations, the Saudi court made a mockery of the country’s alleged 'reforms'," said HRW.
Shadow of murderous brothers hangs over Libyan town
More than 100 bodies have been exhumed from mass graves in Tarhuna, with dozens more missing and presumed dead.
Lebanese military intelligence 'forcibly disappeared, tortured' Tripoli protesters: HRW
Lebanese activists have been tortured after taking part in January's Tripoli protests.
More children drop out of schools in Lebanon: report
Enrollment has fallen while dropout rates have grown due to the closure of Lebanon’s schools after the outbreak of Covid-19.
Four Syrian refugees die of cold in Lebanon mountains
Four Syrian refugees froze to death in a mountainous area of Lebanon
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 ...
Misogyny still rampant in Lebanese media and society
The degrading comments against Dr Sandrine Atallah on television opened up a wider conversation about the harmful social norms and intrinsic ...
War takes its toll on Syria's displaced women
In-depth: Women displaced by Syria's war face heightened social, economic and healthcare risks, with many left to raise their families alone in ...
Aid groups slam Syrian regime attack on medical centre
The International Rescue Committee has urged the United Nations to strengthen accountability for violations of international law.
Russian strikes hit aid trucks in northwestern Syria: activists
Airstrikes in northwest Syria have killed at least one person and damaged aid equipment, according to opposition activists and a paramedic group.
Regime fire kills 5 civilians in northwest Syria hospital
The explosion killed at least five civilians, including a child and a woman, and injured medical staff, according to the Syrian Civil Defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets.
UN list of shame 'overlooks Israeli abuses against children'
At least eight parties to conflicts - including the Israeli military - who had committed violations against children have been excluded from a ...
The Iraq Report: Killings, abductions rise after Pope's visit
In the days following Pope Francis' visit, two high profile abductions and killings of activists and dissidents' family members brought Iraq's ...
Eman Quotah's Bride of the Sea
Book Club: Eman Quotah's Bride of the Sea is a truly striking debut that explores Middle Eastern-immigrant story in a delicate and captivating ...
Turkey arrests man for abusing daughter on TikTok
Turkish social services said Tuesday they had taken a child into protective custody and detained a man who abused his daughter for a ...
UN chief calls to combat violence against women
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called to combat violence against women, at the start of the annual Commission on the Status of Women.
10 years on, Syrian activists remain resolute
In-depth: Syria's revolution created a groundswell of activism, enabling those living under Assad's brutal regime to finally speak. Despite the ...
Despite pope euphoria, Iraq Christians left without illusions
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in the 2003 US-led invasion, the Christian community has shrunk from six to just one percent of the ...
Polarisation gnaws at Syria's hopes for reconciliation
Comment: Ideological polarisation in Syria has left no room for nuance, and deprived Syrians of the social fabric necessary for reconciliation, ...
Extradition proceedings against Osama al-Hasani began this week.
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