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In-depth: Deeply intertwined with the history of the Palestinian struggle, the UN agency has faced defunding and political delegitimisation in a bid to deprive refugees of their rights.
The World Health Organization's emergency committee said it was against international travellers being required to have proof of vaccination, partly on grounds such a measure would deepen inequities.
Why Israel's lobby fears a bill that won't pass
Comment: Impressive support for the bill reflects a growing sense among Democrats that Israel should be treated like any other country, and be accountable to US law, writes Mitchell Plitnick.
Greece FM in Egypt amid Cairo-Ankara 'normalisation'
Greece and Egypt's foreign ministers hold talks on developments in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Four Palestinians injured in Ramadan clashes in Jerusalem
Four Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent revealed.
Iraqi women forge new pathways in sport
Nazli Tarzi interviews the next generation of female Iraqi sports stars, their arduous journeys towards recognition, and the future of sport for women in Iraq.
Five dead in protest at Chinese-financed plant in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi police opened fire on workers at the construction site of a coal power plant who were protesting over unpaid wages, working hours ...
Lost lessons from Sumayeh Attiyeh's America
Comment: How we choose to tell our story is a complex matter. This Arab American Heritage month, let's remember our ancestors who tired to do ...
Erdogan defends minister after spat with Greece
The oddly undiplomatic press event became the dominant talking point on Turkish news shows.
Palestinians face ‘scandalous exploitation’ working in Israel, settlements: report
The general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation said an independent Palestinian state is required to achieve economic ...
British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi's wins BAFTA for 'The Present'
A British-Palestinian filmmaker won a prestigious award for her short film, 'The Present'.
Kuwait vaccinates all citizens, expats over 65: official
A total of 1,210,155 citizens and residents of Kuwait have registered for vaccination, a health ministry spokesman said.
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.
Three Palestinian-Israeli men shot dead amid continuing crime wave
Three young men, all Palestinian citizens of Israel, were shot dead in two incidents on Friday evening amid a continuing crime wave in Israel's ...
Turkey demands apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a dictator
As of Friday evening, Italian Premier Draghi had not apologised publicly or issued a retraction.
US Congress to study slavery reparations amid racial reckoning
A bill to examine the issue of reparations for the ancestors of black American slaves is to be discussed by the House Judiciary Committee.
Sudanese women rally against gendered violence, inequality
Protesters were reportedly faced with incidents of harassment and violence.
Uighur women violated and repressed by Xinjiang's draconian policies
Uighur women and girls are not only enduring unspeakable cruelties in internment camps, subject to draconian sterilisation procedures, rape and ...
France hijab ban for under 18s triggers critical backlash
A senate vote in France to ban on anyone under the 18 wearing the hijab, part of a controversial anti-separatism bill, has prompted an angry ...
Turkey's chair snub riles EU chief
Ursula von der Leyen was left standing when she was denied a seat at a meeting with President Erdogan and the European Council president.
Covid-19: A year of repression in the Middle East
In-depth: Amnesty International's annual report for 2020/21 reveals the scope of the abuses Middle Eastern governments perpetrated while the ...
Muslim engineer falsely reported to Prevent wins payout
A Muslim engineer was falsely accused of holding 'extremist' views and reported to Prevent, which he took to a tribunal and won a case for ...
Turkish women activists battle to re-instate Istanbul Convention
On an almost daily basis, several thousand women's rights activists have hit the streets to demand Erdogan re-instate Turkey to the Istanbul ...
French-Algerian actor angers Moroccans with comments on women
French-Algerian actor Bouhlel Brahim and two others have caused outrage in Morocco with disparaging comments about women and children.
The State Depart said Arab-Americans' contributions to the US 'are as old as America itself'.
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