Leaders from across the Arab World offered their condolences to the Queen of the United Kingdom following the death of her husband Prince Philip on Friday.
Despite Saudi authorities promising reforms in 2020, people who committed crimes as minors still face execution.
Iran starts up advanced centrifuges in nuclear deal breach
By starting up the advanced centrifuges in breach of its faltering nuclear deal Iran is yet to reciprocate Washington's "very serious" ideas on reviving the accord, proposed in talks.
Andrea Bocelli performs in Saudi Unesco World Heritage site
The singer belted out Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in a duet with his young daughter Virginia at UNESCO World Heritage site Hegra, in the ...
Turkey demands apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a dictator
As of Friday evening, Italian Premier Draghi had not apologised publicly or issued a retraction.
For true JCPOA re-entry, Biden must tear down sanctions
Comment: Trump's sanctions will have to go if the Biden administration intends to have any policy success with respect to Iran, write Tyler Cullis and Trita Parsi.
US asks Iran to be 'pragmatic'
Following talks in Vienna, the US has asked Iran to be more practical when it comes to renegotiating the nuclear deal.
US put forward 'very serious' ideas to Iran: official
At talks in Vienna, the US presented Iran with proposals to restart the nuclear deal.
How Biden failed his own litmus test on Egypt
Comment: The Sisi regime will take Biden's exoneration of Beblawi as a sign that the new administration is willing to informally green light its ...
Syrian regime 'stealing' opponents' land, HRW warns
HRW interviewed people who reported having had their land seized by the Syrian regime in Idlib or Hama provinces without notice or compensation ...
Rights group slams 'racist and illegal' Israeli undercover unit
The new undercover police unit targeting Palestinian communities in Israel is "illegal" and must be disbanded, Adalah says.
Former Iraqi PM faces French lawsuit over protester killings
Five Iraqi families have brought a lawsuit in France against Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, alleging that he was responsible for the killing ...
UN: 'lack of transparency' in Jordan palace crisis
Prince Hamzah, a former crown prince, has accused Jordan's rulers of corruption and ineptitude.
UN 'very concerned' for life of Dubai's Sheikha Latifa
His 35-year-old daughter has not been seen in public since a foiled attempt to escape from the emirate in March 2018.
Israel's ICC rebuttal 'admission of war crimes': rights group
Euro-Med Monitor called on the ICC to initiate investigations and not to yield to any political pressures or allow the parties involved to evade ...
Irish MEPs promote militias accused of Iraq atrocities: video
Video footage has surfaced showing two Irish MEPs visiting a headquarters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces militia, which has committed human rights abuses before, and praising the group.
Rights group slams Denmark's designation of Syria as 'safe'
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has called on Denmark to rethink its decision to return Syrian refugees to Damascus.
US doubles aid in Ethiopia's Tigray amid famine fears
Some $152 million in US aid will be given to prevent potential famine in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region, Washington said on Thursday.
Syria Insight: Fears grow for Syrian refugees in Denmark
The Danish government has revoked the residencies of dozens of Syrian refugees, the first European country to do so, as part of new ...
US Muslim rights group says drop 'Arab murder game'
CAIR has joined calls for game distributors to drop 'Six Days in Fallujah', which it slammed as an 'Arab murder simulator'.
The Crown star calls for release of British-Iranian man
With the launch of a new Amnesty International campaign, British film and TV stars have called on the Iranian government to release Anoosheh ...
Why the EU-Turkey migration deal needs to be reassessed
In-depth: Five years after the EU-Turkey migration deal was reached, the agreement desperately needs to be reassessed for the sake of millions ...
UN chief to South Sudan: progress before arms assessment
The UN Secretary-General has outlined 'three key benchmarks' ahead of May's assessment of the South Sudan arms embargo.
UAE candidate cannot become Interpol president, says UK report
A new report urges the international community to prevent the appointment of a UAE General to Interpol president.
Syrian state media reported Damascus responded to "Israeli aggression".