Browsing: Middle East

Iran to disband morality police, says attorney general Iran’s morality police has been disbanded, the country’s attorney general has said, following mass protesting after the…

IS announces leader’s death and names replacement Islamic State (IS) has announced the death of its leader, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi and named his replacement…

An Iranian General has reported for the first time that 300 people have died in over two months of protests, but the number is still below the estimation by human rights groups.

Two famous Iranian actresses arrested – state media Iran state media is widely reporting that two famous Iranian actresses have been arrested for publically supporting…

At least 21 killed in Gaza Jabalia refugee camp fire A fire in a building in a densely populated refugee camp has killed at least…

Shireen Abu Akleh: Israel won’t cooperate with US death probe Israel has said it will not cooperate with any “external investigation” into the death of…

Istanbul explosion: At least 6 dead, dozens wounded  At least six people have been killed in an explosion in a busy area of central Istanbul,…

Activist starts water strike to coincide with Cop27 Alaa Abdel Fattah – a jailed British-Egyptian activist has stopped drinking water as part of his hunger…

Netanyahu set for comeback, exit polls say Israel’s former PM Benjamin Netanyahu is on course for a win in the country’s general election, according to…

Iran protests escalate marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini death Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iran’s major cities – marking…

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have unearthed rock carvings that are around 2,700 years old.

Australia has ditched a decision made four years ago that recognised West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

At least 14 workers were killed and 28 others injured in a deadly coal mine blast in Turkey in northwestern Turkey on Friday, the country’s…

The Independent says At least 185 people – including 19 children – have been killed in Iran amid protests that have continued for weeks over the death of a young woman in police custody, a human rights group has said.

At least 34 migrants have drowned and 20 are in hospital being treated after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria’s coast.

Protests are escalating across Iran with female protesters burning headscarves, following the death of a young woman in custody after she had been detained for breaking hijab rules. 

Tehran’s police chief has said the death of Mahsa Amini – a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody – was “unfortunate”. 

Arab News says August 3, Yazidis around the world will come together to mourn their brothers, sisters, parents, and other loved ones who were massacred by Daesh eight years ago.

Arab News says Al-Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in Kabul, Biden says, hailing the mission as “justice.”

Six dead in Libya and over 50 injured in a fuel truck blast in Sebha, Libya. At least six people were killed and dozens injured…

The first Israel and Jordan joint venture is announced as an ambitious trade zone that will create a multicultural Jordanian and Israeli trade zone. Israel…

Arab News says Five Houthi ballistic missile engineers, including foreigners, were killed in a large explosion that rocked Houthi-held Sanaa, Yemen’s Information Minister Muammar Al-Eryani said on Sunday.

Arab News says Angry citizens on Wednesday stormed bakeries and pastry shops in Lebanon as the country’s food crisis deepened.

Arab News says Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, most of them followers of the Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, have stormed the parliament building in Baghdad.

Aljazeera says IRAN says its intelligence forces have arrested suspected members of an Israeli cell hours before they were allegedly planning to carry out a major “terrorist” bombing operation.