Category: Middle East
Houthis launch an attack on Yemeni forces as militia operations intensify in Shabwa
- By Fatima Saif
- . March 27, 2023
In response to the Houthi militia’s ongoing expansion of military operations, Yemeni government troops in the southern province of Shabwa declared on Sunday that they
UNICEF reports that 540,000 Yemeni youngsters are ‘starving’
- By Hassan Rahim
- . March 25, 2023
According to the UN, a child dies from preventable causes every ten minutes in Yemen, where severe acute malnutrition affects more than 540,000 children under
New collaboration guidelines are introduced by the World Bank Group for Egypt
- By Layla Nour
- . March 24, 2023
According to Emirates News Agency, the World Bank Group’s board of executive directors approved a new Country Partnership Framework for Egypt on Wednesday. The document
Palestinians and Israelis clash at the UN over Netanyahu’s actions
- By Layla Nour
- . March 23, 2023
The Palestinians and Israelis clashed over the future intentions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on
Saudi Arabia announces the holy month of Ramadan to start on March 23
- By Khalid Al Mansoor
- . March 22, 2023
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), home of the holiest shrines in Islam in the holiest cities of Mecca and Medina, has announced that the
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court calls on Muslims to look for Ramadan crescent in the evening
- By Hassan Rahim
- . March 21, 2023
The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has called on all Muslims across the country to look for the Ramadan crescent, which denotes
Security officers from Iran and Iraq sign a border protection pact
- By Khalid Al Mansoor
- . March 20, 2023
Months after Tehran attacked Kurdish opposition organisations in Iraq’s north, Iran’s senior security official on Sunday inked an agreement with Iraqi authorities for the “protection”
Rights organisations claim Iran executed a Kurdish “political prisoner”
- By Fatima Saif
- . March 18, 2023
According to rights organisations, Iran executed a Kurdish man on Friday by hanging him, raising concerns about the country’s alarmingly high rate of executions this
Thousands injured amid Iran’s year-end ‘fire festival’ celebrations
- By Layla Nour
- . March 17, 2023
The customary “festival of fire” celebrated across Iran on the final Wednesday of the Iranian calendar year ending March 20 once more descended into sorrow
At least 14 people are killed in Turkey seismic zone flash floods
- By Khalid Al Mansoor
- . March 16, 2023
In Turkey’s earthquake-affected region, flash floods on Wednesday claimed the lives of at least 14 people who were living in tents and shipping containers, adding