Category: Middle East
Successive Developments in the Human Rights March in UAE
- By Fatima Saif
- . February 21, 2023
Middle East countries work together to fight against human trafficking. These countries have adopted various measures to counter human trafficking. Protection of Migrant Workers The
7 Major Updates: Fresh powerful earthquakes rock Turkey; 6 killed, hundreds injured
- By Fatima Saif
- . February 21, 2023
A fresh 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkish southern province of Hatay and northern Syria on Monday, followed by a 5.8 tremor several minutes later,
Bill for judicial reform receives initial support from Israel’s parliament
- By Layla Nour
- . February 21, 2023
Despite nationwide protests against a measure that opponents saw as a threat to democracy, the Israeli parliament supported an important component of a contentious judicial
Lebanese economist Nadim Shehadi claims that Hezbollah’s veto power has made Lebanon “a hostage”
- By Omar Haddad
- . February 20, 2023
In Beirut, a suicide truck bomber assassinated Rafik Hariri, a well-known politician and former prime minister of Lebanon, on this month’s anniversary. Before entering politics,
Saudi FM meets with Palestinian PM and participates in panel discussion at Munich Security Conference in Germany
- By Fatima Saif
- . February 18, 2023
According to the Saudi News Agency, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Friday outside the Munich
Protests hit multiple cities in Iran for the first time in weeks
- By Fatima Saif
- . February 17, 2023
Protests erupted in various cities in the Islamic Republic of Iran for the first time in weeks, according to the group Human Rights Activists in
Yemeni leader requests assistance from EU for its economy and development
- By Omar Haddad
- . February 16, 2023
Rashad Al-Alimi, the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, encouraged the EU to step up and expand its aid to Yemen on Wednesday. In addition
Iran releases several inmates to placate the protest movement
- By Fatima Saif
- . February 15, 2023
Following months of unrest brought on by Mahsa Amini’s passing, Iran has released a number of well-known detainees in an apparent effort to placate opposition
Banks in Lebanon are unlikely to discontinue offering ATMs despite criticism
- By Fatima Saif
- . February 14, 2023
On Monday, a banking industry expert ruled out the prospect of banks discontinuing all ATM operations totally since such a move might have unintended consequences.
Religious leader in Lebanon criticises politicians for abusing “power and influence” in election of new president
- By Omar Haddad
- . February 13, 2023
On Sunday, a Lebanese religious leader charged lawmakers with abusing their “power and influence” by impeding the process of electing a new president and the