Category: Middle East

UNICEF reports that 540,000 Yemeni youngsters are ‘starving’
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . 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 Raven Ruma
- . 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 Raven Ruma
- . 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 Roshan Amiri
- . 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 Hashim Sheikh
- . 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 Roshan Amiri
- . 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 Salma Hossein
- . 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 Raven Ruma
- . 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 Roshan Amiri
- . 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

Airline predicts resurgence in demand for Turkiye post earthquakes
- By Salma Hossein
- . March 15, 2023
After a brief decline following the deadly earthquakes in February, SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, reported on Tuesday that summer bookings