- 22 February, 2026
National of Austria allegedly imprisoned in Iran for espionage
Vienna announced on Tuesday that an Austrian had been given a seven-and-a-half-year prison sentence in Iran for espionage and that it had summoned the Iranian
13 International Human Rights Organizations Launch a Report
At the 43rd session of the Universal Periodic Review, various delegations talked about the human rights situations in their countries. The event noted UAE’s work
Three dead and over 200 injured as new earthquake hits Turkey
Three people have died and 213 others have been injured after the new earthquake hit Turkey on Monday (20 February), according to Turkish Interior Minister
Turkey halts rescue efforts in all but two provinces
The Republic of Turkey has stopped its search and rescue operations in most provinces except for two, according to the country’s disaster management authority. According
Powerful Tunisian trade union protests over economic woes and ‘arbitrary arrests’
Thousands of members of the North African country’s powerful UGTT trade union held demonstrations in eight cities on Saturday over President Kais Saied’s policies, worsening
Tanker owned by Israel attacked by Iranian drones in the Arabian Sea
An Israeli-owned tanker was attacked in the Arabian Sea last week by Iranian naval vessels in an apparent suicide drone attack, according to a regional
Israeli prisons house Palestinian inmates who started protest against “collective punishment”
Israeli-jailed Palestinian inmates have started a protest movement against the harsh measures implemented by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Massive protests have heightened tensions within
US says new Al-Qaeda leader Saif al-Adel is commanding from Iran
The United States (U.S.) has said that Saif al-Adel, the new leader of Al-Qaeda, is operating from the Islamic Republic of Iran. The US State
Arrest of a Tunisian opposition leader
According to attorneys, Tunisian authorities detained the head of the Ennahda opposition movement as part of a campaign against rival politicians and President Kais Saied’s
10 Major Updates: WHO calls Turkey-Syria quake ‘worst natural disaster in a century’
The death toll from last week’s powerful earthquakes has gone past 37,000. While Turkish authorities say 31,974 people have been killed in the country, the