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The following is the full text of Imam Khamenei’s message of condolence following the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Israel’s arrest of minors adds fuel to Palestinian resistance

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society has said that Israeli regime forces have arrested more than 750 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds since the start of the year. Amid an armed resistance movement emerging in the occupied...

Saudi war killed, injured more than 8,000 Yemeni children since 2015: Rights group

A human rights organization says the ongoing Saudi war and tight blockade have taken a heavy toll on children in Yemen, leaving more than 8,000 minors dead and injured in the already impoverished Arab country.

Saudi Activist Sentenced 10 Years in Prison over Tweets

A Saudi pro-democracy activist has been given a 10-year prison term for posting tweets that were critical of the Riyadh regime, according to human rights organizations.

Bahrain: Leading rights defender faces fresh charges over prison protests

Charges against Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja, linked to his protests against conditions in Jau Prison, range from insulting Israel to breaking a plastic chair.

‘I applied for radiotherapy nine times and got no reply’: living with cancer in Gaza

For specialist treatment, Palestinians often need to be referred to a hospital outside Gaza – then apply for a travel permit. Tight budgets and restrictions mean few are granted. Here, one woman details the obstacles she has faced.

Senior Red Cross official says 19 Yemenis suffer from food insecurity as Saudi-led war against impoverished country continues

About 19 million Yemenis are currently suffering from food insecurity, according to a senior official with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), amid the ongoing Saudi-led war and siege on the poorest Middle Eastern country.

Rights group: Eight-year-old Yemeni boy killed by sniper with Saudi-led coalition

The Human Rights Office in Yemen’s southwestern province of Taiz has slammed the killing of an 8-year-old boy by a sniper serving the Saudi-led coalition of aggressors in the province’s Mawiya district.

Iran urges Iraq to proceed trial of Gen Soleimani’s assassinators

Iran’s Judiciary Chief in a letter to the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zidan, called for accelerating the process of trial of the agents of the January 2020 assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.

US universities accepted millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi murder

American universities, 144 of them, were gifted $270m in 2019 from the kingdom. Despite outcries about Khashoggi's murder, universities continue to accept money.

Documents Reveal Israeli Army Poisoned Water Wells in Palestinian Towns During 1948 War

The Israeli army used chemical and biological weapons during the 1948 war, including poisoning water wells in several Palestinian towns, original documents stored in the Israel State Archive, as well as other archives revealed.