Muslim world

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)

Yemen suffers fuel crisis despite UN truce

For the first time since the beginning of the UN-brokered agreement in April, Yemenis are waiting in long lines in front of a limited number of operating petrol stations in the capital Sana'a to refill their vehicles. Yemen is suffering from a fresh ...

Saudi woman gets 45-year prison term for social media posts

Saudi Arabia has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for her social media posts, a rights group says, marking the latest example of a major crackdown on Twitter users led by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).

Israeli forces raid house, injure dozens of Palestinians in West Bank town

More than two dozen Palestinians have been injured in the town of Rujeib, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, as clashes erupted after Israeli forces raided a house.

Drinking water in Yemen’s Hudaydah contaminated with radioactive substances, heavy metals: Report

The Yemeni Ministry of Water and Environment has warned about drinking water pollution in the country’s strategic coastal province of Hudaydah, raising alarms about the serious health hazards derived from repeated exposure to traces of heavy metals, ...

EU says shocked by pictures of Palestinian hunger striker Awawdeh, calls for his release

The European Union says it is “shocked” to see pictures of the frail body of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh, who has been on a continuing hunger strike for nearly six months in protest at his detention by Israel without trial or charge, calling ...

Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque compound again in provocative move

Israeli settlers, escorted by military forces, have again stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, a move seen as provocative by Palestinians.

Official urges Iran-Turkey cooperation on citizenship rights

Head of Iran's State Inspectorate Organization hoped for developing cooperation with Ombudsman Institution of Turkey in various fields, especially protecting citizenship rights.

Over 630,000 under-five Yemeni children suffer from acute malnutrition amid Saudi-led aggression: Health Ministry

Yemen's Ministry of Public Health and Population has recounted the drastically fatal effect that a 2015-to-present Saudi-led blockade of the country is having on the lives of people, particularly in the health sector, urging a swift and complete end ...

UN experts condemn Israeli suppression of Palestinian human rights organisations

UN experts condemned Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian civil society in the occupied West Bank, after the Israeli army broke into the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and humanitarian groups operating in Ramallah and shut them ...

Saudi Arabia Sentences Prominent Cleric to Ten Years in Prison as Crackdown Against Dissent Widens

A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a distinguished cleric and former imam of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca to 10 years in prison, amid an intensified crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Mus...