Watchdog says any deployment will have to receive security clearance, a day after UN team comes under fire in Douma. Inspectors from the global chemical weapons watchdog have not been able to enter Syria’s Douma to examine the site of a suspected gas attack, the organisation said, dismissing an earlier report circulated by Syrian state-run media. […]

In a speech marking Iran’s Army Day, Rouhani warns Western powers against flooding the Middle East with more weapons. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has declared that Tehran will not wait for any permission to produce the weapons it needs to defend the country. In a speech marking Iran’s Army Day on Wednesday, Rouhani said a […]

Iran denounces ‘hypocrisy’ of US air strikes as experts urge Tehran to press Syria to stop future chemical attacks. US President Donald Trump announced on Friday the operation against Syria, framing his decision as a fight against “evil” while saying days earlier that preventing chemical attacks is “about humanity”. He lashed out at Iran and […]

Family fears Ahmad al-Awartani may face torture following his arrest for his criticism of the Palestinian government. Anabta, West Bank – A Palestinian Authority (PA) court in the West Bank city of Jericho has extended the detention of 25-year-old Ahmad al-Awartani, who was arrested over the weekend for a Facebook post criticising a government campaign.  […]

Streams, rivers and wadis burst their banks as violent storms hit Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Torrential downpours have caused flash flooding in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Two teenagers were killed as the raging waters swept across the Holy Land. One youngster, aged 16, died in the Negev desert region of southern Israel after […]

Palestinians across Europe and their supporters will meet in Milan, Italy, for an annual conference on right of return. Palestinians across Europe are slated to hold a conference to mark 70 years of exile, in Milan, Italy on Sunday. The conference, which is themed “70 years on … and we shall return”, is the 16th […]

State TV says chemical weapons watchdog arrives in Douma as France and the US question the purpose of the mission. Chemical weapons inspectors have entered the Syrian town of Douma to probe an alleged poison gas attack, according to the state-run SANA news agency. The delegation from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons […]

Defying government ban, thousands attend rally in Lahore city demanding basic rights for ethnic Pashtun citizens. Islamabad, Pakistan – Thousands of people have attended a rally in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore demanding basic rights for ethnic Pashtun citizens and others. Manzoor Pashteen, the leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), addressed protesters on Sunday, calling for […]

As Soroush app is officially launched in Iran, Telegram users reported problems using the messaging platform. The Iranian government has officially released a mobile messaging app in a bid to encourage users to abandon the currently banned Telegram messenger. Soroush, a homegrown app promoted by the Iranian government, boasts most of the features found in […]

Since protests began on March 30, Israeli forces have killed at least 214 Palestinians and wounded more than 18,000. For more than six months, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have protested along the fence with Israel demanding their right to return to the homes and land their families were expelled from 70 years ago. The […]