Middle East

Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man in Ariel settlement in the West Bank city of Salfit after he allegedly killed three settlers in a stabbing and car-ramming attack. Palestinian media outlets identified the young man as 19-year-old Mohammad Murad Souf from the town of Hares, near Nablus. …

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday did not concede defeat in his first public remarks since losing Sunday’s election, claiming protests by his supporters were the fruit of “indignation and a sense of injustice” over the vote. However, he stopped short of contesting the election result and authorized his Chief …

The first Arab League summit since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in Algeria, but political divisions continue to rankle among the regional organisation’s members. Arab states are split over issues ranging from support for the Palestinian cause, the regional roles of Iran and Turkey and …

Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has condemned the terrorist attack in Shiraz, declaring that Iran will not allow terrorists to undermine its security. In an Instagram post, Amir-Adbollhian strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz in the southwest Iranian province of Fars last night. …

At least 15 people died and a dozen others were injured, after three gunmen opened fire at worshippers in a Shia pilgrimage site in Iran’s city of Shiraz, state media reported on Wednesday, describing the incident as a “terrorist attack.” The incident took place in the Shahcheragh shrine in Shiraz …

Iran has announced tit-for-tat sanctions against institutions and individuals in the European Union (EU) due to their deliberate actions in support of terrorism and terrorist groups. In a statement released on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry once again strongly rejected and condemned the EU’s October 17 sanctions targeting Iranian individuals and …

Israeli forces detained a number of Palestinians on Wednesday morning before withdrawing from areas near the West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin. Occupying Israeli forces on Wednesday morning withdrew from the West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin after detaining six more Palestinians, including the brother of a slain …

Kuwait’s crown prince swore in the new government on Monday, state news agency KUNA reported, following a reshuffle aimed at addressing lawmakers’ objections to the original cabinet line-up and ending a prolonged political feud. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has, since taking over most of the ruling emir’s duties, …

A London-based human rights organization says Bahraini courts have convicted and sentenced four anti-regime activists to death following unfair trials and based on confessions coerced through torture and ill-treatment. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said in a 61-page report, entitled “The Court is Satisfied with the Confession’: Bahrain Death Sentences Follow …

The UN special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process says at least 100 Palestinians, including children, have been killed by the Israeli regime’s forces in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the year. Tor Wennesland made the remark in a statement on Saturday as he sounded the …

In yet another act of aggression against Palestinians, the Israeli regime’s forces have violently attacked Palestinian citizens, including women, commemorating the birthday anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) near the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds. The violence broke out late on Saturday after the Israeli soldiers …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has severely censured the unrest that erupted in some parts of Iran following the death of a young woman, stating that the deadly riots were orchestrated in advance by the United States and the Israeli regime. Ayatollah Khamenei, the Commander-in-Chief of …

Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank after an alleged firebomb attack on the regime’s troops. According to a brief statement by the Health Ministry on Saturday, Fayez Khaled Damdum, 18, was killed on the spot by Israeli occupation forces who shot him …

A Palestinian boy from the central part of the occupied West Bank has lost his life after falling from a high place while running away from Israeli police forces who were chasing him, medical sources say. Palestine’s official Wafa news agency, citing medical staff at Beit Jala Governmental Hospital, reported …

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), has been appointed the country’s prime minister in a cabinet shuffle ordered by King Salman, ahead of a civil lawsuit filed against him in the United States by Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of slain dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. …

Four Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others injured after Israeli forces carried out a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Palestine’s official Wafa news agency, citing security sources, reported that Israeli forces raided Jenin and its refugee camp in the early hours of …

The death toll from the collapse of a residential building in the Jordanian capital this week has risen to 13, local authorities said on Friday, after further bodies were found. At least 25 people were in the dilapidated building in Amman’s Webdeh district when it crumbled on Tuesday. Civil defence …

Six people including children drowned when a boat carrying migrants destined for Italy sank off the coast of southwestern Turkey, the coast guard said on Tuesday. In a statement, the coast guard said a total of 73 migrants from four lifeboats were rescued on Tuesday while search and rescue operations …

A prisoners’ advocacy group says the Israeli regime has detained more than 135,000 Palestinians since the signing of the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Prisoners Affairs Commission (PAC) said that some 20,000 children and 2,500 women had also been among those detained …

Jordan’s civil defence begins evacuating several people trapped after the collapse of a four-storey residential building in Amman. The collapse on a four-storey residential building in the capital of Jordan led to the death of one person and wounded six other, state news agency Petra reported on Tuesday. The Jordanian …