Egypt: Photographer arrested for filming images of “Aleppo suffering”
It was destined to be an iconic image: a small girl holding a teddy bear in a white dress marked by blood splotches with the…
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11-year-old English girl taken to live in Oman
An 11-year-old girl who was abducted by her father four years ago and taken to live with his relatives in the Middle East phoned her…
Saudi Arabia: More professions should be open to women
A senior Saudi cleric and a health ministry official said women should be allowed to work as paramedics and opticians, Saudi newspapers reported on Dec….
Refugee from Syria stabbed to death in UK street – Photo
A Syrian refugee who fled his war-torn homeland in search of a better life was stabbed to death in the UK. The 23-year-old, named online…
Saudi Arabia executes 150 people for second successive year
Saudi Arabia is set to execute 150 people or more, for the second year in a row, according to statistics compiled by Reprieve. The human…
Foreigners marrying Saudi women to undergo drug tests
As part of a move to impose tighter restrictions on foreigners willing to marry Saudi women, the Saudi government has made it mandatory for foreign…
Syria: Russia likely behind violations
Four Syrian organizations say Russia bears “a high likelihood” of responsibility for 304 attacks in Aleppo that violate international humanitarian law and may constitute war…
UNESCO: Killing of journalists in Mideast conflicts is ongoing
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Thursday condemned the ongoing killing of journalists in the Middle East, as she criticized two recent assassinations in Iraq and…
Woman is looking for release of husband from Saudi jail
A woman has urged the Collector to arrange for the repatriation of her husband who had gone to Saudi Arabia for employment and incarcerated in…
Saudi Religious Body condemns ‘criminal massacres’ in Aleppo
Saudi Arabia’s top religious body on Tuesday condemned what it said were “criminal massacres” by the Syrian government against civilians in Aleppo and called on…