Israel offered on Wednesday to help Ukrainians develop air attack alerts for civilians, signalling a softening of a policy of non-military intervention in the war after Kyiv appealed for ways to counteract Iranian-made drones being used by Russia. Ukra…
The long road to safety: Women struggle after seeking asylum
Once a woman seeking asylum in the UK finally receives notice of her leave to remain, it may be assumed their battle is over. They’ve waited months, potentially years, to hear from the Home Office about their asylum claim, so surely life will get easie…
Top adviser to Iran’s Khamenei calls for reopening of Saudi, Iranian embassies
Iran and Saudi Arabia must reopen their embassies to facilitate a rapprochement between the two regional rivals, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday, amid moves by Tehran and Riyadh to revive ties. Iran – which has been rocked by w…
Palestinians strike following Israel’s killing of Tamimi
Various Palestinian factions declared Thursday a day of mourning for Udai Tamimi, a 21-year-old Palestinian man who was killed in a gunfight with Israeli security guards Wednesday evening. Shops and schools in East Jerusalem were shut, as multiple Pale…
WHO Syria boss accused of corruption, fraud, abuse, AP finds
Staffers at the World Health Organization’s Syria office have alleged that their boss mismanaged millions of dollars, plied government officials with gifts — including computers, gold coins and cars — and violated the agency’s own Covid-19 guidance as …
France repatriates 55 from Syria camps
France has repatriated 40 children and 15 women from camps in Syria holding family members of suspected Islamic State group militants, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. It marked the largest such repatriation in three months and came a week after …
Senior U.S. Treasury official traveled to Turkey to discuss sanctions on Russia
A senior U.S. Treasury Department official traveled to Turkey this week to discuss sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said, as Washington closely monitors growing economic ties bet…
US teacher files suit over hijab ‘misunderstanding’
An elementary school teacher in New Jersey is suing a Muslim Olympian and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, claiming that they defamed her when they said she forcibly removed the hijab of her second-grade student, which the teacher says is ina…
Turkey prevents Syrian migrants crossing into Greece, group member says
Turkish security forces have prevented a group of hundreds of Syrian migrants from crossing Turkey’s northwestern border into Greece, a representative of the migrant group organising a convoy dubbed “Caravan of Light” said on Wednesday. “We wanted to c…
UK Home Secretary Braverman quits over security issue
Britain’s Suella Braverman quit as home secretary on Wednesday, saying she had to go after she breached government rules but that she had concerns over the direction of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government. The second senior minister to leave the gove…