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Bahar Elias, from Iraq's Yazidi community, and her son and daughters hold pictures of family members kidnapped by ISIS. AFP
Nine years on: Yazidi survivors still haunted by ISIS massacre

More than 6,000 were kidnapped in Sinjar as terrorists swept through Yazidi towns and villages in 2014

IraqAugust 03, 2023
Police officers cordon off the scene of a stabbing near a subway station in Seongnam, South Korea. AP
One dead and 12 injured in stabbings in Seoul

Four hit by car before suspect stabbed passers-by near the South Korean capital

AsiaAugust 03, 2023
Antony Blinken conveyed “unwavering support” to Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum (pictured in 2021). AFP
US voices support for Bazoum as Niger crisis deepens

Washington says it stands with Niger and Economic Community of West African States, which imposed sanctions on the military junta on Sunday

AfricaAugust 02, 2023
A woman holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey. AFP
'I did this for my country': Iran's blinded protesters proud of their sacrifice

Activists tell The National more than 400 people were shot in one or both eyes

IranJuly 24, 2023
Iranian soldiers participate in military manoeuvres in Sistan and Baluchestan province, 50km east of Zahedan. Fars News via AP
Four police officers killed in attack in southern Iran

Group shot dead on patrol in Zahedan near border with Afghanistan and Pakistan

MENAJuly 23, 2023
Mannequin heads dressed with head scarves at a shop in a commercial district in downtown Tehran. AP
Iranian actress given suspended sentence for not wearing hijab

She was also ordered to attend weekly therapy sessions to treat 'anti-family personality'

IranJuly 19, 2023
Al Saraji mosque minaret being demolished in Basra on Friday. Photo: Mustafa Al Hussaini, director of Basra's antiquities department
Outrage over destruction of 300-year-old minaret in Iraq

Built in 1727, Al Saraji mosque was demolished on Friday

IraqJuly 14, 2023
While some charities try to discourage poorer people from selling their organs, financial help is limited and not sufficient to dissuade many from taking the plunge. AFP
Iranians sell kidneys on Instagram to survive economic hardship

Social media users are also offering bone marrow, livers and corneas on social media

MENAJuly 14, 2023
A Taliban fighter stands guard along a blocked street ahead of the council meeting of tribal and religious leaders in Kabul. AFP
Taliban dismiss almost 500 female nursery teachers

Decision slammed as 'shameful' by father of Malala Yousafzai

AsiaJuly 13, 2023
An Iranian police officer speaks with a woman after she was detained over "inappropriate" clothes during a crackdown to enforce the dress code in Tehran. AFP
Iranian women use phone app Gershad to evade morality police

Women have reported being barred from shops and even graveyards for not wearing the hijab

IranJuly 13, 2023
President Ebrahim Raisi Kenya shakes hands with President William Ruto at the Statehouse in Nairobi. EPA
Iran aims to rekindle African ties as President Raisi visits Kenya

Warmer ties between Riyadh and Tehran may relieve potential allies on the continent

MENAJuly 13, 2023
Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to more than six years' imprisonment on Monday. Photo: @OfficialToomaj / Twitter
'Nothing lawful' about Iranian rapper's trial, says German MP

The singer was reportedly tortured in solitary confinement amid fears he would face the death penalty

IranJuly 11, 2023
Toomaj Salehi, a critic of the Iranian regime, has been sentenced to jail. @OfficialToomaj / Twitter
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi jailed for six years

Fans fear outspoken rapper could be executed for supporting protest movement

MENAJuly 10, 2023
Mourners at the funeral of Khairi Shaheen and Hamza Maqbool, killed by Israeli forces during a military raid in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Nablus

Military operation came days after 12 people were killed in Jenin refugee camp

MENAJuly 07, 2023
Smoke rises in Kfarshouba, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon. Reuters
Israel strikes Lebanon after rocket attack near border

Army confirms retaliatory action after projectile was launched near Ghajar

LebanonJuly 06, 2023
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