Israeli violence in West Bank reaches record levels in 2024
The UN recorded around 1,400 separate incidents of violence—equal to almost four per day—over the past 12 months...
UN brands Taliban ban on Afghan women in NGOs ‘absolutely’ wrong
UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday said Afghanistan's governing Taliban authorities must reverse their ban on Afghan women working for NGOs.Since the...
How Fatma Mahrous became Egypt’s Paralympic weightlifting star
In a quiet corner of Egypt’s Greater Cairo district, few could have imagined that a little girl leaning on crutches would someday rise to...
Beloved bread: The humble Afghan centrepiece of every meal
Every day before dawn, Jamil Ghafori gets to work on the floor of a cramped Kabul bakery with five other men churning out thousands...
Six-year-old girl killed in New Year’s Eve gunfire in Lebanon
A six-year-old girl was killed in Lebanon as people opened fire into the air to celebrate New Year's...