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UAE reopens to foreign visitors after six-month suspension due to COVID-19
The United Arab Emirates is open again for business as federal authorities resumed issuing visas…
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UK, France and Germany summon Iranian envoys over dual citizen prisoners
In a coordinated diplomatic protest, France, Germany and the UK are summoning Iranian ambassadors to…
Lebanon’s ISF blame parliament police, army of shooting at civilians in August protest
The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) has denied their members used live ammunition, rubber bullets,…
Coronavirus cases surge among refugees and displaced in Middle East
The UN and various humanitarian agencies have warned, the number of coronavirus cases among refugees…
Mayors of world’s major cities urged to boycott Saudi-hosted G20 mayors summit
Seven mayors of the world’s biggest cities have been urged to boycott a G20 urban…
Jailed Iranian rights lawyer rushed to hospital after long hunger strike
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, imprisoned for defending women activists, has been hospitalised after…
UN rights chief urges Turkey to probe human rights violations in N. Syria
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has urged Turkey to launch an immediate…
British child rescued from Syrian refugee camp, UK foreign secretary says
UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said the government has rescued a British child from Syria…
UK judge stops Home Office deportation of asylum seekers to Madrid
A UK high court judge ordered a flight scheduled to take 20 asylum seekers to Madrid…
Greek police arrest 6 suspects over Lesbos fire; migrants resist new camp
Greek authorities have arrested six migrants in relation to the fire that razed Moria refugee…