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ISIS leader accused of beheading imam, killing dozens others on trial in Hungary
A 27-year-old Syrian, identified as F Hassan, a suspected ISIS military leader, is on trial…
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Torture survivors petition Norway police to investigate Syria war crimes
Making a landmark request for Norwegian police to investigate atrocities committed during Syria’s long civil…
Lebanon: One protester shot dead, president tells unhappy citizens to emigrate
Incensed by the news that a soldier had killed a protester in what is believed…
UN condemns attacks against civilians in Gaza after airstrikes killed 23 so far
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has expressed his growing concern…
Saudi state security apologises for promo video, blames creators for botched job
A social media post by Saudi Arabia’s state security agency calling feminism an extremist idea…
Prominent Turkish journalist re-arrested after one week of release
Turkish journalist Ahmet Altan has been re-arrested just one week after his release under judicial…
UN and US call on Iraq govt. for reforms, hold early elections
The Iraqi government is urged by the United Nations and the United States to stop…
Saudi promo video raises questions on Kingdom’s tolerance campaign
Saudi Arabia’s state security agency categorises feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas in a…
Rights groups urge UN to focus on protester deaths in Iraq rights review
The rash of killings of protesters by Iraqi security forces over the past month should…
Turkey’s proxy army accused of abusing civilians in northern Syria’s “safe zone”
Proxy forces backed by Ankara have been blamed for a growing ledger of abuses against…