Middle East
UN extends opening of cross-border aid operation for Syria
After an eleventh-hour compromise from Russia and the United States, the United Nations Security Council…
Lebanon on verge of ‘social explosion’, caretaker PM warns
Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab appealed on Tuesday to the international community to help…
Saudi Arabia confronts rise of no-strings-attached marriage
After being legitimised with an Islamic edict decades ago, the practice of “misyar”, the Muslim…
Fresh call for Australian govt. to save women and children in Syrian camp
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on the Australian government to…