Egyptian health authorities on Thursday launched the second phase of a nationwide vaccination campaign against the coronavirus by vaccinating some of the country's elderly and those with underlying medical conditions. Health Minister Hala Zayed said that patients will be receiving the...

A military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing nine soldiers on board and injuring four others, the Defense Ministry said. The Cougar type helicopter crashed in a rural area near the town of Tatvan, in the predominantly Kurdish-populated Bitlis province. It was on...

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into alleged Israeli crimes in the Palestinian territories. "This is a remarkable and historic decision and we have waited for a long time"...

Amnesty International urged on Thursday Egyptian authorities to release a 29-year-old mother from custody after she went missing nearly two years ago together with her husband and toddler in what the group says was an act of forced disappearance. According to a statement by the London-based...