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Iran must free women held over veil protests: UN experts

A group of UN human rights experts on Friday called for the immediate release of three Iranian women given long jail terms for protesting laws compelling women to wear veils. The trio were charged after a video posted online showed them handing out flowers on Tehran's metro on March 8,...

Yemen’s Foreign Ministry in Aden suspends most ops

Yemen's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday it is suspending operations in the provisional capital Aden until calm is restored after separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates seized parts of the city over the weekend. "The Foreign Ministry regrets to announce that the work of its...

Floods in Sudan kill 46

Flash floods caused by heavy rain have killed at least 46 people across Sudan in the past two weeks, a health official said Thursday. Health Ministry Undersecretary Suleiman Abdel Jabbar said the rain and floods have affected 16 of the country’s 18 states. Some 9,260 homes have been...