Bahrain executed Saturday three men convicted in two separate cases, one involving the killing of a police officer and the other the killing of a mosque imam, the public prosecutor said in a statement. Rights groups identified two of the men as Shiite activists Ali al-Arab and Ahmed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Saudi Interior Ministry said the number of Syrians held over security charges by the kingdom’s General Investigation Directorate has reached a total of 259, according to statement issued Tuesday. The Syrian detainees occupy the second place in the list of...

A leading rights group is criticizing Egyptian authorities for imposing repressive probation measures on pro-democracy activists recently released from prison. The measures require those released to report every day to the police and spend the night at the nearest police station for months,...

Hong Kong’s extradition bill demonstrations have mutated into a much bigger and more complex animal, ripping open old wounds and expanding a political fight as the city battens down for a summer of protests. The demonstrations pop up almost daily, often with little notice, as activists...