A second wave of coronavirus infections sweeping the Israeli-occupied West Bank is fuelling fears of a surge in overcrowded Palestinian refugee camps where social distancing is next to impossible. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the Palestinian Authority quickly imposed a...

The Syrian Response Coordination Group said that the humanitarian organizations have not taken any significant action to help the people of Sarmin after two new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) were recorded and precautionary quarantine was applied in the region. The group called on...

France called Tuesday for a UN-led observer mission to evaluate the treatment of China's Uighur population and accused Beijing of "indefensible practices" against the Muslim minority. The proposal by Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian comes as tensions rise between France and China after...

A Sudanese paramilitary group attacked civilians in the war-scarred region of South Darfur, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 more, local activists and a rebel group said Friday. The assault in the troubled province came a week after government-linked armed groups stormed a...