A loud explosion rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, which officials said targeted the Green Village, a large compound to the east of the city used by several international organisations and guesthouses. interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahmi confirmed that the Green Village...

The United Nations on Monday criticised Iraqi authorities for transferring around 1,600 people from camps to their areas of origin, saying the returns could put them in danger. The returnees, who fled violence during and after the Islamic State group's 2014 seizure of swathes of Iraq, had...

The Trump administration, facing criticism over deportations from lawmakers and civil rights groups, said Monday it would reopen consideration of some deferral requests for compelling circumstances such as medical conditions. In August, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services...

Dozens of Palestinian women protested for women's rights Monday outside the office of prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh, following the death of a 21-year-old woman in suspicious circumstances. Social media posts have alleged that Israa Ghrayeb, 21, died following beatings by her family...