(HRW)- Many Syrian refugees in Arsal, a border town in northeast  Lebanon  recently cleared of armed groups, face pressure to return to Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. Some have already returned to Syria because of the harsh conditions in Arsal.  A recent Human...

Singapore got its first female president Wednesday, but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism that her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim Malay minority, did not have to face an...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian refugees from al-Hadlat-Ruwaished refugee camp appealed to the human rights and humanitarian organizations to rescue them from a catastrophic situation and the inevitable massacres that may be inflicted upon the camp's refugees following an attack on the camp camp in the...

Israel has prevented vital solar panels from operating in Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, a report has found.  Villagers in Jub al-Dib have been deprived of basic necessities since before the Israeli occupation began more than 50 years ago. That began to change when...