An eight-year-old child died after falling into a well in Syria, according to the Syrian regime’s ministry of interior. The child – Hassan J – fell into the well in the village of Janat Al-Saleh, in the Al-Khafsa district of Aleppo province, police in …
Saudi denies opening airspace to Israel is normalisation
Saudi Arabia has denied that opening up its airspace to Israel is a prelude to normalisation. Last week Riyadh announced that it hadopened its airspace to all civilian carriers, including all flights to and from Israel following a visit from US Preside…
Palestinian child killed by Israel settlers in West Bank
A Palestinian child was killed by armed Israeli settlers on Friday, succumbing to his wounds two hours after being shot near Al-Mughayer village, close to Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Amjad Nashaat Abu Alia, 16, was shot when settlers fired live…
US university accused of discrimination against Palestinians
George Washington University (GW), one of the largest academic institutions in the US capital, is being investigated by the DC Office of Human Rights for refusing trauma services to Palestinians. This follows around a year of complaints from staff and …
Losing Lebanon: Part One
This week on The New Arab Voice, we’re kicking off a new three-part special that’s diving deep into Lebanon. The past few years have been transformational for the small Mediterranean country. The citizens of Lebanon have been pushed to its limits by a …
Egypt says Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s family can still visit him
The Egyptian prosecutor general’s office on Thursday evening denied accusations by the family of jailed activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah that he had been prohibited family visits since July 23. The prominent activist is currently being held at Wadi El-Natrou…
Bahrain bans Marvel’s Thor from cinemas over LGBT characters
Gulf state Bahrain has joined other Middle Eastern countries in imposing a cinema ban on the fourth instalment of superhero saga Thor, a Hollywood blockbuster featuring gay characters. “The ministry of information has decided to halt projection of one …
First convoy of aid enters Syria’s Idlib after UN vote
The first humanitarian aid convoy entered Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday after the United Nations Security Council renewed use of a border crossing from Turkey earlier this month. The Security Council voted to renew the Bab Al-Hawa crossing’s manda…
Zelensky oversees loading of first grain export ship
President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited a port in southern Ukraine to oversee grain being loaded for export onto a Turkish ship, the presidency said on Friday, following a deal with Russia brokered by the UN and Turkey. “The first vessel, the first sh…
Six bodies found after fighting in southern Syria’s Suweida
The bodies of six men captured during fighting in Suweida in southern Syria were found in the city centre on Friday, a war monitor and a local media outlet reported, raising to 23 the death toll from a rare outbreak of violence in the area. Located wit…