India donated $2.5 million to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA on Friday. The funds will help UNRWA to provide education, medical care, social services and other programmes to Palestinian refugees, the agency said in a press release. “This timely co…
Floods kill at least 18 in southern Iran: state media
At least 18 people were killed in flash floods caused by heavy rains in Iran’s southern province of Fars, state media said on Saturday. Khalil Abdollahi, head of the province’s crisis management department, said heavy rains near Soltan Shahbaz village …
‘Where will we go?’ Syrians fear threatened Turkish assault
Ghazwan al-Atman thought he had found refuge in Manbij after years of displacement, but he now fears his family will be uprooted once again as a threatened Turkish onslaught looms over the Syrian town. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has repea…
Myanmar genocide case can proceed, top UN court rules
The UN’s highest court ruled on Friday that a landmark case accusing military-ruled Myanmar of genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims can go ahead. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague threw out all of Myanmar’s objections to a cas…
Iran says Saudi is ‘ready’ to move talks to higher level
Iran and Saudi Arabia are ready to move reconciliation talks to a higher level, more than a year after they began and six years after the two rivals severed relations, Iran’s foreign minister says. Since April last year Iraq has hosted five rounds of t…
Putin on the Diplomacy
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Tehran for meetings with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This week on The New Arab Voice, we’re exploring the relations between Russia and Iran. What…
Where do the UK’s two PM contenders stand on MENA issues
Following Boris Johnson’s resignation as British Prime Minister, Conservative party rivals Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are set to battle it out in the coming weeks to nab the UK premiership. Their stances on issues affecting the Middle East and its diasp…
Ukraine, Russia sign grain export deal with UN, Turkey
Russia and Ukraine on Friday signed a landmark deal with the United Nations and Turkey on resuming grain shipments that could ease a global food crisis in which millions face hunger. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure M…
UN urges end to anti-Syrian incitement in Lebanon
A senior UN official called on Lebanese citizens to stop fuelling hatred toward Syrian refugees amid Beirut’s plan to deport them back to the war-torn country. “I call on everyone to refrain from fuelling the media and social media with negative sentim…
Family of missing backpacker whisked away during Sisi visit
The family of a French backpacker who went missing in Egypt nearly a year ago used the Egyptian president’s visit to Paris on Friday to press for an investigation into the 27-year-old traveler’s disappearance. Family members and friends raised placards…