Iran is stepping up its persecution of members of the Baha’i faith, a representative of the community has said amid a wave of arrests and land seizures from members of the religious minority in the country. “What we are seeing in recent days is a syste…
Anti-US protests erupt in Afghanistan over Zawahiri killing
Hundreds of Afghans carried anti-American banners on Friday to protest against a US drone strike that Washington says killedAl-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri this month. The protests were launched a day after the Taliban said their government had no in…
Iran asks Iraq to help free national detained in Saudi
Iran is seeking the release of one of its nationals it says was arrested in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage, as the two regional rivals appear poised to resume contacts aimed at restoring relations. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahi…
Groundbreaking Syrian American wins Michigan primary
Shadia Martini spent years advocating for Syrian human rights with US politicians. Now that she’s won her primary race for state representative in Michigan, she might have a chance for a seat at the table. “We’ve spent a lot of time asking politicians …
Israel deploys drones over Gaza after Islamic Jihad arrest
Israel deployed attack drones and increased its surveillance over the besieged Gaza Strip, Haaretz reported on Thursday, fearing retaliation after its arrest of a senior Palestinian militant earlier this week. In an escalation of its 15-year-long siege…
Leaving a mark: Tunisia, the hotbed of Arab street art
Every summer, in the village of Erriadh, near the city of Djerba in Tunisia, artists are invited to paint graffiti at Djerbahood, changing the walls for good. Created discreetly in 2014, the festival bloomed into the most vibrant urban art event in the…
Rohingya children brush away their fears in new home Kashmir
In one of the largest makeshift shelters for Rohingya in the Kiryana Talab area of Jammu and Kashmir, 10-year-old Parveena Bibi often asks for her parents. There are many children like Parveena who live an uncertain life in these temporary shelters in …
UN food price index falls again in July
TheUnited Nations food agency’s world price index declined again in July, edging further away from all-time highs hit in March. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 140.9 …
Russia says ‘ready’ to discuss prisoner exchange with US
Russia is “ready” to discuss a prisoner swap with Washington at the presidential level, its foreign minister said on Friday, a day after the drug conviction of US basketball star Brittney Griner. “We are ready to discuss this subject, but only within t…
Moosa Lane: A lasting portrait on Pakistani family ties
Shot over the course of 15 years, Anita Mathal Hopland’s debut documentary Moosa Lane is a deeply intimate journey of a child of several cultures and worlds. The picture was world-premiered at Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX (23 March-3 April), one of the world’s…