Amina Bouayach, the president of Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH), has been unanimously elected to lead the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). This significant appointment took place during the Alliance's general assembly held in Geneva, coinciding with......

Israel has ordered an immediate suspension of electricity supply to Gaza as part of its strategy to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages. This decision comes as negotiations are set to resume regarding the ceasefire with Palestinian militants. The move follows Israel’s recent blockade of aid......

Israel has announced that it will send a delegation to Doha to discuss an extension of the fragile ceasefire with Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Saturday night that the delegation would arrive in the Qatari capital on Monday to push forward negotiations. The decision follows a......

On March 5, 2025, the Israeli internal security service Shin Bet admitted its failure to prevent the October 7th, 2023 attack by Hamas. In a public statement, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar acknowledged the agency's inability to thwart the deadly assault, which resulted in over 1,200 Israeli casualties. The......

As the initial phase of the Gaza ceasefire concludes, uncertainty looms over the next steps in negotiations. Talks held in Cairo between Israeli officials, Qatari and U.S. mediators, and other stakeholders have yet to yield progress on a potential second phase of the ceasefire. The discussions were......

Recent discussions regarding the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have not made any progress, according to a senior Hamas official. The first phase of the ceasefire, which halted 15 months of conflict in Gaza, led to the release of 33 hostages, including eight bodies, in exchange......

Morocco has fallen two positions to 99th place out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), scoring 37 out of 100 points. This decline continues a downward trend that began after the country's peak performance in 2018, when it ranked 73rd globally......

Jordan’s King Abdullah II is set to meet with the US President in Washington, D.C., amid growing pressure from the United States to accept Palestinians expelled from Gaza. This push, framed within broader US-Israeli policies, has been met with strong resistance from Jordan, as well as other regional......

Five Thai men, who had been held hostage for 15 months in Gaza, have safely returned to Thailand, where they were joyously reunited with their families. Pongsak Thaenna, 36, Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, and Bannawat Saethao, 27, were released on January 30 as part......

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed the second round of Hamas-Israel hostage release negotiations, originally scheduled for Monday in Qatar, to first consult with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday. The delay comes after Netanyahu unexpectedly canceled a Saturday......

Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, embarked on his first international trip to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, marking a significant moment since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. The announcement came from his office, which shared a picture of Sharaa and his foreign minister on what seemed to be......

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a stark warning that any military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities by Israel or the United States would ignite a full-scale war in the region. Speaking in an interview during his visit to Qatar, Araghchi cautioned that such an attack would......

On January 30, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, for an official visit to the Syrian Arab Republic. His arrival at Damascus International Airport was warmly greeted by key Syrian officials, including Vice President Ahmad al-Shara, Prime Minister......