Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?

5 months ago

Around 20% of the world’s oil supply normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz - the narrow waterway between Iran…

UN human rights chief calls on US to conclude probe into Iran school strike

5 months ago

The strike - which killed at least 168 people, mostly children - "evoked a visceral horror", Volker Türk said. Source…

Is Trump's pause on attacking Iranian energy for diplomacy or an escalation?

5 months ago

The US president's commitment to deadlines is fluid but he uses them for a purpose, writes the BBC's James Landale.…

Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs

5 months ago

Mohammad al-Malhi is the seventh Palestinian killed by a settler in a surge of violence since the start of the…

Myanmar: WFP reports fragile recovery one year after deadly earthquake

5 months ago

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) latest monitoring shows a fragile recovery from the disaster.  In the affected regions of Sagaing and Mandalay, one in six households continue to…

Middle East war: Attacks on vital healthcare, evacuation strike fears

5 months ago

In a rare piece of good news, though, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that aid shipments are getting…

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 27 March: Humanitarian crisis deepens across the region

5 months ago

The war in the Middle East continues, with attacks causing further terror and suffering, deepening the humanitarian crisis across the…

‘Narratives Under Occupation’ brings Palestinian art to the fore

5 months ago

Sager Al-Qatil  ‘Untitled’  This year’s Ramallah Art Fair is titled “Narratives Under Occupation.” It brings together 42 artists from Palestine…

Saudi sibling duo Zamzam’s slow evolution  | Arab News

5 months ago

DHAHRAN: Zamzam and Mustafa Koheji are siblings first and bandmates second — a family duo with a closeness all their own, trading riffs and…

Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told

5 months ago

Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza and Department for Education scientific adviser Prof Russell Viner have reviewed the…