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'Israel must end abuse of rights activists’
The UN censures as ‘unacceptable’ any harassment of its human rights activists by Israelis in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The UN censures as ‘unacceptable’ any harassment of its human rights activists by Israelis in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Iran’s foreign minister says Syrian themselves must decide on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Rwandan voters approve the lifting of presidential term limits in a referendum, early results show.

Israeli naval boats open fire on seven Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip.

People in Spain and Greece hold demonstrations to express their solidarity with refugees.

HRW says weeks-long clashes between Ethiopian security forces and protesters have resulted in scores of fatalities.

Germany and Syria reportedly restart their intelligence cooperation.

Hundreds of people marched through Chicago Friday to protest against police brutality and demand justice for Laquan McDonald.

Chemical weapons used in Syria some two years ago were smuggled from Libya into Syria via Turkey, Gaddafi’s cousin says in a damning revelation.

Iran defends its right to carry out missile tests, saying none of the country’s missiles are capable of bearing nuclear warheads.

The US is supporting Daesh because it does not want to end war in the Middle East, an American politician and political analyst says.

A senior Iraqi officer says the US is deliberately hindering his country's military advances after an American airstrike kills at least 20 soldiers in the Anbar province.

Russia says artificial methods would provide no solution to oil market as crude prices are hitting record lows.

The UAE secretly sends some 300 Colombian mercenaries to fight for it in Yemen, the French news agency AFP says, citing informed sources .

China says the US seeks to fuels tensions over the disputed waters of the South China Sea after an American bomber flew over the area.

Iraq calls on the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution, demanding Turkey withdraw its troops from Iraq.

The EU member states agree to extend the anti-Russia sanctions for another six months.

A large number of Muslim Americans have held a demonstration in New York to condemn the Nigerian military’s massacre of Shia Muslims.