Middle East

“The death penalty is being used against people for exercising the rights of freedom of assembly, association, and expression, as well as their political rights,” she said.

Iran has carried out more than 1,000 drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region. Many of them targeted Kurdish opposition groups.

The mission "will advise and assist the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces to strengthen territorial control, border security, and internal security."

"F-16 aircraft carried out two airstrikes targeting a hideout belonging to remnants of Daesh elements in the Nareen area, resulting in its complete destruction."

“We know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution. But Israel understands why it does not want to give us a state: it knows what the future could hold,” said Abu Shahab.

“Pakistan will not tolerate any kind of aggression. Our agreements demand it, and so do our bonds of brotherhood.” 

A Telegraph investigation raised questions over potential conflicts of interest involving Jared Kushner and other senior figures, as the Board of Peace dismissed the allegations as baseless.

"I think there is an asymmetry here that has worked in the Houthis' favor in the past and continues to play a role now," Yemen expert Inbal Nissim-Louvton told 103FM.

Report: Gaza BoP expects rebuilding progress after elections • Pakistan pledges to honor Mecca pact against Houthis • Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn attacks on Riyadh

The strikes exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi defense capabilities as the kingdom wages an air campaign against the ​Houthis, who are fighting a ground war in Yemen against the Saudi-backed government