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Describing the situation in Yemen as “very bleak,” with “no end in sight,” a senior United Nations official envoy said the war-torn country, already reeling from malnutrition and dwindling health...

The Iranian parliament (Majlis) is considering a bill that would facilitate the procedure of passport issuance for female athletes, scientists, and traders, IRNA reported on Friday.

Despite the remarkable hope and strength shown by most Syrians, daily life remains dangerous for millions of people across the country, a senior United Nations aid official warned, calling for the...

A Saudi-led military coalition and the government of Yemen denied four oil tankers access to a Yemeni port last week, a move that could hurt the flow of aid and exacerbate a cholera outbreak in the...

Israeli soldiers and police stormed a Palestinian hospital twice over the past week terrifying staff and patients and in some cases preventing doctors from providing emergency medical care to...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul, warning that attacks on civilians may constitute a war crime.

Tehran (ISNA)- Adjunct Associate Professor of University of South Australia stressed Desertification is a phenomenon that is happening all over Iran because it is located in the semi-arid and arid...

There are currently 22 centers across Iran providing shelter for homeless women and those who are victims of domestic violence.

The number of women in the Iranian job market has experienced a 40 percent growth over the past three years, Irantalent.com reported.

Facing violence and trauma in Libya and other countries, thousands of children decided to flee by themselves, seeking to get away but not necessarily aiming for Europe, the United Nations...

Calling for “immediate care and protection” for children caught up in violence in Iraq's war torn Mosul and other Middle East conflicts, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned that the...

Yemen is facing the world's largest cholera outbreak, the United Nations health agency today warned, with 5,000 Yemenis falling sick every day – the majority of them children and the elderly.

The people’s representatives in the Islamic Parliament agreed with the generalities of the addition of an article to the Fight against Drugs Act, regarding the commutation of the death sentence for...

Religion is being distorted to increase differences, Secretary-General António Guterres said, urging the international community to counter such narratives.

In spite of improvements in wheat production in war-torn Syria – about 12 per cent more than last year's record low – the overall food security situation remains far worse than before the conflict,...

A committee of United Nations experts has completed its annual evaluation of the situation of people in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, hearing serious concerns about Israel’s human rights...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that it is U.S. cronies in the Middle East rather than Iran who promote terrorism financially and ideologically, rapping Washington’s...

The Saudi Arabian government is employing the death penalty as a political weapon to silence dissent, said Amnesty International, following the execution of four Shi’a men in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern...

“In this regard, we sought the views of both the religious jurists and scholars, in order to draw their approval, and some scholars have had positive views.” the head of the Parliament’s Women’s...

Voicing concern over the abuse of religion to justify incitement to violence and discrimination, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the importance of religious leaders in...