by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East
Amman – Amman rejected on Monday claims by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the country has been “summarily deporting Syrian refugees — including collective expulsions of large families”. Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said his country was abiding by...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 8, 2017 | Middle East
Human Rights Watch revealed on Tuesday that Israel has forcefully deported some 15,000 Palestinians since it occupied Jerusalem in 1967, in what could be deemed as a “war crime.” “Residency revocations often effectively force Palestinians from east Jerusalem,...
by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East
Amman- The Jordanian parliament on Tuesday voted to repeal article 308 that allowed a rapist to escape punishment if he married his victim, knowing that the Parliament has been rejecting to revoke it since two decades. Prime Minister Hani Mulki stressed that the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2017 | Middle East
Erbil – Foreigners, who have joined the ranks of the ISIS terrorist group, have surrendered in the Iraqi city of Mosul after US-backed forces managed to recapture it earlier this week. Iraqi security forces aired videos of ISIS foreign militants as they surrendered in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, London- Human rights organizations called on Wednesday for an independent probe after the Lebanese army announced that four Syrian nationals, who were arrested last week during raids on refugee encampments in the border town of Arsal, have died in custody....
