MENA region
West Asian countries lead in global execution list, says Amnesty report
Four countries in the MENA region, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, carried out an overwhelming 88% of all known executions worldwide last year
Latest SIPRI data shows 25% rise in arms imports by Middle East and North Africa countries
Complementing the increase in arms imports by West Asian and North African countries, the United States, France and Germany saw a substantial increase in their respective weapons exports, with the US continuing as the world’s largest arms exporter
- Trump’s mass deportation operation escalates with workplace raids
- Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood, confiscates its assets after alleged security plot
- Medics on hunger strike against Gaza genocide reach European Parliament
- Samidoun Europe coordinator targeted again by Belgian police
- Syria’s interim government arrests senior Palestinian resistance leaders
