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Israeli soldiers stand on a street during an Israeli army raid in the northern West Bank city of Nablus
United Kingdom
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UK Foreign Office closes unit tracking Israeli violations

The closure of the unit has raised concerns among human rights lawyers and activists, who say the material was key in holding Israel accountable

The New Arab Staff
24 April, 2026
Activists stand in front of the UAE embassy in London on 9 January [Screengrab/FB]
UAE
MENA
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Activists urge answers from UAE on jailed poet al-Qaradawi

The New Arab Staff
10 January, 2026
Foster home in northwest Syria
Post-Assad Syria
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Syria's stolen children: Families demand justice post-Assad

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

02 September, 2025
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Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi
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Calls grow for UAE to reveal fate of abducted poet Qaradawi

The New Arab Staff
05 August, 2025
Internally displaced Syrians load their belongings onto a truck at a camp, before being transported to a new housing complex in the opposition-held area of Bizaah
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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New Syrian group formed to search for missing refugees in Europe

Oliver Mizzi
27 March, 2025
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli military operations in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza strip walk along the Salah al-Din main road in eastern Gaza City
Israel news
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Israel is targeting Gazans trying to go back to their homes

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

23 October, 2024
Palestinian workers in Israel faced with discrimination [Getty]
Gaza War
MENA
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Unions complain over Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 September, 2024
Sudan
MENA
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'All sides' in Sudan war executing, torturing, mutilating bodies

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 August, 2024
Bahrain
MENA
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UN rights experts press Bahrain over prison conditions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 August, 2024
Israel military
Gaza War
MENA
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US says five Israeli military units committed abuses in West Bank

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 April, 2024
US department of state
Iraq
MENA
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US state department: worsening human rights in Iraq, IKR

Dana Taib Menmy
25 April, 2024
West Bank
MENA
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US 'to sanction' Israeli army unit over abuses in West Bank

The New Arab Staff
21 April, 2024
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Bahrain
Analysis
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What's behind Bahrain's largest prisoner amnesty in years?

Giorgio Cafiero
17 April, 2024
Syria
MENA
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Syria regime used hospital to torture, kill opponents

The New Arab Staff
05 October, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Two detainees reportedly die of medical negligence in Egypt

Thaer Mansour
16 May, 2023
Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi
MENA
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Jailed Egyptian rights lawyer's wife 'freed' after detention

Thaer Mansour
17 April, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Amnesty calls on Egypt to free14 local rights members

Thaer Mansour
01 March, 2023
Yemen War
Yemen
MENA
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Yemen commission says 447 civilians killed this year

The New Arab Staff
29 December, 2022
Syrian women with child in Idlib [Hadia Al Mansour]
Syria
Society
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Syrian women risk all to reach Turkey and reunite families

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

16 December, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Two Egyptian jailed activists allegedly violated in prison

Thaer Mansour
27 July, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Ending probe into death of Egyptian economist slammed

Thaer Mansour
01 July, 2022