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Independent Commission Investigates Recruitment of 387 Child Soldiers in Yemen
by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 16, 2016 | Middle East
The Independent National Yemeni Commission of Inquiry into alleged human rights violations recorded more than 9,817 alleged violations in various regions of Yemen from March up until now. According to the Commission, the violations included 3,054 cases of civilians...
UN Retreats and Removes the Arab Coalition From its Offending Report
by Badr Al-Qahtani | Jun 7, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
The United Nations decided to remove the Arab coalition from its blacklist that was included in the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's report on children and armed conflict yesterday evening. This came after Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah...
Demonstrations in Six Western Countries in Response to Rouhani's First Tour After the Nuclear Agreement
by Adil Alsalmi | Jan 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Iranian and European opponents of Iranian policies yesterday chose to organise demonstrations in six western countries; Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium and Canada in response to the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Paris yesterday at the beginning...