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Moroccan protesters hold posters during a demonstration in Rabat in support of Maati Monjib on Oct. 21, 2015. (AFP/Fadel Senna)

November 8th, 2015 - 11:36 GMT

An arbitrary law in Morocco is sending activists to jail

Human rights organizations urged the country to abolish the law after five activists were charged with "undermining international security."

Satellite imagery shows all fighting factions in Syria are to blame for looting across the country. (AFP/File)

October 21st, 2015 - 11:08 GMT

The regime, rebels and YPG are also looting Syria's archaeological sites

A letter to the UN shows Houthis were willing to let the government return to Sanaa and pull its militias out of Yemen's cities. (AFP/File)

October 20th, 2015 - 03:18 GMT

Here’s the Houthis’ letter to the UN agreeing to pull out of Yemen's Sanaa

A Pew study shows Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gets more support from devout Muslims. (AFP/File)

October 19th, 2015 - 11:43 GMT

A study shows devout Muslims are happier with Turkey’s democracy than moderate ones

Sanafi al-Nasr was a Saudi national who relocated from Iran to Syria in 2013, according to the Pentagon. (Twitter)

October 19th, 2015 - 04:52 GMT

What we know about Sanafi al-Nasr, the latest al-Qaeda leader killed by a US airstrike

Yemeni protesters take part in a demonstration to commemorate the anniversary of independence from British colonial rule and demand the secession of their formerly independent region, in the southern city of Aden, on Oct. 14, 2015. (AFP/Saleh al-Obeidi)

October 15th, 2015 - 03:47 GMT

On the anniversary of a revolution, Yemenis are calling for liberation in unexpected ways

UN agencies and NGOs evaluated a set of guidelines meant to reduce risk of gender-based violence among refugees and found there was "partial or no implementation of the minimum standards." (AFP/File)

October 15th, 2015 - 12:03 GMT

Gender-based violence is a problem among refugees, and not much is being done about it

The condition of Daesh's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is unknown. (AFP/File)

October 11th, 2015 - 10:48 GMT

The Iraqi air force claimed hitting Baghdadi's convoy, but skepticism still lingers

Palestinian father Yehya Hassan mourns while holding the body of his daughter, Rahaf, during a funeral for the toddler and her pregnant mother on Oct. 11, 2015, at the al-Nusairat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)

October 11th, 2015 - 10:11 GMT

Photos capture a mourning Palestinian father in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike

The Kurdish activist in the footage was identified by the HDP as 24-year-old Haci Lokman Birlik. (Twitter)

October 9th, 2015 - 10:18 GMT

Turkey is conducting an ‘investigation’ after footage of a Kurd dragged through the streets

Saudi Arabia increased military expenditures in 2014 by 17 percent, a jump larger than any other top spender. (AFP/File)

October 9th, 2015 - 10:15 GMT

This Arab country boosted its military spending more than any other last year

The CPJ said it was "impossible" to confirm targeted killings of journalists while Daesh was in total control of information in certain regions. (AFP/File)

October 9th, 2015 - 06:22 GMT

Iraq is no longer the most murderous country for journalists, but the reasons aren't encouraging

Saudi Arabia pushed back on a resolution to start a UN inquiry into human rights violations in Yemen. (AFP/File)

October 8th, 2015 - 05:55 GMT

Saudi leads UN Human Rights Council: The kingdom derailed an inquiry into Yemen's war