Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria.
Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria.
A Saudi-led coalition denies it struck a detention centre on Friday, killing more than 70 people.
Anoosheh Ashoori from London hopes the strike will bring attention to those being held in Iran.
Benjamin Brière was arrested in 2020 after flying a drone near the Iran-Turkmenistan border.
Iran disassociates itself from the text, which was put forward by Israel and Germany.
Israeli police demolish the building in the sensitive Sheikh Jarrah area after a two-day stand-off.
Women fear being silenced over claims of sexual harassment after a concert was cancelled in Riyadh.
Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria.
A Saudi-led coalition denies it struck a detention centre on Friday, killing more than 70 people.
Anoosheh Ashoori from London hopes the strike will bring attention to those being held in Iran.
Benjamin Brière was arrested in 2020 after flying a drone near the Iran-Turkmenistan border.
Iran disassociates itself from the text, which was put forward by Israel and Germany.
Israeli police demolish the building in the sensitive Sheikh Jarrah area after a two-day stand-off.
Women fear being silenced over claims of sexual harassment after a concert was cancelled in Riyadh.
A Saudi-led coalition denies it struck a detention centre on Friday, killing more than 70 people.
Anoosheh Ashoori from London hopes the strike will bring attention to those being held in Iran.
Benjamin Brière was arrested in 2020 after flying a drone near the Iran-Turkmenistan border.
BBC World Service
The chief of staff to the Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has said on Facebook that she has resigned.
Nadia Akacha said that she had made the decision over differences of opinion.
There has been no official confirmation as yet.
Ms Akacha has been one of President Saïeds closest aides - and is believed to have played an important role in his decision to suspend parliament and take full executive power last year.
By Niall Glynn
BBC News NI
By Malu Cursino
BBC News
More than 70 people have been killed by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a Yemen detention centre.
By Jonathan Marcus
Foreign affairs analyst
BBC World Service
At least four people have drowned off the coast of Tunisia as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
A Tunisian army spokesman said 21 others were rescued.
Tunisia is a major transit point for migrants trying to reach Europe.
According to the UN High Commission for Refugees more than 2,500 people died or went missing last year attempting to cross the Mediterranean.
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By Sebastian Usher
BBC Arab affairs editor
Algeria has closed schools for 10 days and enhanced screening at airports and other control measures following a rise in coronavirus cases.
It has also encouraged people to get vaccinated to counter the spread of the virus.
The decision by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to shut schools starting from Thursday followed an emergency meeting of ministers, top health and security officials.
A statement from the presidency however said that it was up to the universities to determine whether to close or reschedule their classes.
The country has recorded more than 220,000 coronavirus cases and over 6,000 deaths since the pandemic began.
BBC World Service
A Tunisian military court has ordered the release of two detained opposition politicians.
Seifeddine Makhlouf, the leader of the conservative Karama Party, was arrested in September with a party colleague, Nidhal Saudi, on charges of assaulting policemen.
Lawyers say Mr Makhlouf is being freed under judicial supervision and is expected to leave prison shortly.
The Islamist politician is a fierce critic of Tunisia's president, Kais Saied, who suspended parliament and sacked the government last July, arresting several senior politicians.
Human rights groups have criticised the use of military courts to hear cases.
Many opposition figures have described the president's power grab as a coup, and it has prompted mass protests across the country.
