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10:36

Women of Sweida call on all Syrian women, who have struggled in the midst of war for decades, to unite in order to “build a better future” for themselves.

09:22

The second phase of the prisoner exchange between the SDF and Syria’s interim government in Aleppo scheduled for May 28 was postponed. Women of Kobanê demand the immediate release of YPJ prisoners.

08:25

The third humanitarian aid convoy sent by the Mesopotamia Relief and Development Association from North and East Syria arrived in coastal cities of Syria on Saturday.

14:44

The Lassa fever and meningitis have caused 366 deaths in 24 states of Nigeria since the beginning of 2025, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported on Friday.

14:38

A delegation from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) headed to Syria’s capital Damascus to hold a meeting with Syria’s interim government.

12:10

Israel launched airstrikes targeting military sites in Latakia and Tartus on Friday night.

10:24

In Afghanistan, the Taliban throw dirty water on women riding motorcycles. These women see this practice as a threat against them, warning that this practice can be turned into acid attacks.

09:22

The Center for Research and Protection of Women’s Rights in Syria has conducted awareness-raising activities to support women and documented rights violations since 2020.

14:57

Nine people were killed across Syria on Monday, according to the daily data collected by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group.

13:58

One woman was found dead and naked on the highway to Al-Hamdaniyah, a neighborhood of Aleppo, on Tuesday. According to local reports, the woman was raped and then killed.

13:41

The municipal council of the Italian town of Poggibonsi has granted “Honorary Citizenship” to Verisheh (Warisha) Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner and women's rights advocate at imminent risk of execution in Iran.

13:33

The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO has announced the names of the five international laureates of the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards.

10:22

Recent salary cuts and a new wave of layoffs among public employees in Afghanistan raise concern especially among women saying their only hope is the women's struggle rising in the country and around the world.

14:44

Bafrin Maroufi, a 44-year-old Kurdish political activist from the city of Bukan, was arrested and transferred to the women’s ward of Urmia Central Prison on Sunday to serve her prison sentence.

14:40

The Narges Foundation released a statement on Monday, calling for the immediate release of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent human rights defender who was arrested in Pakistan in March 2025.

14:01

“We demand our fundamental rights. We must build an equal, fair and free Syria together,” said Linia Darwish, a women’s rights activist in Sweida.

13:03

13 people were killed across Syria on Sunday, according to the daily data collected by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based monitoring group.

11:05

At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes overnight, the Palestinian Civil Defense said on Monday.

08:27

The PKK’s decision “should be seen as a critical opening - not a conclusion. It offers a chance for all parties to reimagine what coexistence, citizenship, and democracy can look like in Turkey and the broader region.”

14:27

The surge in fighting in various areas across Sudan is pushing civilians out of their homes and into shelters, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday, warning of the worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan.