A recent survey by Anchal Foundation reports a sharp rise in student suicides in 2025, with 403 deaths compared to 310 in 2024. Alarmingly, nearly half (190) were school students. The report highlights that 92 college students, 77 university students, and 44 madrasa students also died by suicide. Female students were particularly affected, with 249 [...]
Following reported strikes by the United States and Israel, fear spread across cities in Tehran and other parts of Iran. Explosions shook residential areas, smoke filled the skies, and long fuel queues formed as families rushed to flee to safer regions. Authorities warned that attacks could continue and advised civilians to relocate where possible. Schools [...]
In a message addressed to students across Jordan, Dr. Al-Ajarmeh outlined a comprehensive national awareness plan aimed at protecting youth from the dangers of drugs. The initiative includes educational programs, counseling lectures, interactive activities, and school radio broadcasts designed to strengthen students’ decision-making skills and instill values that reject harmful behaviors. The Ministry is [...]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt announced its willingness to support Iraq and Kuwait in resolving their maritime border dispute through dialogue and in accordance with international law. Cairo emphasized its commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, urging both nations to respect existing maritime boundary agreements. Tensions [...]
Rights groups and activists have raised concerns over an alleged campaign of arrests and intimidation targeting medical professionals in Iran who treated injured protesters. Reports reviewed by Iran International indicate that at least 32 doctors and nurses have been detained, with limited public information about their legal status. Arrests reportedly occurred in cities including [...]
Fresh allegations of minority persecution have emerged in Bangladesh following the electoral victory of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In Chandpur, a 25-year-old physically challenged woman was reportedly abducted and gang-raped after attending a kirtan. She identified three alleged attackers, but no arrests have been reported so far, heightening fear within the local minority community. [...]
A report by the United Nations Human Rights Office reveals widespread abuse in cybercrime scam operations across Southeast Asia. Based on testimonies from 19 survivors, victims were trafficked into fortified compounds in countries including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, and the UAE, where they faced torture, sexual abuse, food deprivation, debt bondage, and coercion [...]
Severe flooding has intensified in northern districts of Sabah, displacing more than 1,000 residents by Friday night. According to the Sabah State Disaster Command Centre, 1,070 people from 376 families have been evacuated in the districts of Kota Marudu and Pitas, with Pitas being the worst affected, impacting 30 villages. Multiple temporary evacuation centres [...]
Israeli forces carried out widespread raids across several areas of the West Bank, detaining 24 Palestinians during operations that included home searches and reported property damage. According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, the arrests were made under the claim that the individuals were “wanted.” In the Northern Jordan Valley village of Ein al-Beida, bulldozers [...]
Political tensions are rising within Iraq’s Coordination Framework alliance as former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, engage in a growing public dispute. The alliance, formed in 2022 to counter the movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr, is now experiencing internal fractures as competition increases over the next prime [...]