Israel to release 602 prisoners in Gaza swap Saturday: Palestinian NGO
Israel to release 602 prisoners in Gaza swap Saturday: Palestinian NGO

Israel will free 602 inmates from jails on Saturday as part of a hostage-prisoner swap with Hamas under an ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club advocacy group. Among those released, 445 are people from Gaza who were arrested after Hamas October 7 attack that...

Taliban to halt all NGOs employing Afghan women
Taliban to halt all NGOs employing Afghan women

Taliban has said they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental groups in Afghanistan employing women. This is the latest crackdown on womens rights since they took power in August 2021, reports AP. The announcement comes two years after they told NGOs to suspend the employment of...