The 75th anniversary of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees is commemorated globally on July 28th. This convention aims to protect individuals persecuted and fleeing war or due to a well-founded fear of persecution based on political opinion, religion, race, nationality, or membership in a particular social group.

Al-Raya Newspaper: Prominent Headlines of Issue 613

O Ummah of Islam: The Jews have become exceedingly arrogant and tyrannical. They are committing massacres and barbaric crimes against the people of the Blessed Land of Palestine—in the West Bank, Gaza, and Al-Quds—in full view and hearing of you all, broadcast in sight and sound.

For over fifteen years, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been reeling under the pressure of manufactured crises orchestrated and managed by its successive governments. These range from the chronic salary crisis to shortages of water, electricity, diesel, gas, and petrol—along with a multitude of other crises that have driven the region’s people to rock bottom with no solution in sight.