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08:52

Despite the difficult living conditions caused by the Yemeni civil war, women selling vegetables in the markets of Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, are happy to earn a living for their families.

14:13

In Turkey, five women were killed by men and three more died under suspicious circumstances in the last 24 hours. One woman was injured by her husband.

13:51

The internet and cell services in Sweida and its villages have been cut off since cables were stolen. Women of Sweida took to the streets to protest the situation.

13:18

The Israeli army has killed at least 31,112 Palestinians and injured 72,760 in Gaza since October 7, 2023, the Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

12:04

Newroz will be celebrated at Istanbul’s Yenikapı Square on March 17 with the motto, “It is the time of freedom and victory.”

10:40

Four women, including three members of the Free Women’s Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Jinên Azad-TJA) were taken into custody today in the dawn house raids conducted in Istanbul.

10:32

Italy has launched a “Food For Gaza” initiative aimed at coordinating international humanitarian efforts to the people in the Gaza Strip.

09:43

22-year-old Hala Hemo has broken gender stereotypes by becoming the youngest female referee officiating men’s basketball championships in North and East Syria.

08:05

Newroz celebration will kick off in Elazığ’s Dep district, the hometown of Mazlum Doğan, a founding member of the PKK, on March 15. “Newroz fire will be lit everywhere,” said women.

13:08

Women from different nationalities participated in a cultural activity held by the Newroz Cultural Association in Lebanon’s capital Beirut to mark the International Women’s Day.

11:52

730 Israeli academics signed a petition demanding the Israeli government to take “urgent measures” to prevent starvation in the Gaza Strip.

11:15

Women find opportunity to receive treatment at health centers in North and East Syria and they are given healthcare information.

10:05

197 people, including 34 civilians, have been killed in the attacks by ISIS in the Syrian desert since early 2024, the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday.

09:49

Mauritanian women’s rights defenders say the experiences of women in other countries are important in combating the increase in gender-based violence in their country.

09:07

Fadiya Al-Ewed, a psychologist at Martyr Amara Psychological Counseling Center, thinks that women in war zones should get psychological support to “struggle more. They should not hesitate to get psychological support.”

08:29

Women journalists are sometimes targeted by their male colleagues, sometimes by the police, and sometimes by the perpetrators, journalist Pınar Gayip said, calling on women journalists to unite and struggle against violence.

17:45

Thousands of women flocked to the streets in North and East Syria to celebrate the International Women’s Day and say “No” to genocidal attacks, occupation and the policies of isolation.

17:26

X platform (formerly Twitter) has suspended the Kurdish account of Jinnews, the only all-women’s news agency in Turkey on International Women’s Day.

17:24

Women in Amed came together today with great enthusiasm to celebrate International Women’s Day by chanting the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” slogan.

14:47

Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released UNICEF report.