Category: 3. Middle East

Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdel Aty strongly opposed any talk of dividing the Gaza Strip and called for immediate action to implement the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.

He said: “We have full…

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi as talks began on boosting trade with India, the top buyer of Russia’s arms and seaborne oil. The visit comes as India holds talks with the…

Israeli forces seized ancient stone columns on Thursday after raiding a hilly area in the town of Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya, east of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank.

Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that…

Brian Cole, a 30-year-old man from Virginia, the United States, has been arrested for planting two pipe bombs in Washington, DC, during the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, the US Justice Department said on Thursday morning.

Here is what we know…

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said that a recent trilateral initiative between Bangladesh, China and Islamabad could be “expanded” to include other regional nations and beyond.

“We have opposed … zero-sum approaches and…

Hong Kong Baptist University student union says suspension was ‘unfounded’ and may have ‘ulterior motives’.

A university in Hong Kong has suspended the operations of its student union after messages were posted on campus expressing…

ATHENS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers approved late on Thursday the purchase of 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from Israel for about 650 million euros ($757.84 million), two officials with knowledge of the issue told Reuters.

Greece has said…

The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday evening were intended to convince US President Donald Trump that he is being…

A reserve officer from the Givati Brigade ended his life on Thursday after suffering severe psychological distress linked to his participation in the Gaza war, according to Hebrew media.

The newspaper Israel Hayom…

The Palestinian Prisoners Club said on Thursday that Israel’s decision to transfer Jerusalemite administrative detainee and elderly parliamentarian Mohammad Abu Tir, aged 75, to the underground Rakevet section in…