Category: 3. Middle East

Athens, Greece – Greece on Wednesday became the first European Union member to take advantage of relaxed spending rules for defence, announcing a 25bn-euro ($27bn) multi-year rearmament programme.

The centrepiece of the programme was a…

The South China Sea is one of the most contested waterways in the world.

Hundreds of kilometres from its mainland, China appears…

Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout reports on the aftermath of an Israeli attack on an UNRWA clinic sheltering displaced families in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, where at least 22 people including women and children were killed.

Ben Mbarek, along with about 40 other critics of the president, is being tried on state conspiracy charges.

A jailed Tunisian opposition activist facing state conspiracy charges has launched a hunger strike to protest against being barred from…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a range of reciprocal tariffs targeting almost all countries that the United States trades with, taking a sledgehammer to Washington’s longstanding advocacy of free trade and…

China’s automakers could be among the surprising beneficiaries of United States President Donald Trump’s trade war as a 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles and auto parts takes effect on Thursday, analysts say.

The White House has argued…

After weeks of anticipation, global investors finally have sight of United States President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs.

If the reaction of the stock market is any guide, the “liberation day” tariffs unveiled on Wednesday…

Broad, hard-hitting tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump have triggered global alarm and retaliatory threats from key allies, with analysts warning they could push the US and other countries towards a recession.

Still, many…