Category: 3. Middle East

The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled for Vienna next May, is the focus of a growing political controversy, as members of Austria’s ruling party warn that the country could pull out of hosting duties if Israel…

Soldiers from a Madagascar army unit have declared support for the youth-led anti-government protests, urging police to disobey ‘unlawful orders.’ President Andry Rajeolina says an ‘attempted illegal seizure of power’ is under…

A “small number” of arrests were made Saturday at a pro-Palestine demonstration in London after counter-protesters breached conditions set for the march, leading to a “scuffle between several individuals,”…

The campaign aims to protect the children from the drug-resistant disease spreading across South Asia.

Bangladesh has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to…

Yousef Birzeit, an economics professor at Birzeit University, says the cost to rebuild Gaza will be far greater than the UN, European Union and World Bank estimate of about $50bn.

A military unit in Madagascar says it is taking control of the country’s security forces as President Andry Rajoelina alleged an “attempt to seize power…

Hundreds of demonstrators rallied Saturday in Oslo to voice support for Palestine as Norway faced Israel in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match, Anadolu reports.

Stale Solbakken’s team entered the match with a record…

Heavy fighting has broken out between Pakistani and Afghan forces at multiple locations on their border, and the rival sides claim to have captured and destroyed border posts in one of the worst border clashes in recent years.

The Taliban…

A senior Hamas member said Saturday that his group is coordinating with other parties to ensure the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza under a ceasefire agreement with Israel, Anadolu reports.

Izzat al-Rishq said in…

Egypt will host an international peace summit in the Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, to be co-chaired by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, Anadolu reports.

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