Category: 3. Middle East

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday that declares Israel’s continued occupation and de facto annexation of the Syrian Golan “illegal” and demands its withdrawal to the June 4, 1967 line, Anadolu…

The Israeli army is building a new separation barrier deep inside the northern Jordan Valley, at least 12 kilometres west of the Jordanian border. The project is expected to separate Palestinian villages from their…

Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Rafah crossing will open in the next few days to let Gaza residents cross into Egypt, COGAT, the Israeli military’s arm that oversees aid flows, said on Wednesday.

The arrangement, which has security clearance from Israel,…

Between October 1 and November 10, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs documented 167 olive harvest-related settler attacks resulting in casualties or property damage, which locals note is likely a significant…

Educators from around the world will gather in Istanbul for the fifth Education Summit on 5-6 December.

Organised by the Turkish Maarif Foundation, the Summit will convene under the theme “Healing the world through…

AlArab in UK held its third annual conference in London this week, bringing together more than 240 prominent professionals, public figures and activists from across the United Kingdom. The event placed Palestine,…

New search to start on December 30 for Boeing 777 that went missing in 2014 with 227 passengers and 12 crew members.

Efforts to solve one of the world’s greatest…

Myanmar now the world’s main source of illicit opium following decline of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, the UN says.

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has hit a…

Australia’s social media ban aims to protect under-16s from what the government calls online ‘purgatory’. Communications Minister Anika Wells told the National Press Club that the law, which comes into force on December 10, could…

One year ago, on December 3, 2024, South Korea was thrust into a political crisis after then-President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, citing rising unrest and an alleged threat to national security.

Troops were deployed, Yoon ordered the…