Category: 3. Middle East

The Israeli Knesset (parliament) passed a bill in its preliminary reading on Wednesday to annex the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports.

A Knesset statement said the bill was approved in a preliminary reading “to…

Armenia’s prime minister on Wednesday voiced optimism that the ongoing positive dialogue between Armenia and Turkiye could soon lead to the opening of their shared border.

Yerevan is “ready, not only politically…

Pakistan on Wednesday “strongly” condemned the renewed attacks by Israeli occupying forces in Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of numerous civilians, Anadolu reports.

Such actions, Islamabad said, run contrary…

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visits the US as Trump proposes freezing the battle lines in the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France, reopened to the public on Wednesday after a jewellery heist prompted a three-day closure.

During the robbery, a band of thieves broke into the French capital’s iconic museum and stole eight items of jewellery…

When seven Zimbabweans announced on October 4 that they were suing the Church of England for enabling the brutal abuse they suffered at the hands of John Smyth, a leading figure in its evangelical movement, their action was not only about justice…

Israel’s foreign minister recently said Israeli settlers are “the most law-keeping people on earth” and face punishment if they break the law. But settlers, often backed by the Israeli army, continue daily assaults on Palestinians…

Israeli army and settlers have carried out 158 attacks against olive pickers since the start of the current season

Israel has ordered the deportation of 32 foreign activists supporting olive-harvesting Palestinian farmers amid mounting Israeli…

Lebanon is close to restoring diplomatic relations with neighboring Syria, Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports.

“Relations between the two countries over the past five…

The White House has begun tearing down parts of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s new ballroom – although the project reportedly hasn’t yet received formal approval. Soraya Lennie explains.