Category: 3. Middle East

Israeli forces intercepted and boarded the Marinette, the last boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla that was still sailing towards Gaza. Crew members held up signs saying they saw warships approaching before soldiers boarded and detained…

The United Kingdom‘s Metropolitan Police has said a pro-Palestine protest planned in central London this weekend following an attack on a synagogue in Manchester should not go ahead, raising concerns over the allocation of police resources at a…

“This is a worrying portent of the nature of security threats to airports, in particular, to come.”

Samir Puri from Chatham House discusses the possibility of Russia waging a drone war on the EU after drones disrupted the airport in Munich,…

Rumours across social media platforms that a huge comet is on a collision course with Earth have been circulating, with some users describing it as a major threat to humanity.

Others are debating how the comet – known as 3I/ATLAS and detected by…

Sidoarjo, East Java – Dewi Ajeng was at home in Probolinggo – a city in Indonesia’s East Java – when she received a chilling message in the group chat of her son’s school in Sidoarjo, located some two hours away.

There had been “an…

Latest move underscores efforts to normalise ties and draw closer in wake of Trump’s policies, stiff tariffs.

India and China plan to resume direct flights this month…

Palestinian boy Mohammed Al-Yazji was rescued from the rubble of his destroyed home in Gaza City. Covered in dust and bruises, he reassured his rescuer in a trembling voice, saying ‘I’m okay’.

The Trump administration has approved $230 million in funding for Lebanon’s security forces, as part of efforts to weaken and disarm Hezbollah, according to sources in Washington and Beirut.

A Lebanese source…