Category: 3. Middle East

Former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, was on Tuesday sentenced to death by a high military court on charges of treason, war crimes and other serious offences, in connection with the ongoing conflict in the…

Tens of thousands turn out, but numbers are fewer so far than last protest that drew half a million people to the streets.

Trade unions in France are carrying out another day of widespread nationwide strikes, heaping pressure on the newly…

Videos show Israeli forces intercepting several aid boats in international waters and detaining activists onboard. They had been part of the Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza.

Israeli naval forces have seized a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, detaining hundreds of activists on board, according to organizers. Among those detained is Irish Senator Chris Andrews, a member…

Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo has been seeing the destruction left by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Philippines, where at least 72 people have died and thousands have been left homeless.

Hamas on Wednesday denied having any connection to suspects arrested in Germany on charges of trying to buy weapons to carry out potential attacks on Israeli or Jewish targets.

In a statement, the movement said:…

Two people have died and three are in a serious condition after a car was driven into pedestrians and a man was stabbed close to a synagogue in Manchester in northwest England, United Kingdom, on Thursday, according to British police.

British…

Morocco’s Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday that around 300 people, most of them members of the security forces, were injured during clashes in several cities. The ministry also said that 409 demonstrators…

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the expulsion of all remaining Israeli diplomats from the country, after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza. 

He also called for suspending…

On September 17, 34 students were evacuated from Gaza to the United Kingdom to begin their studies. Many of them had applied for their visas after I applied for mine. Yet, when I received the news of their exit, I felt joy and peace for them….