Category: 3. Middle East

The Taliban has denied implementing a nationwide internet ban, following a communications blackout across Afghanistan. A spokesman says old cables are being replaced, although the group has previously cut internet to combat…

A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia, after he was put on trial accused of backing Rwanda-linked rebels.

The United Nations has called for the protection of the “Global Sumud Flotilla,” a multinational convoy sailing toward Gaza to break Israel’s blockade and deliver humanitarian aid, warning against any Israeli…

Israeli prosecutors have charged two men with communicating with Iranian intelligence and carrying out security missions in exchange for cryptocurrency payments, authorities announced Tuesday.

In a joint statement,…

American support for Israel has dropped sharply nearly two years into the Gaza war, with more voters now sympathising with Palestinians, according to a The New York Times/Siena College poll released this week.

For the…

Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—wanted by the International Criminal Court—to impose a full blockade on Gaza if Hamas rejects the US peace proposal.

“If…

Wroclaw, Poland – Rocio Flores, a 44-year-old mother of three, stood trembling in the bathroom of a dilapidated country house in Blaszki, a village in central Poland.

Her breath was shallow as her heart pounded. Minutes earlier, a man from the…

The Spanish government said Tuesday it will open investigations into companies promoting goods or services in Spain that originate from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The move comes after…

Rescuers in the Philippines are searching for survivors and retrieving bodies after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Cebu Island. Drone footage shows collapsed buildings and victims in body bags, as emergency crews dig…

In the wake of Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake, Al Jazeera’s photojournalist Sorin Furcoi captures both the devastation left behind and the strength of those determined to rebuild.