Category: 3. Middle East

A group of Palestinians is suing Britain for what it calls “a century of oppression”, arguing colonial policies of dispossession and division are directly responsible for today’s atrocities. Soraya Lennie explains.

Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni and AP Executive Editor Julie Pace on Thursday renewed calls for accountability on the one-month anniversary of Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza that killed five…

Nelson Mandela’s grandson Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela narrates the story of Amira Mohamed Mousa Hassaan, a Palestinian mother who used to plan weddings in Gaza before Israel’s war destroyed her home, her livelihood and her mental…

The Ryder Cup returns, and it’s on a golf course like no other: Bethpage Black, also known as the People’s Course. It’s one of the toughest tests in golf, built by working-class New Yorkers. Samantha Johnson takes a look at the…

Voting has begun in the outlying islands, with polling stations on the three main islands opening this weekend.

Voting has begun in the Seychelles‘ elections, with…

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for conspiracy in a case involving Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign, according to media reports, Anadolu…

On September 14, The Washington Post revealed that the United States has quietly opened talks focused on counterterrorism with Mali’s governing junta. Last month, House and Senate delegations visited Bamako. In July, Deputy Assistant Secretary…

Ahmed al-Sharaa became the first Syrian leader in nearly 60 years to address the UN General Assembly, where he condemned Israeli strikes, expressed support for the Palestinians, and called for the complete lifting of sanctions on Syria.

Activists say at least four protesters were killed in India’s region of Ladakh when police moved in to break up demonstrations calling for the area to be made a federal state.

Super Typhoon Ragasa, among the most powerful storms to strike Asia in recent years, has hurled waves higher than lampposts across Hong Kong’s promenades and…