Category: 3. Middle East

Universities threatened, NGOs and media outlets targeted, US overseas agencies shut.

The Trump administration has taken drastic action against hundreds of organisations and companies.

Why is this happening, and what does it mean for the US and…

Hamas late Thursday signalled rejection of Israel’s latest truce proposal and called for a “comprehensive” deal to end the 18-month-long war.

The comment by the Palestinian militants’ chief negotiator came after civil defence rescuers in Gaza said…

Utility crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a major blackout that left 1.4 million without power and 400,000 without water. The outage disrupted hospitals, airports, and Easter events. Governor Jenniffer González…

Palestinians across the occupied West Bank are commemorating the annual Prisoners’ Day on Thursday, by holding rallies and demonstrations, dedicated to the nearly 10,000 detainees held in Israeli prisons. Many of these prisoners face…

French President Emmanuel Macron has hosted senior United States officials in Paris for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, as Kyiv’s allies in Europe seek to play a larger role in stalled efforts to end the conflict amid tensions with…

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani during a brief visit to Qatar earlier this week, facilitated by Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a senior Iraqi government source…

Illegal Israeli settlers shot and wounded a Palestinian man, 60, in the occupied West Bank’s Hebron governorate on Thursday, according to activists, Anadolu reports.

The attack occurred in the al-Rakiz area in…

“If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast.” Donald Trump said he is “not happy” with US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, accusing the central bank chief of “playing politics” by not lowering interest rates.

The leaders of Canada’s four major political parties have faced off in a French-language debate, a night before taking the stage for the English-language counterpart.

Wednesday’s event featured Liberal Party leader and current Prime Minister