Category: 3. Middle East

More than 70 members of Iran’s Shura Council have called on the country’s leadership to produce and possess nuclear weapons, according to a letter sent Monday to the Supreme National Security Council and the heads…

The US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, Thomas Barrack said Monday that Washington will not intervene militarily against Hezbollah and confirmed that Israel will remain in the areas it occupies in…

Growing up in a nomadic family in central Somalia’s Galgaduud region, Luul Dahir Mohamed, like many girls in her Bedouin community, never got the opportunity to go to school.

But as she grew up, married and had two children – Mohamed and…

Hundreds of people gathered in the US city of Charlotte for a vigil honouring 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was stabbed and killed on a train last month.

US-based company Uber is facing a growing boycott campaign after announcing a multi-million-dollar investment in Israeli drone delivery firm Flytrex.

According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the partnership aims to…

An Israeli court has issued eviction orders against dozens of Palestinian families in the Batn al-Hawa area of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, putting hundreds of residents at risk of…

The leadership of the Two-State Solution conference on Monday called on Israel to make a clear commitment to the two-state solution and to stop violence and settlement expansion.

In a joint statement, the conference…

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Egyptian journalist Khaled Abu Bakr, known for his close ties to decision-making circles, claimed Monday that Sinai businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani was behind the rescue of a Palestinian boy whose image carrying his…

Every September, leaders from around the world gather at the United Nations in New York to debate and pass resolutions on the biggest issues facing the planet.

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) opens every year on the second Tuesday in September….