Category: 3. Middle East

Ecuador’s prisons see another violent riot, with explosions and shootings in Machala.

A prison riot caused by gang fighting in southern Ecuador has left 14 people dead and another 14 wounded, according to a local police chief.

Prisoners in the…

Hebron, occupied West Bank – When the headlines started dropping that Canada, then the United Kingdom, then Australia, then Portugal, then France had formally recognised Palestinian statehood, Palestinian reactions ranged from joy to dread that…

Italian dockworkers blocked ports in Genoa and Livorno as unions staged nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. Strikes shut schools and disrupted transport, while pressure mounts on Italy’s government to recognise Palestine…

The UK’s formal recognition of the state of Palestine was hailed on Monday as a “historic beginning” by Ambassador Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian mission to the UK, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to Anadolu…

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The announcement by President Emmanuel Macron comes as world leaders meet to revive the long-stalled two-state solution.

France has…

United States President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week approving a deal to divest TikTok’s US operations from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, in compliance with a 2024 law.

The White House announced the…

The company will also provide chips for OpenAI’s data centres.

Chipmaker Nvidia will invest up to $100bn in OpenAI and provide it with data center chips, a tie-up…

After Monday’s mass raids, pro-Western President Maia Sandu once again accuses Moscow of interference.

At least 74 people have been arrested in Moldova over an alleged plot to organise “mass riots” in the Eastern European nation as President…

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City, Anadolu reports.

The leaders posed for cameras before their meeting…