Category: 3. Middle East

Complaint not a ‘megaphone for PR’, says Judge Merryday, who deemed long-winded content ‘tedious and burdensome’.

A Florida federal judge has thrown out…

For 44 years, 24 hours a day, a symbol of dissent has stood across from the White House – often considered the longest act of political protest in US history. The White House Peace Vigil greets visitors from all over the world, calling for…

Crises in Africa rarely begin with politics alone. They often start with water — too little, too dirty, or unfairly shared. Droughts push pastoralists off their land, floods wash away markets and schools, and in both cases, families are left…

Estonia summons Russian diplomat; NATO scrambled aircraft to intercept jets, showing alliance ability to respond.

Estonia has said Russia violated its airspace with the incursion of three supersonic fighter jets amid heightened fears that…

Athletes will undergo checks to prove they do not actively support the war in Ukraine or have links with the army.

Russians will compete as neutral independent…

UN General Assembly votes 145-5, allowing President Mahmoud Abbas to address the UNGA next week by video after the US denied him a visa.

The United Nations General…

The Gaza Government Media Office said Thursday that 3,542 Palestinians have been killed over the past 38 days, averaging about 93 deaths per day since Israel launched its ground offensive on Gaza City on 11 August.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presented a 19th package of sanctions on Russia, urging members of the European Union to adopt new sanctions on Russia’s exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in an attempt to push Moscow…

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty delivered a firm message to the US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff on Thursday, stressing Cairo’s categorical rejection of any Israeli plans to displace…

It’s usually not until December or January and after a series of tumbles, twisted knees, torn ACLs and worse that the debate over safety in World Cup skiing becomes an annual topic.

Not this season.