Category: 3. Middle East

Ireland, Spain and Slovenia have stepped up their opposition to Israel’s potential involvement in Eurovision 2026, raising the prospect of high-profile withdrawals from the song contest, Anadolu reports.

In a…

At least 22 Palestinians, including two young children, are among the latest deaths in Israel’s round-the-clock bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, adding to the 72 Palestinians killed over the last 24 hours, medical sources have said.

Ten…

Prominent Jewish Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein returns to his ancestral home, Germany, to investigate how the country’s impulse…

Norway will most likely align with the European Union if the bloc decides to freeze its trade agreement with Israel, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Thursday, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to the Norwegian news…

Japanese lawmakers on Thursday urged the government to recognize Palestine, local media reported, Anadolu reports.

A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers, including members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party,…

Spain’s Vuelta cycling event has added extra security following pro-Palestine protests against Israel-Premier Tech.

Spanish Sports Minister Pilar Alegria has said…

Ukraine reclaimed 62sq km (24sq miles) of territory last month, its commander in chief revealed on Monday, contradicting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent claim to be advancing “in all directions”.

“The month in which the occupiers…

Nepal’s army is resuming talks with protesters to pick an interim leader for the Himalayan nation, after violence that removed the government of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, according to an army spokesperson.

Soldiers were patrolling the quiet…

Bhadohi, India: Surya Mani Tiwari has had sleepless nights ever since United States President Donald Trump slapped India with 50 percent tariffs.

The 78-year-old exports carpets worth more than 1 billion rupees ($11.4m) from Bhadohi in the…

Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Al-Sadiq Al-Gharyani, has issued a warning over reports of a meeting said to have taken place between Ibrahim Al-Dbeibah’s national security adviser, Saddam Haftar – son of Field…