Category: 3. Middle East

Hamas’ appeal against the British government’s decision to maintain its proscription of the movement is set to begin at the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (POAC) on Thursday 26th March 2026, following…

By Amina Ismail and Andrew Gray

BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ refugee chief urged donors on Wednesday to provide more funds to manage the humanitarian fallout from the widening war in the Middle East, saying his agency had so…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Wednesday that the Middle East war presented a “far worse” scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

“This is not the same scenario as the illegal war in Iraq. We are facing something far worse. Much…

Germany on Wednesday criticized Israeli threats to annex southern Lebanon, Anadolu reports.

Berlin wants to stress that “an annexation of Lebanese territory by Israel would, of course, be contrary to international…

Filipino Defence Minister Gilbert Teodoro, whose country has declared an energy emergency as a result of the Middle East war, said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened “immediately”.

Iran has virtually closed the vital strait…

Indian opposition parties have staged a protest outside parliament over the critical shortage of cooking gas triggered by the war on Iran.

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A breakdown of the intercontinental tournament that will determine two of the last six teams to qualify for the World Cup 2026.

After participating in months-long regional qualification rounds and…

Israeli authorities evicted 11 Palestinian families from their homes in east Jerusalem on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, a move that settlers have increasingly used to occupy the vacated properties.

An AFP correspondent on the scene…

By David Brunnstrom

March 25 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault to be his personal envoy on the conflict in the Middle East, saying it was “out of control” and the “world is…