Category: 3. Middle East

About 350 French soldiers are leaving Senegal, marking the end of a departure process that began in March.

France has officially handed over its two remaining military bases in Senegal, leaving the onetime colonial power with no permanent presence…

Hundreds of Greeks gathered Wednesday at Piraeus Port, one of the biggest in Europe, to block a shipment of military-grade steel to Israel, Anadolu reports.

The participants, including port workers and members of…

The spiritual leadership of Syria’s Druze minority affiliated with Hikmat al-Hajri has accused the Syrian government of violating the ceasefire agreement and carrying out indiscriminate bombing in the country’s…

By Timour Azhari

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Western diplomats were passing near Syria’s defence ministry in Damascus in an armoured convoy when Israel struck the building with several missiles on Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the…

New details about last month’s Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people, have emerged this week, shifting focus onto the actions of the senior pilot during the last moments before the plane crashed.

According to a report…

Arsenal completed the signing of the Canadian star from Liverpool for a record transfer fee for a women’s footballer.

Canada forward Olivia Smith has signed for Arsenal in a world record fee believed to be $1.34m.

Arsenal signed Smith from…

Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Shas Party announced the resignation of its ministers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Wednesday, escalating tensions over the compulsory military draft for Haredi…

By Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will raise defence spending by 42 billion shekels ($12.5 billion) in 2025 and 2026, the finance and defence ministries said on Thursday, citing the country’s security challenges.

The budget agreement…

Four years after his last fight ended in a disappointing loss, the legendary Manny Pacquiao is back in the ring and challenging for another world title.

The 46-year-old will face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on Saturday – but…

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes on Damascus are hampering Syria’s efforts to find and destroy chemical weapons stockpiled during the rule of toppled ruler Bashar al-Assad, a government adviser said on Thursday.

A planned visit by…