Category: 3. Middle East

Israeli reports on Wednesday revealed secret talks between Israel and Syria over the possibility of handing over the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms to Damascus in return for Syria giving up its claim to sovereignty…

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA (Reuters) -More food aid is reaching Gaza but it still remains far from enough to prevent widespread starvation, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) told Reuters on Thursday.

“We’re getting a little bit more food…

Susan Monarez fired while four officials resign amid tensions over vaccine policies and public health directives.

The director of the United States’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the military and intelligence support provided by the United States to the Israeli army during the war on Gaza could entail legal liability for war crimes.

A report published by the…

The Israeli government on Wednesday called on the United Nations to withdraw its latest report warning of an imminent famine in the Gaza Strip, claiming the report was biased and inaccurate, according to Hebrew media…

US tariff exemption on packages worth $800 or less due to end this week.

Mexico says it will suspend package shipments to the United States before the end of a tariff exemption for small-value packages.

The…

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has welcomed the statement issued by members of the UN Security Council, with the exception of the United States, calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza…

By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Michelle Nichols

PARIS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Britain, France and Germany will begin the process of reimposing U.N. sanctions on Iran at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, two European diplomats said.

The…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged Chief of Staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir to stop issuing media briefings against him, saying that his support for a “partial deal” harms the negotiations” aimed at…