Category: 3. Middle East

By Emma Farge

GENEVA, March 25 (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the U.N. rights chief said might…

UN human rights chief Volker Turk says the war on Iran is spreading across the region, with civilians bearing the brunt.

A settler organisation has taken control of two apartments in the Batn al-Hawa neighbourhood of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, displacing a Palestinian family, according to local sources.

The apartments belonged to…

By Jonathan Spicer

ISTANBUL, March 25 (Reuters) – Turkey “is playing a role passing messages” between Iran and the U.S. to encourage de-escalation and direct negotiations, Harun Armagan, vice chair of foreign affairs for President Tayyip Erdogan’s…

A senior Iranian military commander has claimed that US President Donald Trump is seeking a way out of the conflict with Iran after failing to achieve his objectives.

Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya…

Police source tells Al Jazeera the attack hits positions of the Iran-aligned PMF, which the US has increasingly targeted.

An aerial attack on a military base in western Iraq’s Anbar province has killed seven…

Belarus and North Korea are expected to sign a treaty of friendship as their leaders meet in Pyongyang.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has begun his first official visit to North Korea, in a bid to…

Iran has requested an urgent session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss a deadly airstrike on a primary school, according to a letter revealed on Tuesday.

In correspondence dated 23rd March, Iran’s ambassador…

Palestinian resistance factions have warned of the “criminal role” of gangs accused of collaborating with the Israeli occupation, saying such groups operate outside national values and societal norms.

In a…

By Katya Golubkova and Irene Wang

TOKYO, March 25 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol for an additional coordinated release of oil stockpiles when they met on Wednesday, as Tokyo…