Category: 3. Middle East

Catalhoyuk, Turkiye – About an hour southeast of Konya lies one of the most exciting Neolithic finds of the 20th century – the densely populated settlement of Catalhoyuk.

Occupied for 1,000 years from about 7000 to 6000 BC, Catalhoyuk has…

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has revealed Pep Guardiola was on the verge of quitting “100 times” before finally leaving at the end of this season.

Guardiola stepped down after winning six Premier League titles and the Champions…

The far-right finance minister says the new houses will ‘strengthen our hold on the land’.

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a major expansion of illegal settlements in the…

By Jana Choukeir

DUBAI, June 4 (Reuters) – A new U.S.-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon raised hopes on Thursday for progress toward ending the wider U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, though there was still uncertainty about how…

Test your football knowledge before the World Cup begins with this 10-question quiz.

The FIFA World Cup begins on June 11. Here are 10 quiz questions before the tournament kicks off in North America.

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Delcy Rodriguez is in India for the first time since she became Venezuela’s interim president after democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro was abducted by the US military in January.

Energy cooperation, including the supply of…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 4 (Reuters) – Brunei’s ruler announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, creating new key portfolios and appointing two of his younger sons as ministers, in a sign of potential succession planning in the tiny…

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia’s future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with the war in Ukraine unabated.

Some…

Iran’s supreme leader said Thursday that the United States and Israel had been dealt a “decisive blow” in the Middle East war, after the government reported “no tangible progress” in negotiations on ending the conflict.

Ayatollah Mojtaba…

By Jana Choukeir

DUBAI, June 4 (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after U.S.-mediated talks, the Trump administration said, raising hopes for progress toward ending the wider U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Tehran has…