Category: 3. Middle East

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned Monday that Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are being killed and injured daily and called to prioritise their lives and protection. 

“Day in and day out,…

By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel is studying Hamas’ response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, two officials said on Tuesday of a potential deal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the Israeli hostages…

Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the proposal and signalled its readiness for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war.

The foes have held on-and-off…

The highest number of attacks on aid workers was in Palestinian territory, followed by Sudan, the UN says.

United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has issued a “shameful indictment of international inaction and apathy” as he has shared…

Marius Borg Hoiby faces up to 10 years in prison after being charged with 32 criminal offences, including rape.

The son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with raping four women, domestic violence, assault and other crimes following a…

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, said on Monday that it has decided to exclude six Israeli companies from its investment portfolio.

The fund explained that it has withdrawn from some of…

ANKARA (Reuters) -Japan’s defence minister will hold talks in Turkey on Tuesday on defence industry cooperation, including the possible supply of Turkish-made drones, as Tokyo expands the role of unmanned systems in its armed forces, a…

Syrian media reported on Monday that Israeli forces carried out a raid inside the village of Ain Ziwan in southern Quneitra countryside, searching several civilian homes.

Local sources said an Israeli patrol of six…

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says change upholds privacy of US users.

Apple will no longer be forced to provide the United Kingdom’s government with access to American citizens’ encrypted data, Washington’s spy chief has…