Category: 3. Middle East

Helen Yaffe, in her frequent, regular trips to Cuba for the last 30 years, remembers once when a Category Four hurricane barrelled its way to the island.

The academic and podcaster was then living in a house with 13 other people, and when the…

Forward wishes ‘success and pride’ to the Iranian team after being excluded from the squad for the 2026 tournament.

Dropped Iran striker Sardar Azmoun ‌has posted a heartfelt message on social media…

By Jana Choukeir

May 21 (Reuters) – Israel faced mounting international criticism after its national security minister released a video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists kneeling with their hands bound following the interception of aid…

Israel said on Thursday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, following global outcry over their treatment in custody.

More than 430 activists from countries around the world had been placed…

At least four Iranian footballers and one of their entourage went to the US embassy in Ankara Thursday to submit visa applications for the World Cup, an AFP correspondent said.

The squad arrived in Turkey’s southern Antalya resort on Monday for a…

Hundreds of activists seized by Israel from a Gaza-bound flotilla were awaiting deportation on Thursday, as global outcry grows over their treatment in custody.

More than 430 activists from countries around the world were in custody in Israel…

Heavy flooding has swept away cars, destroyed a bridge, and inundated streets in southern China. The torrential rain has killed at least 25 people, forcing evacuations across multiple regions.

By Rami Ayyub

JERUSALEM, May 21 (Reuters) – Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel’s far-right police minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on…

Wealthy countries topped their $100 billion annual climate finance goal for poorer nations for the third straight year in 2024, the OECD said Thursday, but questions are growing over their ability to meet a new larger pledge.

Developed nations had…

If tomorrow Iran, the United States and Israel were to announce a peace deal and the Strait of Hormuz were to reopen, the war would not be over.

Wars do not end when the missiles stop flying. They end when the structural damage they inflict on the…