Category: 3. Middle East

PARIS (Reuters) -French judges on Tuesday ordered that French Culture Minister Rachida Dati and former automobile executive Carlos Ghosn must stand trial for alleged corruption and abuse of power in a case focusing on consulting fees, a judicial…

The administration of President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will end its involvement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over its decision to admit the State of Palestine as a…

France’s foreign minister urged Israel on Tuesday to allow international journalists into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza to “bear witness” to the situation after 21 months of war.

The United Nations and human rights groups say Gaza and…

AFP journalists in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that chronic food shortages are affecting their ability to cover Israel’s conflict with Hamas militants.

Palestinian text, photo and video journalists working for the international news agency said…

Greece is pushing for stricter EU-wide policies in dealing with migration, media reports said Tuesday, Anadolu reports.

“The EU needs to prioritize deportations and create pre-departure holding centers outside the…

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Tuesday appealed US President Donald Trump to use his influence to press for an “immediate” end to Israeli brutalities in Gaza, Anadolu reports.

“In this regard, I urge all…

My brother recently sent me a copy of an Israeli military order that was found by farmers on our land and nearby plots in the occupied West Bank. The document, accompanied by a map, states that the land is being seized for military purposes.

It…

Israel’s Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said Tuesday that the war against Iran is not over, Anadolu reports.

“Iran and its axis remain in our sights. The campaign against Iran is not over,” Zamir said during a…

France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial accused of corruption and abuse of power while she was a member of European Parliament, a judicial source told AFP Tuesday.

Dati, a 59-year-old who holds ambitions to become Paris mayor next…