Category: 3. Middle East

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for centuries have sought to preserve a distinct identity.

In Syria, Druze fighters have clashed both with neighbouring…

Germany’s highest court on Tuesday threw out a case brought by two Yemenis seeking to sue Berlin over the role of the US Ramstein airbase in a 2012 drone attack, ending a years-long legal saga.

Plaintiffs Ahmed and Khalid bin Ali Jaber first…

Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra announced a full ceasefire in Suwayda in southern Syria on Tuesday following negotiations with local community leaders.

“To all units operating within Suwayda city, we…

Israeli settlers and security forces have intensified their killings, attacks and harassment of Palestinians in recent weeks in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the United Nations human rights office warns.

The violence also…

The Israeli army renewed Tuesday its “immediate” evacuation warning for neighborhoods in Gaza City and the northern governorate, amid its ongoing genocidal war in the enclave, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, army…

Israeli TV Channel 12 reported on Monday that Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir opposes the plan to evacuate Gaza residents to a “humanitarian city” in Rafah, stating that it “does not correspond with the objectives of…

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes targeting Syrian forces in southern Syria’s Suwayda governorate on Tuesday, Anadolu reports.

Syria’s state news agency SANA reported multiple strikes by the Israeli army in the Druze-majority area, but…

The Israeli army said Tuesday that it intercepted a drone launched from Yemen by the Houthi group, Anadolu Agency reports.

The Israeli Air Force intercepted a UAV that was launched from Yemen toward southern Eilat…

On May 15, a pro-Palestinian demonstration was held in Berlin to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing and expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland. What unfolded that day was not only a case of police…

Israeli Settler attacks on a Jordanian aid convoy heading to Gaza have delayed its arrival by more than 24 hours. 

Dozens of trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip came under attack on Monday by extremist…