Category: 3. Middle East

Foad Izadi of Tehran University says US President Trump’s repeated threats of renewed full-scale war are a sign of weakness, coming after 37 days of US bombing failed to force Iran into capitulation.

The World Health Organization is getting health experts and supplies to DR Congo to battle the Ebola outbreak. WHO representative Anne Ancia says the situation in Bunia, the epicentre of the outbreak, is complex and difficult.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin is travelling to China for second meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in less than a year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed Moscow and Beijing’s deepening ties as a “stabilising” force on the world…

Two gunmen have killed three people at the Islamic Center of San Diego in what police are treating as a hate crime. Police say the attackers, aged 17 and 19, died from self-inflicted gunshots. A security guard was among those killed.

Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Tehran says Iranian leaders are ‘projecting defiance’ and rejecting ‘public pressure’ from the US.

The Trump administration has frequently accused US allies of failing to live up to mutual defence obligations.

The United States has said it will not take part in a joint board for continental defence with…

In the northwest corner of the United States, Oregon has fostered a reputation as a left-wing stronghold. Since the 1980s, the Beaver State has consistently elected Democrats in most of its statewide races.

But even in a comfortably blue state…

Brazil’s all-time leading scorer Neymar called up for World Cup 2026 as Carlo Ancelotti turns to forward for first time.

Neymar has made Brazil’s World Cup squad, a selection many local analysts and former…

Alabama is one of the several states in the United States heading to the polls on Tuesday for primary elections.

But this primary season has an unexpected hiccup for voters in the deep-red southern state. Some may have to return to the ballot box…

Cuba is suffering nationwide electricity blackouts after the US cut off its oil supplies by threatening other countries with tariffs. Now, the US is offering Cuba $100m in aid but only if Cuba lets the US dictate its future. Al…