Category: 3. Middle East

A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022.

France and Britain have vowed to crack down on…

Britain’s High Court has ruled that the government’s decision to allow the export of Lockheed Martin F-35 jet parts to Israel is lawful despite accepting that they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law.

In a 72-page ruling…

Lionel Messi’s journey at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 has come to an end after Inter Miami were handed a 4-0 thumping by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the tournament’s last 16.

Following their loss to the European champions on Sunday, Inter…

Military movements in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have escalated sharply, raising fears over the stability of the fragile security situation and the possible return of armed clashes, according to both…

Firefighters are battling wildfires for a second day in Turkey’s Aegean province of Izmir, home to many of the country’s popular tourist resorts and world-famous archaeological sites including Ephesus. 

The forest fires, fueled by strong…

Israel said Monday it is “interested” in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity.

With Syria under a new leadership after the fall of longtime…

The High Court in London rejected a legal challenge on Monday brought by a Palestinian rights group seeking to block the UK from supplying components for Israeli F-35 fighter jets.

Israel has used the jets to devastating effect in its bombardment…