Category: 3. Middle East

Filipino Defence Minister Gilbert Teodoro, whose country has declared an energy emergency as a result of the Middle East war, said on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened “immediately”.

Iran has virtually closed the vital strait…

Indian opposition parties have staged a protest outside parliament over the critical shortage of cooking gas triggered by the war on Iran.

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A breakdown of the intercontinental tournament that will determine two of the last six teams to qualify for the World Cup 2026.

After participating in months-long regional qualification rounds and…

Israeli authorities evicted 11 Palestinian families from their homes in east Jerusalem on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, a move that settlers have increasingly used to occupy the vacated properties.

An AFP correspondent on the scene…

By David Brunnstrom

March 25 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday named veteran French diplomat Jean Arnault to be his personal envoy on the conflict in the Middle East, saying it was “out of control” and the “world is…

A high-ranking diplomatic source has confirmed that Iran received a 15-point plan from the United States aimed at ending the US-Israeli war on the country.

But the source told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Tehran…

The Israeli Knesset’s National Security Committee approved a bill late Tuesday introducing the legalization of the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of taking part in operations that kill Israelis. 

The…

By Maayan Lubell and Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racing to pass a state budget and stave off early elections he would likely lose, with the war in Iran so far doing little to improve…

Iran has rejected a US proposal to end the war, state media reported on Wednesday, in a potential blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to secure an agreement.

Press TV reported that Iran “responded negatively” to the American proposal….