Category: 3. Middle East

ANKARA — Turkey secured more than $5.8 billion in defense export deals during last week’s IDEF 2025 arms fair in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.

“A total of 270 signing ceremonies were held during IDEF 2025, 65% of…

At least 14 Palestinians, including two children, have died from hunger and malnutrition in Gaza in 24 hours, according to health authorities, as United States President Donald Trump says there are signs of “real starvation” in the besieged…

US President Donald Trump appeared to obliquely reject Israeli claims that no starvation is taking place in Gaza, saying images of hungry children show “real starvation” that one can’t “fake”. He also said the US would assist in…

France told a UN conference co-chaired with Saudi Arabia on Monday that there is “no alternative” to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

“Only a political, two-state solution will help respond to the legitimate aspirations of…

The US president says he is disappointed in Russia’s Putin as he shortens a 50-day deadline he set this month.

United States President Donald Trump has set a new deadline of “10 or 12 days” for Russia to reach a peace deal in its war on…

More than 40,000 infants face the risk of death due to Israel’s continued ban on the entry of baby formula into Gaza, local authorities warned on Monday, Anadolu reports.

“There is an imminent risk of death for…

TURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Gaza when they met in Scotland on Monday, and they discussed a plan for what happens after aid is…

The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to an “unconditional” ceasefire, effective on Monday at midnight, in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest border conflict in more than a decade.

Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham…

BEIRUT — Legendary Lebanese singer Fairuz attended the funeral of her son, renowned composer and playwright, Ziad Rahbani, at a church in Bikfaya on Monday, in her first public appearance in years.

Fairuz, 90, arrived at the Church of the…