Category: 3. Middle East

Israel has sealed off large parts of the Tubas governorate after sending heavy reinforcements into the northern Jordan Valley, shutting the region off from the rest of the occupied West Bank and imposing a sweeping siege.

Residents told Al Jazeera…

JAL EL DIB, Lebanon (Reuters) -Staff at Lebanon’s De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital are delighted that Pope Leo’s visit will give its carers and residents, often abandoned by their families, recognition at last.

Established in 1952, the church-run…

For two years, the world watched Gaza’s destruction unfold in real time and chose not to stop it. More than seventy thousand Palestinians were killed, and most of the Strip was reduced to rubble, while the same governments that hurried to…

Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that the country remains committed to achieving a “just and comprehensive peace” that safeguards Sudan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The…

The diplomatic advisor to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Dr Anwar Gargash, described US President Donald Trump’s move to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation as a “strategic,…

Demonstrations and sit-ins took place on Tuesday in several areas of the Tartus and Latakia governorates, as well as in parts of Homs and Hama, calling for decentralisation and the release of detainees, amid a heavy…

BEIRUT/NICOSIA (Reuters) -Lebanon and Cyprus signed a long-awaited maritime demarcation deal on Wednesday, paving the way for potential exploration of offshore gas fields and energy cooperation in the Mediterranean.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun…

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli security forces on Wednesday launched what the military described as a counter-terrorism operation in the northern West Bank, which Palestinians said was targeting the city of Tubas.

Tubas Governor Ahmed…

Israeli occupation forces have announced plans to completely demolish 12 homes and partially demolish 11 others in Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, as part of an ongoing military campaign that…

Who: Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
What: Matchday 5, League Phase, UEFA Champions League
Where: Emirates Stadium, North London, England, UK
When: Wednesday at 8pm (20:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00…