Category: 3. Middle East

Residents of the Libyan capital were preparing for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha in relative peace after deadly clashes last month, but they were unconvinced it would outlast the festivities.

With celebrations set for Friday, Randa…

French dock workers at a southern port are blocking the shipment of military material bound for Israel in protest at Israeli actions against Palestinians in Gaza, their union said.

The stevedores at the port in Fos-sur-Mer outside Marseille have…

US president previously said it was ‘hard to make a deal’ with the Chinese leader as talks continue over trade.

United States President Donald Trump has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping by phone as the two countries continue to clash…

Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning citizens from 12 countries from entering the country in a move he said was to protect the US from “foreign terrorists”, mirroring a contentious policy from his first term as United States…

Former leader of the UK Labour Party and independent MP Jeremy Corbyn, who submitted a bill to Parliament yesterday calling for an independent inquiry into the UK’s role in Israel’s war on Gaza, said a potential…

Greta Thunberg and Yasemin Acar speak to Talk to Al Jazeera from the Madleen, a ship sailing toward Gaza as part of the Freedom Flotilla. Carrying aid, the activists risk interception as they challenge Israel’s blockade amid a deepening…

A recent poll has shown that the majority of Israelis back early elections and reject ultra-Orthodox parties joining the government, while a new party led by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett would come first if…

Some 73 per cent of Germans want tighter controls on arms exports to Israel, including 30 per cent who favour a total ban, a poll showed yesterday, reflecting growing public unease over the government’s Israel…

A Swedish appeals court today found one man guilty of being a member of a terrorism organisation for swearing loyalty to the Islamic State, upholding the verdict of a lower court, while the conviction of three others…