Category: 3. Middle East

Red Sea marine traffic has increased by 60 per cent to 36-37 ships a day since August 2024, but is still short of volumes seen before Yemen’s Houthis began attacking Israel and US-linked ships in the region,…

Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world’s oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late yesterday, after an Egyptian court ruling last week cast…

The Israeli occupation army has promoted a lieutenant colonel who allegedly ordered troops to open fire on Palestinian civilians waving white flags in Gaza, according to a report published by Haaretz yesterday.

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The Netherlands is still supporting the supply chain of Israel’s version of the F-35 fighter jet, more than a year after a court banned direct Dutch exports of F-35 parts to Israel, a report claims.

Research by the Palestinian Youth Movement…

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, yesterday rejected the United States’ proposal for a new nuclear agreement.

Khamenei said the US offer was “completely” against the Islamic Republic’s principles of…

Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the third day of Hajj. Here’s how to say ‘Eid Mubarak’ in different languages.

Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, is observed on the third day of Hajj, which falls on the 10th of Dhul-Hijja,…

A member of Israel’s right-wing coalition threatened to quit the cabinet yesterday and support an opposition motion to dissolve parliament tabled for next week, piling pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters reported.

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The Sudanese army yesterday denied “claims” contained in a Human Rights Watch’s report regarding the “targeting of civilians in Nyala”, capital of South Darfur State, in early February, describing the report…