Category: 3. Middle East

Many of the world’s poorest countries are due to make record debt repayments to China in 2025 on loans extended a decade ago, at the peak of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, a report by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute think tank has…

Dozens of Palestinians have starved to death in Gaza due to Israel’s total blockade on the enclave since it broke the ceasefire in early March. These are the key events that have led to the humanitarian crisis.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held talks with Germany’s Friedrich Merz in Berlin, days after the newly installed chancellor said Kyiv’s Western allies had lifted range restrictions on their missiles and would allow Ukraine to…

Following chaotic scenes in east Jerusalem during an Israeli rally, the United Arab Emirates summoned Israel’s ambassador on Wednesday to register a formal protest over what it described as repeated violations against Palestinians. 

The UAE…

The Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has said that what is happening in the Gaza Strip under Israeli bombardment is unacceptable.

In an interview with Vatican state media on Tuesday, Parolin…

When Luis Enrique leads his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team out to play Inter Milan in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final, the coach will be seeking to win the European continent’s top prize for the first time for the French side and…

Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at rebel-held Yemen’s international airport, Israel and a Yemeni official said on Wednesday, weeks after an earlier attack inflicted major damage.

An air raid involving multiple strikes hit the…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan was preparing international arrest warrants for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir before he went on…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday for the first time that Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed, two weeks after the Israeli military said they targeted him in a strike in Gaza. 

Speaking before the Knesset,…

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto confirmed that his country is willing to recognise Israel and establish diplomatic relations with it if it recognises a Palestinian state.

This statement was made during a press…