Category: 3. Middle East

The UN human rights office on Tuesday called for prompt, impartial investigations into a deadly Israeli strike on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, warning that the attack “may have violated…

The United Kingdom is set to unveil its annual budget on Wednesday against a backdrop of poor public finances and widespread public discontent with the governing Labour Party.

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces the onerous task of restoring the…

GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Heavy rain caused flooding in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, swamping the tents of thousands of homeless Palestinians facing the prospect of harsh winter storms without sturdy shelter.

The large majority of Gaza’s 2 million…

The United States Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Senator Mark Kelly over a video in which he and other Democrats urged soldiers to defy “illegal orders”.

The video was released last week. It features six Democratic…

A long-inactive volcano in northern Ethiopia unexpectedly erupted on Sunday, sending up plumes of volcanic ash and dust, which have since spread across continents and disrupted flights in India and the United Arab Emirates.

No casualties were…

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media age.

The study, which was conducted in Sweden…

Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday across Syria’s coastal Alawite heartland in protest against recent attacks targeting the minority community, AFP correspondents said.

The protests are the biggest in the Alawite region since the fall…

At a UN Security Council meeting, members urged Israel to abide by the ceasefire and open more border crossings to ease Gaza’s deep humanitarian crisis. Palestinians say they are still struggling to access food, water and shelter as aid…

The Tunisian Ennahda Movement announced on Monday that the Criminal Chamber at the Tunis Court of First Instance has sentenced nine of its leaders in the northern governorate of Béja to prison terms ranging from two…