Category: 3. Middle East

Concern is high regarding the potential spread of the virus amid a precarious security situation in the affected area, which borders Uganda and South Sudan.

Health officials have…

Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire and hold new talks on a political settlement, the United States announced Friday, even as Israel carried out new strikes that it insists are not subject to the truce.

Israel has been pounding Lebanon…

Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, hours before the two countries’ envoys were set to meet for a second day of peace talks in Washington.

A truce in the war between…

Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, wounding 37 people as the two countries’ envoys started a second day of peace talks in Washington.

United Nations humanitarian…

Finnish authorities scramble fighter jets; defence chief says false alarm but warns of potential repeats while Russian war persists.

Finland has stood down its defence forces after sounding an alarm over suspected drone activities in its…

The United Arab Emirates on Friday announced that it will accelerate construction of a new oil pipeline to double crude export capacity through its Fujairah port, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions around the key waterway remain…

The world’s third-largest oil importer announced increased fuel prices and austerity measures due to the energy crisis.

India has raised fuel prices by about 3 percent as the…

Rammun, occupied West Bank – Fresh off the seventh forced displacement of his central West Bank Bedouin community since 1948, Abu Najjeh was not in a contemplative mood leading up to Nakba Day. He said he was in a rush, too busy reacting to the…

Early signs point to the United States and China moving towards a relationship focused on pragmatic areas of common interest following US President Donald Trump’s trip to China, according to analysts, setting…