Category: 3. Middle East

Mandalay, Myanmar – Two years ago, as Cyclone Mocha whipped towards the western coast of Myanmar, packing wind speeds of some 280 kilometres per hour (175mph) and threatening disaster, the country’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing appeared…

Nine Palestine Red Crescent (PRCS) medics in ambulances, as well as some Civil Defence workers, went to help people in Rafah, Gaza, and disappeared on March 23 after coming under attack from Israeli forces.

What followed was a week of Israeli…

Paris, France – On Sunday, an opinion poll predicted that Marine Le Pen, the longtime leader of the French far right, would secure up to 37 percent of votes in the 2027 presidential election, more than 22 points higher than in 2022 and 10…

An Israeli air strike on a building in the Lebanese capital Beirut targeting a member of Hezbollah has killed at least four people.

The surprise attack came at about 3:30am (00:30 GMT) on Tuesday during the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday marking the…

In 2025, the world’s largest social media company, Meta, has taken a defiant new tone on the question of whether and to what extent it accepts responsibility for the real-world harm that its platforms enable.

This has been widely understood as…

Niall Stanage, a White House columnist at The Hill, talks about the disintegration of the historic alliance between the US and Europe, and…

When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, opposition forces opened prison doors across Syria. For many, Assad’s demise was…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned of a forceful response if the United States or its allies bomb his country.

That follows a threat made…

US Senator Lindsey Graham described nomination of Eli Sharvit as Shin Bet chief as ‘beyond problematic’.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reversed his nomination of a former naval commander to head Israel’s spy agency amid criticism…

Ursula von der Leyen says ‘all instruments are on the table’ as bloc weighs response to US tariffs.

European Union executive head Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc has a “strong plan” to retaliate against United States President…