Category: 3. Middle East

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on fellow BRICS nations to condemn what he called violations of international law by the United States and Israel, as the war in the Middle East and the…

PM sworn in and 14 ​ministers approved ⁠in new government though parliament fails to reach consensus on several posts.

Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has been ⁠sworn in with only a partial cabinet…

Large parts of eastern Cuba were plunged into darkness in the latest round of nationwide electricity shutdowns.

Cuba has been hit by worsening power outages after the island’s communist government said fuel reserves had run out, as rare protests…

By Alexander Cornwell

JERUSALEM, May 14 (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli nationalists marched on Thursday through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s walled Old City under heavy security, in an annual event marking Israel’s capture of the city’s…

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an “adverse” scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation.

Last month, the…

The UN-backed agreement will see the ICRC facilitate the exchange of hundreds of detainees from both sides.

Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi group have signed a United Nations-backed…

The Israeli government has said it is taking the extraordinary step of suing The New York Times after the newspaper published an article detailing rape allegations by Palestinian detainees against Israeli forces.

Israel’s Prime Minister’s…

Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned following criticism of her government’s handling of stray drones, believed to be Ukrainian, crossing into Latvian territory. The controversy deepened divisions within the ruling coalition,…

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – Iran’s ability to threaten its neighbors and U.S. interests has been dramatically reduced by U.S. bombings, and Tehran’s defense industry has been set back by 90%, a senior U.S. admiral said on Thursday.

Admiral Brad…