Category: 3. Middle East

The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over $100 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was being lined up for announcement…

As hundreds of millions of people around the world mourn the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to lay him to rest – an event expected to draw hundreds of thousands of mourners even as costs are likely to be…

Syria’s president has reportedly expressed his openness to normalising ties with Israel and joining the Abraham Accords “under the right conditions”, amid the ongoing Israeli occupation of southern Syria and its…

US loses drones in Yemen as rising civilian toll fuels backlash over Trump’s air campaign.

Yemen’s Houthi armed group has shot down seven US Reaper drones worth more than $200m in recent weeks, marking the most significant material loss yet in…

The executive order will help private deep-sea mining companies to access mineral-rich nodules on the sea floor.

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to expand the controversial but financially lucrative practice of

The deal could be announced during US President Donald Trump’s planned trip to the Middle East next month.

The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth more than $100bn, the Reuters news agency reports, citing six…

Langtang, Nepal – On the morning of April 25, 2015, Nima Chhiring Tamang, 30, left his home in northern Nepal’s Langtang village to spend time with friends in the neighbouring village of Kyanjin Gompa – about a three hour walk through the…

Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir – On Monday this week, Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir was a bustling tourist destination. Today, it’s a ghost town.

Suspected rebels killed at least 26 people on Tuesday in the picturesque…

Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq.

He is just one of many Iraqis who have turned to drilling wells in the desert to help…