Category: 3. Middle East

Tears mixed with smiles as a dense crowd flocked to the requiem mass for the pope at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Wednesday.

“He gave us hope, and we will keep that hope with us forever even in this situation in Palestine”, said…

Jordan outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most vocal opposition group, on Wednesday and confiscated its assets, after members of the group were found to be linked to a sabotage plot, Interior Minister,…

Kyiv, Ukraine – Finishing a cigarette with a final deep puff outside a hospital building in central Kyiv, a wounded Ukrainian drone operator sums up Russian President Vladimir Putin’s readiness to end the Ukraine war along the current front…

Christians from around the world prayed for Pope Francis at a solemn Mass on Wednesday at Jerusalem’s centuries-old Church of the Holy Sepulchre, following the Pontiff’s passing this week, Reuters reports.

Some…

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, threatened Wednesday to topple the government of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, if the army does not occupy the Gaza Strip and rule it militarily, Anadolu…

The greenback has depreciated against other major currencies since Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. Investors are worried…

Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed 39 people and injured 105 in last 24 hours, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.

More Palestinians have succumbed to their burn wounds after an Israeli strike hit their shelter in Gaza City overnight, raising…

The Jordanian government banned the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, just over a week after alleging affiliates of the organization were planning a plot against the kingdom.

Interior Minister Mazin Al-Farrayeh said that the group’s activities are…

Since Israel resumed its war on Gaza in March, it has quietly removed the Al Mawasi safe zone from its maps. Despite this, Israel is continuing to force Palestinians to move to the area as it carves up more of Gaza. Soraya Lennie explains…

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with the impact felt across Turkey’s largest city where people rushed onto the streets.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, officials said, but the…