Category: 3. Middle East

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday urged Hamas to free all hostages, saying their captivity provided Israel with “excuses” to attack Gaza, as rescuers recovered charred bodies from an Israeli strike.

Israeli strikes killed at least 25…

Top diplomats of the United States, Ukraine, France, Germany and the United Kingdom have postponed a planned meeting in London, downgrading the talks on ending the war in Ukraine to discussions among their senior officials.

The abrupt…

Two million Palestinians, a majority of whom are women and children, are undergoing collective punishment, the commissioner-general of UNRWA has pointed out.

“Hunger is spreading and deepening, deliberate and…

Three days of public viewing begin before the pontiff’s funeral on Saturday.

Pope Francis’s coffin has been taken to Saint Peter’s Basilica, where it will remain for three days of public viewing.

The coffin of the Argentinian pontiff, who…

Pope Francis’s open coffin has been carried to Saint Peter’s Basilica, accompanied by dozens of red-robed cardinals and Swiss guardsmen.

To the ringing of St Peter’s bells, the coffin left the Casa Santa Marta on Wednesday, the modest…

Dozens of Tunisian lawyers and legal experts have categorically rejected the hefty sentences handed down to opposition figures in the “conspiracy trial” and called for an end to the exceptional measure imposed by…

The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday the arrest of a senior Air Force Intelligence officer involved in committing war crimes against civilians.

“The Latakia Security Directorate arrested the criminal…

Israel says the ballistic missile has been intercepted without causing any injuries.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a ballistic missile towards northern Israel, according to the Israeli military, which claimed to have shot down the…

The Israeli army estimated that it needs an additional 10 billion shekels ($2.7 billion) to resume the war on the besieged Gaza Strip and to expand it with large scale ground operations, Israeli media outlets reported…

Kyiv, Ukraine – Vladimir Kara-Murza barely survived two suspected poisonings in 2015 and 2017 that he claimed were orchestrated by the Kremlin.

The bearded, balding 43-year-old may not be as outspoken as opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who…