Category: 3. Middle East

In the past few months, the geopolitical chessboard has tilted dramatically, setting the stage for a highly anticipated yet asymmetrical summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, now officially confirmed for May 13-15 following statements from…

Four people were thrown out of the first Eurovision Song Contest semi-final, which saw attempts to disrupt Israel’s performance, organisers said Wednesday.

As 28-year-old Israeli singer Noam Bettan began his performance of “Michelle” during…

The decision by United States President Donald Trump to back Ali al-Zaidi as Iraq’s next prime minister may have surprised some quarters. But when one looks into whom Trump was trying to keep out, his motivation becomes clear.

Iraq’s dominant…

Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s former chief of staff and close aide, is now at the centre of the country’s biggest corruption investigation since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

Anticorruption authorities…

Groups advocating for freedom of the news media have called for the release of two journalists who have been jailed in the Maldives for violating a gag order banning public discussion of a documentary alleging an affair between President Mohamed…

Optimism surrounding another set of peace proposals aimed at shaping a peace deal between Iran and the United States quickly faded this week as the two sides appeared to instead pull further apart, digging in and insisting that the other…

UN rights chief ‘shocked’ by reports that Nigerian and Chadian forces killed more than 100 civilians and seeks investigations.

The United Nations human rights chief has demanded independent investigations…

DUBAI, May 13 (Reuters) – A unit of state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said on Wednesday that one of its tankers struck by Iranian drones last week has leaked a small amount of fuel off the coast of Oman, underscoring the ecological risks…

By Alistair Smout

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – Britain will legislate to strengthen its ability to deal with proxies for malign state actors, taking powers to make it possible to ban them in light of increased activity in Britain and a rise in…