Category: 3. Middle East

Authorities accuse the 53-year-old politician of high treason over alleged ties to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has suspended the political party of former President Joseph Kabila and ordered the…

Lebanon will place all weapons under state control, but will wait for the “right conditions” to determine how to execute it, President Joseph Aoun said on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

“The Lebanese people do not…

The United States slashing foreign aid risks piling pressure on already acute humanitarian crises across the globe, a World Health Organization official said Sunday, also warning against withdrawing from the UN agency.

Since taking office in…

Russia and Ukraine have carried out the largest prisoner exchange since the start of the war, swapping more than 500 prisoners in total. It comes as Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ‘Easter’ ceasefire, but…

China and Egypt held their first joint air force drill, Chinese media reported on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

Named “Eagles of Civilization 2025,” the joint air force exercise kicked off at an air base in Egypt on…

Chinese satellite company Chang Guang Satellite Technology on Saturday rejected an allegation from the US that it is supporting Houthis by providing them intelligence, Global Times reported, Anadolu reports.

This came…

Israeli police threatened Christians trying to celebrate Easter as they corralled worshippers at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel also imposed severe restrictions on Palestinian Christians hoping to…

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May, now chair of the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, discusses why…