Category: 3. Middle East

Pontiff had been increasingly vocal about Israel’s military campaign in Gaza before being hospitalised with pneumonia.

During a fleeting appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square for the Vatican’s…

Iran and the United States held “constructive” discussions over the Iranian nuclear programme.

The second round of Oman-mediated talks in Rome took place on Saturday, a week after the first session in Muscat, the Omani capital.

“Technical…

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday in central Tel Aviv to demand the return of hostages in the Gaza Strip, even at the cost of ending the war in the enclave, Anadolu reports.

The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper…

The Houthi group announced Saturday that it shot down a second US MQ-9 drone within 24 hours in the skies above the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, Anadolu reports.

Yahya Sare’e, the group’s spokesperson, said that…

The US and Iran “made very good progress” in direct and indirect discussions, a US official said Saturday, Anadolu reports.

“We agreed to meet again next week and are grateful to our Omani partners for…

The Israeli army acknowledged late Saturday that an officer was killed and three soldiers, including a female officer, were seriously wounded during a battle in the northern Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

The…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the head of Hamas’ Shura Council on Saturday discussed efforts to establish a ceasefire in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports.

According to Turkish diplomatic sources, Fidan and…

At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the bulky bulldozer turning up soil at a testing site in central Israel, but as it pulled closer it became clear: the driver’s cabin is eerily empty.

This is the Robdozer, a fortified engineering…

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, released a brief video on Saturday featuring an audio message from an Israeli captive, titled “Soon … Time is Running Out”, Anadolu…