Category: 3. Middle East

Fifty years after the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge rebel army, the events of April 17, 1975 continue to cast a long shadow over Cambodia and its political system.

Emerging from the bloodshed and chaos of the spreading war in neighbouring…

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Kieu Quoc Thanh, the CEO of cashew export business SVC Group, says that everyone in his industry has been “feeling crazy” for the past two weeks.

Since United States President Donald Trump announced his…

Adam Boehler tells Al Jazeera ‘nothing goes forward’ on ceasefire deal until release, as Israel’s assault continues.

Washington, DC – Israeli attacks on Gaza will end if Hamas releases all remaining captives, US President Donald Trump’s…

“The day that those hostages are released, the fighting will end.” In an interview with Al Jazeera, the Trump administration’s envoy for hostage negotiations Adam Boehler says he told Hamas that the US will “come for them” if…

Real Madrid’s Champions League defence ends with a tame 2-1 defeat in Spain by Arsenal, who claim a 5-1 aggregate win.

Arsenal have defeated defending champion Real Madrid 2-1 to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time since…

US Sen. Chris Van Hollen flew to El Salvador to try to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported by the Trump administration. The Maryland Democrat said Trump officials were “lying” about MS-13 ties and that El Salvador’s…

US warplanes carried out more than 12 air strikes on Yemen’s northern provinces of Sanaa and Al-Jawf late Wednesday, according to Houthi-run media, Anadolu news reported.

“The American aggression launched 12 air…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday met with his South African counterpart Ronald Lamola in Moscow for the 18th meeting of the Mixed Intergovernmental Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation,…

A motorised wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire and capsized near the town of Mbandaka.

A boat has capsized after catching fire in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving at least 50 people dead and hundreds…

Attacks on judges and threats to defy the courts – highlights of the increasing tension between the Trump administration and US judiciary.

Some believe it’s a constitutional…