Category: 3. Middle East

The deployments could help provide Trump with additional options but would further entrench the US in a foreign war, the like of which he has repeatedly promised never to do.

President Donald Trump’s…

March 18 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will host a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from a number of Arab and Islamic countries in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss ways to support regional security and stability given the Iran war, the…

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

– Kuwait refinery hit –

A drone attack on a refinery owned by Kuwait’s national oil company sparked a fire at one of the units, state media said.

“Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced that…

Israeli data released on Wednesday evening shows that more than 400 out of around 850 missiles launched from Iran towards Israel since the start of the war were equipped with cluster warheads.

According to figures…

Paris, France – France heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections to usher in mayors and city council members, in a final round of voting.

The municipal elections, which come a year before France’s presidential vote, offer a glimpse of…

Gaza City – Delicious aromas drift inside a partially damaged house in northern Gaza, as Samira Touman moves between trays of kaak and maamoul cookies, putting the final touches on them before baking.

Samira, a 60-year-old mother of seven,…

Questions raised over US knowledge of Israeli plans to strike key Iranian gasfield as Gulf region’s energy infrastructure becomes target for attack.

United States President Donald Trump has tried to distance…

The UN reports more than one million displaced in Lebanon as Israeli attacks escalate, with children making up one-third.

Israeli air raids targeted a house in the town of Burj Shemali in southern Lebanon as…

DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) – Iran seeks compensation from the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of enabling U.S. attacks against Iranian territory, Iran’s U.N. Ambassador told the UN Secretary General in a letter according to a Nournews report…

Heavy social media use has contributed to ‘worrying decline’ in wellbeing in Western countries, World Happiness Report says.

Social media has played a large role in declining happiness among young people in…