Category: 3. Middle East

Donald Trump is holding the world hostage.

True to his erratic nature, the US president has toyed with the global trading regimen like a yo-yo.

We are captive, to one degree or another, to Trump’s trigger-happy whims that – beyond the costs…

US security officials have informed their Israeli counterparts that the US intends to begin the gradual withdrawal of its forces from Syria within two months, according to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper…

Former United States President Joe Biden has delivered his first major speech since leaving office, defending retirement aid that he says is threatened by President Donald Trump’s sweeping administrative reforms.

Speaking to disability…

The military spokesman for Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obaida, yesterday announced that the group has lost contact with its members who are holding American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander.

Abu Obaida wrote on Telegram:…

Harare, Zimbabwe – On a sunny April afternoon, 41-year-old Tawanda Zvamaida sat with four friends at an outdoor bar. They were discussing recent antigovernment protests where police arrested about half of the 200 protesters.

On March 31,…

Beirut, Lebanon – Pressure on Hezbollah to disarm is intensifying, spearheaded by the United States and backed by some Lebanese factions.

An Israeli war on Lebanon that killed much of the group’s top leadership last year – as well as…

Akber Khan is seeing a brisk trade at his restaurant in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar. Staff fan skewers of grilled meats and dole out rice and salad.

As an Afghan, Khan ought to be leaving as part of a nationwide crackdown on…

Judges also order jailing of Nadine Heredia, Humala’s wife, in the same case but she flees to Brazil with her son.

A court in Peru has sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering…

As US President Donald Trump hosted his El Salvador counterpart, Nayib Bukele, on Monday, much of the public part of their conversation and their media engagement revolved around shipping prisoners from the United States to the Central American…

Sudan has denied recent reports of alleged efforts to complete its normalisation process with Israel in order to gain support from Tel Aviv and its ally the United States.

According to an initial report by Sudanese…