Category: 3. Middle East

Israel plans to occupy the first line of villages in southern Lebanon to prevent rocket fire, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, Anadolu reports.

Channel 12 said the political echelon intends to instruct the army to…

STOCKHOLM, March 18 (Reuters) – Iran executed a Swedish citizen on Wednesday, Sweden’s foreign minister said, adding that she had summoned the Iranian ambassador in Stockholm to condemn the decision.

The person, who was not named, was arrested in…

The United States Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady as the labour market cools and prices on goods and services surge following the US and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran.

The central bank will maintain its benchmark rate at…

Rights group says Palestinian children consistently report ‘appalling and debilitating conditions’ in Israeli prisons.

More than half of the Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons at the end of last…

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday warned that targeting energy facilities linked to Iran’s South Pars gas field represents a “dangerous escalation” that threatens global energy security and regional…

General Vladimir Padrino spent 11 years as the country’s defence minister, acting as a key ally of Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced that she is replacing the…

There are fears that a period of elevated oil and gas prices could trigger a damaging wave of global inflation.

Oil prices have risen more than 5 percent following an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars…

Iran said Wednesday that at least 206 people under the age of 18 have been killed and 1,401 others injured in US-Israeli attacks since late last month, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, Iran’s Health Ministry said…