Category: 3. Middle East

Dozens of Israeli settlers gathered on Tuesday evening at road junctions south of Nablus and Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, obstructing the movement of Palestinians.

Palestinian local sources said groups of…

Israeli forces on Tuesday evening prevented Palestinian worshippers from performing Tarawih prayers in several areas of Jerusalem, as restrictions on access to Al-Aqsa Mosque continue.

Local sources said Israeli…

BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) – China offered on Wednesday what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing’s rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the benefits of “reunification”, which it has long…

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar

KABUL, March 18 (Reuters) – Families and friends of people who were under treatment at a rehab centre in the Afghan capital Kabul searched for their loved ones on Wednesday, two days after it was bombed by Pakistan in the…

Wave of Israeli air attacks launched as ground offensive widens in south where Hezbollah are fighting Israeli forces.

Israel has attacked a building in Bashoura, a neighbourhood in the heart of Beirut,…

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Iran vows revenge after Israeli strikes kill security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani.

Iran has pledged “revenge” after Israeli strikes killed security chief Ali Larijani…

DUBAI, March 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s stance against the development of nuclear weapons won’t significantly change, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Al Jazeera in remarks relayed by Iranian media on Wednesday, cautioning that the new supreme…

Video shows the moment a residential building collapsed in Beirut after an Israeli air strike, following an evacuation warning in the city’s central district.

Qatar has no reason to worry about shortages of goods or disruptions to its supply chains despite heightened regional tensions, the head of the country’s customs authority has told Al Jazeera, saying strategic reserves, digital customs systems…