Category: 3. Middle East

The assets of violent Israeli settlers and settler organisations are being targeted in a new European Union sanctions package agreed today after nearly two years of deadlock. The impasse was broken after Hungary elected a new leader.

Barcelona player Lamine Yamal unfurled a Palestinian flag as the team paraded through the streets of Barcelona after being crowned champions in Spain’s LaLiga.

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran’s shipment of oil to China. The…

One of President Donald Trump’s favorite metaphors is that he’s got the cards — that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary.

On Iran, the former casino owner is learning that he, in fact, doesn’t…

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For more than 30 years, armed groups in Democratic Republic of Congo have been fighting to gain control of the mineral-rich east.

The conflict has caused…

The country’s parliament says its speaker will begin the process of setting up the impeachment committee.

South Africa’s parliament is set to establish an impeachment committee to probe allegations against…

WASHINGTON — Ahead of President Donald Trump’s high-stakes summit in China, the Treasury Department on Monday announced new sanctions targeting Chinese purchases of Iranian oil. 

The move came as Trump called Iran’s largest proposal to end…