Category: 3. Middle East

US President Donald Trump signed Monday an executive order stipulating that “certain chapters or other subdivisions of the Muslim Brotherhood shall be considered for designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.” 

What happened: The order,…

A precarious calm returned to Syria’s central Homs province on Monday as authorities extended a curfew and heavy security presence following a day of violent unrest triggered by the murder of a couple from a Bedouin tribe in the town of…

A Palestinian journalist in the northern occupied West Bank has entered her second year under house arrest, after an Israeli military court confined her to her home over writings documenting Palestinian suffering…

Gunmen have kidnapped hundreds of students and teachers from two schools in Nigeria in the worst case of abductions since more than 270 girls from Chibok town were snatched from their school in 2014.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said…

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hundreds gathered in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday to mourn Hezbollah’s top military commander Haytham Ali Tabtabai and four other fighters from the Lebanese group killed in an Israeli strike on the city’s outskirts the…

PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will hold talks with his Iranian counterpart in Paris on November 26 to discuss bilateral and regional issues as well as Iran’s contested nuclear programme, France’s foreign ministry…

The singer recorded more than 30 albums and won two Grammys during his six-decade career.

Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy,…

Who: Chelsea vs Barcelona
What: League Phase, UEFA Champions League
Where: Stamford Bridge, London, UK
When: Tuesday at 8pm (20:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our live text…

Drug cartels in Mexico are recruiting children and forcing them to become professional killers. Rights groups warn hundreds of thousands of minors are at risk. Al Jazeera’s John Holman gained rare access to speak to child hitmen…