Category: 3. Middle East

Activists in South Korea have staged a protest against Donald Trump’s request to NATO members for help securing the Strait of Hormuz. The US president has threatened a ‘bad future’ for the military alliance if nations don’t…

The Ministry of Interior and National Security has strongly condemned the killing of nine Palestinian police officers in an Israeli strike that targeted a police vehicle in the Central Governorate of the Gaza Strip on…

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, March 16 (Reuters) – Envoys from U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” have met representatives of Hamas in Cairo in an effort to safeguard the Gaza ceasefire, under serious strain…

Lebanon has placed blue shields on 34 archaeological sites across the country to protect them during the ongoing war, Culture Minister Ghassan Salameh announced on Sunday.

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Neighbourhoods in Beirut’s southern suburbs have been left in ruins by Israeli bombing attacks. Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure but hundreds of thousands of people have been forcibly displaced.

Prominent Palestinian journalist Jamal Rayyan, one of the most recognisable faces of Al Jazeera Media Network, has passed away after a long career in Arab broadcasting.

Rayyan was widely regarded as one of the…

Asian Football Confederation says it hasn’t received any notification of Iran pulling out of upcoming World Cup.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran sees “no reason to negotiate” with the United States, rejecting claims by US President Donald Trump that Iran is seeking an agreement to end the war.

In an…

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – Britain is working with allies on a collective plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore freedom of navigation in the Middle East but it will not be easy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on…

New parliament opens for the first time since the 2021 coup after elections that excluded major opposition parties.