Category: 3. Middle East

Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan has warned that preventing prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque represents a dangerous signal for the region, stressing that recent developments have brought the Palestinian cause back to the…

By Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland

PALM BEACH, Florida, March 16 (Reuters) – Neutralizing Iran could make crude oil much cheaper because the threat posed by Tehran imposed a “terror premium” that inflated global oil prices for decades, a top…

Spanish actor Javier Bardem called for peace and Palestinian freedom while presenting an award Sunday at the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, California,…

Thousands of people gathered to turn Mexico City’s central square into a giant football pitch, in an attempt to set a new Guiness World record ahead of this summer’s World Cup.

The Israeli army announced Monday that its troops have begun limited and targeted ground operations against Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, Anadolu reports.

Forces from the 91st Division launched the…

The Israeli army says its forces are striking key sites in southern Lebanon, as fierce clashes with Hezbollah continue near the town of Khiam.

Iran’s police chief, Ahmad Reza Radan, said on Sunday that authorities had arrested 500 people accused of leaking information to “hostile entities”.

Radan said that about half of the cases involved “serious…

BEIJING, March 16 (Reuters) – China said on Monday it is in communication with the U.S. about President Donald Trump’s visit, after Trump threatened to delay the trip over the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested sanctions previously imposed on Marco…

By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio

HANOI, March 16 (Reuters) – Vietnamese authorities have warned the country’s aviation industry to prepare for potential flight reductions from April after China and Thailand halted exports of jet fuel due…

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

– Blasts in Tehran –

Explosions hit the Iranian capital on Monday, an AFP journalist reported, hours after Israel said it conducted large-scale overnight strikes.

The blasts were heard in central…