Category: 3. Middle East

Israel’s government may soon approve a large mobilisation of military reservists, with plans to call up about 450,000 troops, the country’s public broadcaster reported on Sunday.

The broadcaster said it had…

Oscar winner Pavel Talankin called for ‘an end to all wars’ as he received the best documentary award for “Mr Nobody Against Putin”.

By Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa

KYIV, March 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine wants money and technology in return for helping Middle Eastern nations that have sought its expertise as they defend against Iranian kamikaze drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy…

The Palestinian Jordan Valley has seen a noticeable rise in attacks targeting Palestinian herders and their livelihoods in recent years, particularly through the theft of livestock.

The Jordan Valley is one of the…

A French jihadist presumed dead is to be tried in absentia Monday accused of “genocide” in the first such trial in France over Islamic State group crimes against the Yazidi minority in the Middle East.

IS seized large swathes of Syria and…

Tokyo’s move comes as oil prices remain elevated amid the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

President announces Mamitiana Rajaonarison as prime minister after Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo was dismissed.

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of critical medicines to the Gulf, imperilling supply routes for cancer drugs and other treatments that require refrigeration and forcing companies to reroute flights and…

Gaza City, the Gaza Strip – On February 28, Lama Abu Reida was just a few hours away from what she hoped would change the fate of her sick infant daughter, Alma.

The family had finally been informed that the baby girl – fewer than five months…

SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (Reuters) – A fifth member of the Iranian women’s soccer team has withdrawn her claim for asylum in Australia, Australian media reported on Monday, and will be rejoining the rest of the squad in Malaysia.

The latest…