Category: 3. Middle East

Al Jazeera Arabic presenter Jamal Rayyan, the first face on the channel when it launched nearly three decades ago, has died at 73.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran never sought a ceasefire with the US, and is ready for a long war.

March 15 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had asked Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to put an immediate end to attacks against countries in the Middle East whether directly or through proxies, including in…

Pressure grows on the US president’s administration as war costs spiral and the mission’s endgame remains unclear.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that countries send their warships alongside US naval forces to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and safe” has brought no immediate commitments, as oil prices soar due…

Meanwhile, more than 20,000 patients await evacuation as the Rafah crossing is set to partially reopen on Wednesday.

Israeli air strikes have killed at least 13 Palestinians including two boys, a pregnant…

Beijing is a major importer of Iranian oil making it vulnerable to any disruption of the flow through the Strait of Hormuz.

Given its huge oil reserves and its growing dependence on electric vehicles, China may not be affected in the short term….

By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer

BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Monday bolstering a small naval mission in the Middle East but are not expected to decide on extending its role to the choked-off Strait…

Alireza Enayati says relations with Saudi Arabia are ‘progressing naturally’ and he’s in direct contact with Saudi officials.

Police make 12 arrests as demonstrators defy government restrictions to gather on Thames embankment.