Category: 3. Middle East

Gaza’s youth are haunted by trauma amid uncertainty over ceasefire; over 80 percent suffer severe symptoms, psychologists warn.

For many in Gaza, Israel’s genocidal war could never really end. Even if the fragile United States-brokered…

It’s a dramatic race to the finish line between traditional politics and a new-age, people-powered-social-media-powered campaign, as New York City prepares to vote for its next mayor.

New Yorkers will head to the polls on November 4 as a…

Young people have taken to the streets to protest restricted election choices and harassment of opposition leaders.

Hundreds of demonstrators have squared off with police in Tanzania’s commercial capital for a third day of protests, following a

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has cancelled his planned visit to Israel next week in protest over Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen’s refusal to approve a gas export deal with Egypt until Israeli interests are…

Israel’s Channel 12 reported, citing US officials, that the United States wants Turkey to take part in an international force in the Gaza Strip, despite Israel’s opposition.

The channel added that plans to form…

Beijing is positioning itself as the defender of free trade as Washington’s tariff hikes disrupt the global economy and Trump skips the economic summit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to promote economic globalisation and…

Abubakr Ahmed was ready to die on the soil he had fought so hard to defend from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

For 550 days, he fought as a member of the “popular resistance”, a neighbourhood group formed to help the army…

Youth are marching from Belgrade to join a rally in the country’s north after months of sustained protests.

Thousands of Serbian youth are marching across the…

This week, houses and streets in Mexico have been decorated with colourful altars, marigold flowers, candles and sugar skulls.

This is because Mexicans are gearing up to celebrate El Dia de los Muertos – the Day of the Dead – the country’s…

Haiti reported the highest number of deaths following catastrophic flooding from hurricane rains.

Hurricane Melissa has now killed some 49 people, although that…