Category: 3. Middle East

A Buddhist temple in Seoul introduced South Korea’s first humanoid robot monk ahead of celebrations for Buddha’s birthday. The robot, named Gabi, bowed, prayed and pledged to devote itself to Buddhism during an ordination ceremony at Jogye…

The killing of two generals in Chad comes after a recent attack in the same region that left dozens dead.

Chad has declared three days of national mourning after a Boko Haram ambush in the volatile Lake Chad Basin…

The lemon-laden Fahad-4, hijacked in late April, was used as a mothership to attack other ships.

An Emirati dhow hijacked by Somali pirates last month has been abandoned in the Arabian Sea after the gang failed to…

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have set fire to food trucks as they continue to blockade roads around the capital Bamako, cutting off supply routes. Officials and residents warn the blockade is worsening hunger in parts of the country already facing…

Restoration work is underway at the ancient Ziggurat of Ur, a monumental stepped temple in Iraq, using local materials and traditional methods to recreate the tower’s original Sumerian style.

New agency yet to be named to oversee elections after disbanded commission accused of not being independent.

Ivory Coast’s government has dissolved the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) after sustained…

‘It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye.’
A US court has released what it says is the ‘suicide note’ of Jeffrey Epstein, in the latest development related to the suspicion surrounding the death of the…

Thousands of children suffer from drug addiction in India-administered Kashmir. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports on a recovering heroin addict, as authorities launch a 100-day crackdown on narcotics.

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) – British counter-terrorism police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London last month, marking the third arrest in the investigation, the force said on…

Israeli and Lebanese envoys will sit down for a fresh round of peace talks in Washington next week, even as Israel presses its campaign against the militant group Hezbollah in spite of a ceasefire.

The war in Lebanon broke out in parallel with the…