Category: 3. Middle East

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived at the Vatican to meet Pope Leo XIV in what is seen as an attempt to repair relations after President Donald Trump’s repeated barbs against the…

Counter-terrorism forces arrested two women for slavery on Thursday as they returned to Australia from Syria, where they allegedly committed “crimes against humanity” while supporting Islamic State jihadists.

The women and their children — all…

A group of women linked to Islamic State jihadists arrived in Australia on Thursday, returning home years after allegedly sneaking into Syria to join the group’s self-declared caliphate.

The women and their children — all Australian citizens –…

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

CAIRO, May 7 (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike has killed the son of Hamas’ chief negotiator in U.S.-mediated talks over Gaza’s future, a senior Hamas official said on Thursday, as leaders of the militant group held talks in…

Iran says it is reviewing a US proposal that Donald Trump says could bring the war to an end.

A French aircraft carrier is heading south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a possible…

Gaza City, Gaza Strip – May 7, 2025, was the day Amal Sobeih’s daughter was born. It was also the day her husband was killed.

Yahya Sobeih saw little Sana come into the world. At six in the morning, he took Amal to the hospital as she…

Trump says US-Iran talks are progressing as Tehran reviews a US proposal delivered through Pakistan.

United States President Donald Trump has said the US has held “very good talks” with Iran and suggested a…

Maryam watched her goats starve and her crops fail. She buried two of her children before she finally gave up hope and sought help from international aid agencies in southern Somalia.

She left her village with her…

Castle’s 21 points and Wembanyama’s 19 helped Spurs crush T’wolves 133-95 as Knicks take 2-0 lead over 76ers.

Victor Wembanyama scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as ‌hosts San Antonio Spurs dominated…

Hamas’s Gaza chief says his son, Azzam, was ‘seriously wounded’ in deadly Israeli attack on Gaza City.

An Israeli air attack on Gaza City has killed one person and wounded the son of Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas’s political bureau…