Category: 3. Middle East

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he promised his son there would be ‘more destruction’ in Lebanon, as Israel continues bombarding the south. Smotrich’s comments come as he pushes to annex Lebanese territory and redraw…

KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a drone deal to Bahrain during a visit to the country on Tuesday, advertising Ukraine’s battle-tested security expertise.

Since the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran erupted on February 28,…

The West African country holds Africa’s third-largest gold reserves, plus vast lithium and uranium deposits.

Mali has been gripped by a succession of coups, political instability and a security crisis since at least 2012.

In the most recent…

The United States is “not looking for a fight” over the Strait of Hormuz and its ceasefire with Iran still holds, but any attack on commercial shipping will be met with a “devastating” response, the Pentagon chief said Tuesday.

The warning from…

Pro-government protesters set ablaze a party headquarters linked to former DRC President Joseph Kabila as they marched in support of US sanctions against him for allegedly backing rebel groups.

Videos from a tournament kit reveal photo shoot and images from training sessions highlighting Team Melli’s preparations.

Iran’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup appear to be on track, as social media posts…

By John Irish

PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) – U.N. Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a U.S.- and Bahrain‑backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt…

Lawyers representing the two activists will appeal the extension decision, calling it ‘the state’s lawlessness’.

An Israeli court has extended the detention of two Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla…

By Steven Scheer and Elena Rodriguez

JERUSALEM/MADRID, May 5 (Reuters) – An Israeli court has extended by another six days the detention of two activists arrested aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces in international…

CAIRO/GAZA, May 5 (Reuters) – Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said.

Medics said a Palestinian was killed and two others were wounded by an Israeli airstrike…