Category: 3. Middle East

By Haseeb Alwazeer

GAZA, May 5 (Reuters) – As Israeli restrictions continue to curb the entry of goods into Gaza, local carpenters are turning to scrap wood and shipping pallets to make much-needed basic beds and tables in a strip battered by two…

French President Emmanuel Macron sang ‘La Boheme’ accompanied by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the drums during a state dinner in Yerevan. EU leaders are there for the first ever bilateral summit with Armenia, a…

Three workers and two emergency service rescuers ​killed and 37 others wounded, Naftogaz CEO Serhiy ​Koretskyi says.

At least five people have been killed in Russian air strikes on Ukrainian state-run gas…

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Te says Taipei has a ‘right to engage with the world’ after a contested visit to its only African ally, Eswatini. Taiwan accuses China of trying to block the trip.

Anthony Edwards returned from injury to score 18 points as the visitors beat San Antonio Spurs 104-102.

Julius Randle scored 21 points and Anthony Edwards came off ‌the bench to hit 18 points as the visiting…

Iranian officials have responded to accusations that Tehran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at the UAE, setting an oil refinery ablaze. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar says comments from Iran’s foreign minister and military…

The incident is the latest test of a fragile ceasefire agreed between the two countries last month.

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has accused neighbouring Pakistan of killing three civilians in a…

Voters in the US state of Ohio are set to go to the polls in the state’s primaries, where they will pick candidates for several key positions in the upcoming midterm elections in November.

The outcomes of several races in the Midwestern state…

Gaza City, Palestine – The United Nations has warned that a new public health crisis is emerging in Gaza, as skin diseases spread in crowded camps throughout the enclave, with fears that the situation could soon…

Nouakchott, Mauritania – Moulay Ould Rais waited to pick up his son and daughter from a government-owned school in Nouakchott’s Sahraoui neighbourhood.

As the closing bell rang at the Abdellahi Ould Nouegued Basic School, streams of pre-teen…