Category: 3. Middle East

A rare reckoning took place within Israel’s security establishment this week, as senior officials issued increasingly stark warnings about settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

According to Israeli media reports, the commander of Israeli…

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed…

Discussions on the sale of media rights in both countries are ongoing, FIFA says weeks before the World Cup begins.

Millions of football fans in the world’s two most populous nations may not be able to watch the

The country’s national mining ​agency had weeks earlier warned that a buildup of gases at the mine could become dangerous.

A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and…

The Brazilian activist explains to his little girl his motivation to join the Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.

From inside…

Rescue efforts are still under way after a huge explosion ripped through China’s fireworks capital.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered an investigation after an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory…

Islamabad, Pakistan – When Ayesha Ameen was leaving her house last week for a chore, her three-year-old daughter Zimal tugged at her sleeve and asked if she was finally going to the airport to pick up her father.

“How do you tell a…

By Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, May 5 (Reuters) – President Lai Ching-te arrived home on Tuesday from Eswatini saying Taiwan would not give in to pressure, having taken a circuitous route over the southern part of the Indian Ocean…

The UAE says it intercepted Iranian missiles after a suspected drone attack, with no comment from Iran.

The United Arab Emirates has said its air defences intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles fired from Iran,…

Former General Secretary Ian Alves found guilty of sexually harassing female staff ​members by FIFA’s Ethics Committee.

FIFA’s ‌independent Ethics Committee has banned former ⁠Guyana Football…