Category: 3. Middle East

ANKARA, March 11 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the war in Iran must be stopped before the whole Middle East region is “thrown into the fire”, adding that diplomacy must be given a chance.

NATO air defences…

The International Energy Agency has agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from its members’ strategic reserves, in an…

Israel’s army chief ordered the transfer of the Golani infantry brigade from the Gaza Strip to the border with Lebanon, the military said on Wednesday, as Tel Aviv continues to expand its offensive in its northern…

Germany’s foreign minister cautioned against expectations of a swift end to the Iran conflict, saying the US and Israel intend to continue their military campaign until achieving their strategic objectives, Anadolu…

By Michaela Cabrera

PARIS, March 11 (Reuters) – UNESCO said it is deeply concerned about the fate of world heritage sites in Iran and across the region, after Tehran’s Golestan palace, often compared to Versailles, and a historic mosque and palace…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday that Italy “does not take part” in the US-Israeli military strikes against Iran and “does not want to enter” the war, Anadolu reports.

Addressing the…

Brazzaville, Republic of Congo – On main roads and public squares across the Congolese capital, posters are up featuring the seven main candidates vying for president.

But at the Moukondo Market in Brazzaville’s fourth district – between…

The British home secretary said Wednesday she approved a police request to ban the upcoming Al Quds Day march, marking the first ban on the protest march in the UK since 2012, Anadolu reports.

“I am satisfied doing…

Iran says ‘under no circumstances’ will it participate following the US-Israeli attacks that killed its supreme leader.

Oil prices continued to climb on Wednesday despite growing calls for an emergency release of strategic crude reserves and remarks by US President Donald Trump signaling the war with Iran may be nearing its end,…