Category: 3. Middle East

Three people who were on board a Netherlands-based cruise ship in the Atlantic have died during a suspected outbreak of the hantavirus, authorities say. The virus is a rare infection transmitted to humans by rodents.

On Monday, the World Health…

Who: Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid
What: Champions League semifinal, second leg
Where: The Emirates Stadium, London
When: Tuesday, May 5 at 8pm (19:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of…

Tehran, Iran – Iranian media say a United States warship trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz has been hit with two missiles after ignoring warnings.

The unnamed warship had to withdraw from near the Iranian port of Jask on Monday and…

By Ilze Filks

OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) – Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was taken from jail to hospital last week, requires urgent specialised medical care to treat a life-threatening heart condition, her brother…

New Delhi, India – Seema Das, a househelp in New Delhi, took on a two-day journey to reach her village in India’s West Bengal state, changing trains to make sure she got home in time to vote in provincial elections.

Das had previously always…

By Nerijus Adomaitis

OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) – There were no signs of increased vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would begin efforts to free up shipping.

Only one tanker, a…

BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament speaker, who is the most senior Shi’ite politician and a close ally of Hezbollah, said on Monday there could be no negotiations with Israel without a halt to the war that has raged on in southern…

The latest developments in the Middle East war:

– Iran targets UAE tanker –

The United Arab Emirates said Iran fired two drones at a tanker affiliated with its state oil company ADNOC in the Strait of Hormuz, condemning the attack.

“Targeting…

Distraught onlookers caught the moment a monster truck lost control at a car show and plowed into spectators in Colombia, killing at least three people, including a 10-year-old girl. Around 40 people were injured.

Palestinian official Mustafa Barghouti explains how Trump has failed to make Israel comply with the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, as continuous Israeli violations seem aimed at ‘increasing suffering’. He is calling on the…