Category: 3. Middle East

China supports Iran holding talks on its nuclear program with the United States and opposes the use of force and “illegal” unilateral sanctions to try to resolve the issue, Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi,…

Thousands queued at St. Peter’s Basilica to pay respects to Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days ahead of his funeral Saturday. Pilgrims who travelled across the world wept, prayed, and waited in silence as they gathered…

A Tunisian anti-terrorism judge ordered, on Wednesday, the detention of prominent lawyer, Ahmed Souab, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, lawyers said, two days after his arrest for comments about the…

Iran, on Wednesday, condemned the fresh US sanctions, saying the penalties reflect Washington’s lack of goodwill for negotiations, Anadolu Agency reports.

The US Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions on…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on Hamas on Wednesday to lay down arms and hand the running of Gaza to his Palestinian Authority, part of efforts to answer international doubts over the Authority’s role…

Jordan announced on Wednesday it was banning the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement, accusing it of manufacturing and stockpiling weapons and planning to destabilise the kingdom.

The move comes after…

Vatican City – Pope Francis’s funeral will be held in the Vatican on Saturday at 10am local time (8:00 GMT), with hundreds of thousands of guests and mourners expected to attend the late pontiff’s final ceremonies.

US President Donald Trump…

Iran and the United States are holding indirect nuclear talks, mediated by Oman, with the next round set for Saturday. Both…