Category: 3. Middle East

Russia and Ukraine have each released 185 prisoners in a major exchange, which Russia says was mediated by the UAE. Ukraine said the returned group included soldiers, officers and a civilian, with many having been held in captivity since…

On the coastal road in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, seven university students – four in medicine, two in dentistry, one in software engineering – are behind the counter of an ice cream parlour.

One student takes the orders, hastily filling

Alexander Zverev will face either Flavio Cobolli or Matteo Arnaldi in final, after beating Jakub Mensik at French Open.

Alexander Zverev moved to the verge of a long-awaited first Grand Slam title as the second…

Algeria has started building a pipeline across the Sahara Desert to supply gas from Nigeria and the region to European customers as concerns over global energy security and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are adding fresh impetus to the…

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department stepped up pressure on Iran Friday with sanctions targeting energy smuggling, as negotiations over ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain at an impasse. 

The department’s Office of…

PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – French anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Friday they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected torture and war crimes over the alleged mistreatment by Israeli authorities of French nationals who were part of…

An Israeli Knesset member has publicly backed efforts to establish Israeli settlements in southern Syria, as settlement activists step up incursions into territory.

BEIRUT, June 5 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of Tehran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah as…

June 5 (Reuters) – The United States imposed new Iran-related sanctions on Friday, targeting several entities, individuals and LPG tankers, the U.S. Treasury Department’s website showed.

Among 12 entities designated are five that are based in the…