Category: 3. Middle East

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council on Thursday rejected Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region and called on Tel Aviv to reverse its decision, urging international partners to reaffirm…

Israel has arrested around 22,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, since the start of what has been described as a war of genocide, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Prisoner’s Club.

The…

In the Moroccan village of Ouled Salama, 63-year-old farmer Mohamed Reouani waded through his crops, now submerged by floodwaters after days of heavy downpours.

Farmers in the North African kingdom have for the past few years endured severe…

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country’s first election since a student-led uprising that ousted longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in 2024.

Unofficial results confirmed by election officials to Al Jazeera on Friday…

Dubai-headquartered logistics giant DP World has appointed a new group chief executive, replacing Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, who left the company after his ties with convicted pedophile and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public.

What…

Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. military forces have completed their mission in Syria to transfer Islamic State detainees to Iraq, U.S. Central Command said on Friday.

“The 23-day transfer mission began on Jan. 21 and resulted in U.S. forces successfully…

GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Over five million people have returned to Afghanistan from neighbouring states since expulsion policies began in late 2023, prompting the United Nations to warn on Friday that relief efforts are becoming overwhelmed by…

By Elizabeth Pineau

PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called for intensified efforts to combat antisemitism in France, as recent government data showed hostility toward Jews has remained high despite adecline in recorded…

BEIRUT, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday he was committed to holding a parliamentary election as scheduled on May 10, despite calls from some politicians to postpone the vote.

Several politicians have…

Seven Palestinian families on Friday dismantled their homes in the Al-Maita area of the northern Jordan Valley in the West Bank amid escalating attacks by illegal settlers and Israeli forces.

Moataz Bisharat, who…