Category: 3. Middle East

A United States court of appeals has ruled that a policy under President Donald Trump to expel transgender troops from the military was a violation of the Constitution.

But Monday’s decision was a split one among the three-judge panel of the US…

Labour unions and student groups protested in Valparaiso, Chile as President Jose Antonio Kast delivered his first State of the Nation address. Demonstrators clashed with police, accusing his government of dismantling public healthcare,…

As Israel faces growing international scrutiny for its actions in Gaza and Lebanon, Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner takes a look at the Israeli and US officials who joined the annual Israel Day parade in New York – the world’s largest…

Far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella will face left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the run-off for Colombia’s presidential election next month. Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo explains what this means for Colombians.

‘Lord, please forgive us for all the things that we did that we did not support Israel.’
Christian representatives from several countries gathered at the Israeli Knesset during the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, where they offered…

End of election deadlock will see PM Frederiksen continue her stewardship of response to Trump’s lust for Greenland.

Denmark’s Social Democratic leader, Mette Frederiksen, has announced that she has agreed to…

Hundreds have protested in central Kenya against a US-funded plan to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola there, instead of flying them home. Kenya’s High Court has temporarily suspended the plan.

Israel continues killing Palestinians in Gaza and threatens to seize more of the Strip – all in breach of October’s ceasefire deal. Attacks go on every day, with more than 900 killed since then.

So, is the US-backed peace process in serious…

Advocacy groups have given the government 40 days to intervene to deal with the plague of gender-based violence.

Thousands of Kenyans have marched through central Nairobi to demand that the government declare a…

BEIRUT, June 1 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. proposal for a mutual cessation of hostilities that would be extended to encompass all Lebanese territory.

The statement,…