Category: 3. Middle East

Jordanian Prime Minister Jafar Hassan carried out his first cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, bringing in nine new ministers, Anadolu Agency reports.

A royal decree replaced the ministers of transport, public sector…

Greece and Egypt agreed Wednesday that securing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is an “absolute priorit,” Anadolu reports.

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis urged the flow of humanitarian aid to civilians…

On August 6, 1945, the United States became the first and only country in history to carry out a nuclear attack when it dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

While the death toll of the bombing remains a subject of debate, at…

Syria’s fledgling government has sought investment to reconstruct the country after its devastating yearslong civil war.

Syria has signed a series of investment deals with international companies, covering 12 major strategic projects in…

The German government said on Wednesday that it opposes a proposal by several German cities to accept injured and traumatized children from the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

“This idea is nice for the election…

Treasury aims to disrupt Cartel del Noreste’s leadership and financial networks tied to violence and drug trafficking.

The US Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions on assets of four individuals that it linked to Mexico-based Cartel…

(Reuters) -Lebanon’s cabinet has told the army to draw up a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms in a challenge to the Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah, which rejects calls to disarm.

WHY IS THERE A PUSH TO DISARM HEZBOLLAH…

UN rights chief Volker Turk says the violence resulted in ‘one of the largest documented death tolls’ despite a truce.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians, including 48 women and 19 children, last month in eastern Democratic…