Category: 3. Middle East

JERUSALEM, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Israel has given final approval for ​764 housing units to be ​built in three settlements in the occupied West Bank, ⁠Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday.

The ultra-nationalist Smotrich, who…

Thousands of children have been admitted to hospitals in Gaza for treatment of severe malnutrition since the ceasefire in October, the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.

UNICEF reported that…

Climate scientist Bob Watson says recent floods in Asia are a result of human-driven climate change, and action must be taken to prevent even more extreme weather in the future.

At a cafe in a bustling Cairo neighbourhood, Liverpool games once drew wall-to-wall crowds, but with Mohamed Salah off the pitch, his Egyptian fans would now rather play cards or quietly doomscroll than watch the Reds play.

Salah, one of the…

Heavy rains have flooded thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the latest misery to befall civilians in the enclave, which has…

At a Damascus air base once off-limits under Bashar al-Assad, a crew now films a TV series about the final months of the ousted leader’s rule as seen through the eyes of a Syrian family.

“It’s hard to believe we’re filming here,” director Mohamad…

Palestine has made history in the Arab Cup, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time. For Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, the team’s success has offered a rare moment of joy amidst the devastation of Israel’s genocidal…

Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has issued an urgent warning about advanced hacking attempts targeting smartphone users in more than 150 countries, including Egypt.

A statement from NTRA’s…

Dec 10 (Reuters) – Groups operating from Israeli-held areas of Gaza say they will continue to fight Hamas despite the killing of their most prominent commander, reporting more recruits since an October ceasefire as they eye a role in the…