Category: 3. Middle East

On Tuesday, Iraqis from across the country will head to the polls to elect a new parliament.

Analysts and observers believe the voter turnout will indicate whether Iraqis have any confidence left in the current political system to provide security…

Mourners at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital received the bodies of two Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike while they were trying to reach their home east of Khan Younis. The Israeli army says the two “posed an immediate threat.” One of…

Israel continues to commit genocide against Palestinian civilians as an average of eight Palestinians have been killed daily since the ceasefire became effective last month, a Geneva-based rights monitor group said…

Indonesia’s former President Muhammad Soeharto, whose three-decade rule was marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, was posthumously named a “national hero” on Monday, causing backlash.

The title was conferred in a ceremony…

By Alexander Dziadosz

CAIRO (Reuters) -A packed field of parties is contesting Egypt’s parliamentary election but those set to dominate the chamber agree on most issues of substance, including their staunch support for President Abdel Fattah…

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) has condemned the arrest of Emirati political activist, Jassem Rashid Al-Shamsi, by Syrian security forces in Damascus on Thursday, 6 November 2025. A…

(Reuters) -Turkey is working with the United States and Arab mediators to secure safe passage for Hamas fighters who are holed up in tunnels in the Israel-controlled area of Gaza, a Palestinian source, a Hamas official and Turkish officials said…

A video showing Israeli soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner has shaken Israel’s military and judiciary, leading to the arrest of the prosecutor who leaked it. But as the fallout centres on the leak, and not the events in the video, what does…

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth says attacks take place in international waters amid mounting criticism against US campaign.

The United States has carried out another set…