Category: 3. Middle East

China tightened export controls for critical rare-earth metals on Thursday.

The new restrictions were announced by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, and come ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States…

Norway’s FA had said profits from ticket sales from the Israel game would be sent to Doctors Without Borders in Gaza.

Norwegian Football Federation President Lise…

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are walking back to Gaza City as the Israeli military begins its withdrawal from the area following the ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an…

“Any misperceptions, missed deadlines or misinterpretations can scupper this whole [ceasefire].”

Lecturer in International Security, Robert Geist Pinfold says things will “get complicated” now that the Gaza ceasefire has been agreed…

Thousands of displaced Palestinians have begun returning to their abandoned and mostly destroyed homes, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes hold, with…

Congress chief Jose Jeri was sworn in as Peru’s new president less than hour after the country’s Congress unanimously voted to remove President Dina Boluarte for “permanent moral incapacity”.

Youth-led demonstrations returned to the streets of Morocco on Thursday, following a brief pause earlier in the week. Protesters hope their renewed movement will be strong enough to persuade King Mohammed VI to…

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced early on Friday that the government had officially approved a proposal by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of captives.

The PM…

LDP leader calls coalition collapse ‘extremely regrettable’ as party faces 37-seat shortfall of a parliamentary majority.

Japan’s Komeito party has announced it…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Israel had asked him to convey a message to Iran, stating that Tel Aviv was not interested in escalating tensions with Tehran.

During his visit to Tajikistan,…