Category: 3. Middle East

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department stepped up pressure on Iran Friday with sanctions targeting energy smuggling, as negotiations over ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain at an impasse. 

The department’s Office of…

PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – French anti-terrorism prosecutors said on Friday they had opened a preliminary investigation into suspected torture and war crimes over the alleged mistreatment by Israeli authorities of French nationals who were part of…

An Israeli Knesset member has publicly backed efforts to establish Israeli settlements in southern Syria, as settlement activists step up incursions into territory.

June 5 (Reuters) – The United States imposed new Iran-related sanctions on Friday, targeting several entities, individuals and LPG tankers, the U.S. Treasury Department’s website showed.

Among 12 entities designated are five that are based in the…

BEIRUT, June 5 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of Tehran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah as…

By Francois Murphy and John Irish

VIENNA/PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) – The United States is preparing a draft resolution condemning Iran ahead of next week’s meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors, diplomats said on Friday, a step…

Uganda reported three more cases and one more death from the outbreak, which has spread from neighbouring DRC.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union’s health agency have announced a $518m plan…

On Wednesday, Israel and Lebanon announced yet another ceasefire – after they had seemingly already agreed to a truce on April 16.

Iran and the United States have formally had a ceasefire in place since April 8. And Israel and Hamas, the…

By Can Sezer and Tuvan Gumrukcu

ISTANBUL, June 5 (Reuters) – Two decades of state investment have transformed Turkey into a major exporter of drones and other military equipment, and the NATO member is now looking to build on that momentum as the…

Mispriced tickets were sold through the official World Cup site ahead of next week’s showpiece event for FIFA.

FIFA has cancelled World Cup tickets issued to about 60 fans who mistakenly got them for free because…