Category: 3. Middle East

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday he was satisfied with talks with arch-foe the United States but warned they could ultimately prove fruitless.

Tehran and Washington are due to meet again in Muscat on Saturday, a week…

A Palestinian Columbia university student, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been arrested under threat of deportation by the Trump administration. The arrest comes as the government cut billions in funding to Harvard University after it rejected his…

The UAE has reportedly deployed an advanced Israeli-made radar system in the Puntland region of north-eastern Somalia, intensifying concerns over Abu Dhabi’s growing military footprint in the Horn of…

Sergey Naryshkin’s comments likely to stoke concern that Russia could threaten other European states after Ukraine.

Russia’s foreign intelligence chief has threatened that Poland and the Baltic States will be targeted in the event of NATO…

Nearly 60,000 people have crossed back into Afghanistan since the start of April.

Pakistan has ramped up the forced mass deportation of Afghan refugees and migrants, with nearly 60,000 having crossed the border since the start of April, the United…

The Kremlin, on Tuesday, declined to comment, when asked, if Russia was ready to take control of Iran’s stocks of enriched uranium as part of a possible future nuclear deal between Iran and the United States,…

The genius of Elias Rahbani, one of Lebanon’s most prolific composers, is evident in his creation of new sounds by fusing traditional Arab music with…

Newborn babies in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food, medicine and medical supplies caused by the Israeli blockade.

Palestinian doctors said the lives of newborn babies are in danger, especially due to the…

A sandstorm has swept Iraq and hospitalised more than 3,700 people with respiratory problems, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

“At least 3,747 people have so far been admitted to…

President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape higher education through weaponised allegations of anti-Semitism has been dealt a major blow after Harvard University refused to comply with sweeping federal demands,…