Category: 3. Middle East

New law bans any speech or organising seen as trying to “destroy a part of the electoral process”.

Myanmar’s military government has imposed harsh new penalties for protesting its planned election, with critics potentially facing years in…

It’s been a year since racist and Islamophobic riots shocked the UK, following false claims that three girls at a dance class were killed by a Muslim migrant. Al Jazeera’s Ruby Zaman spoke to the imam of the Southport Mosque which…

Germany and several other European countries are blocking a proposal to impose sanctions on Israel over its role in worsening the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, according to diplomats.

EU member states’…

Some analysts say ceasefire remains tenuous, and may not last if the Thai government fails to secure lower US tariffs.

A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia has been mainly holding as border tensions linger, with a truce agreement to end…

Tsunami warnings and advisories have been issued for several countries with Pacific coastlines, including Japan, after a massive earthquake off Russia’s Far East coast.

Waves generated by the powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Kamchatka…

Malta will recognise the state of Palestine during the UN General Assembly in September, the country’s Prime Minister Robert Abela announced, Anadolu reports.

“Our country’s position reflects our commitment to…

Temperature hits 41.2 degrees Celsius (106.16 degrees Fahrenheit) after hottest June on record.

Japan has recorded its hottest day on record, the latest example of extreme weather to focus attention on climate change.

The mercury hit 41.2 degrees…

By Charlotte Greenfield

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -When two human rights groups became the first major voices in Israel to accuse the state of committing genocide in Gaza, breaking a taboo in a country founded after the Holocaust, they were prepared for…