Category: 3. Middle East

Algeria’s decision to expel 12 French diplomats from the country came in response to last week’s arrest of an Algerian consular official by the French security forces, the Foreign Ministry in Algiers said on…

Mahdawi’s lawyer says Columbia University student detained as ‘retaliation’ for pro-Palestinian stance.

United States immigration agents have arrested a Palestinian man who led demonstrations at Columbia University against the war on Gaza.

A…

Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned today, as the conflict enters its third year, Reuters reports.

“We have seen a 288% increase in demand for life saving support for…

US President Donald Trump realises that Israel is “illogically” upping its demands in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, an Egyptian official has said.

“The mediators are aware of these aspects. We are…

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.

Visibility fell to less than one kilometre (barely…

An island in the middle of Sudan’s capital that used to draw crowds to its Nile River farms now stands nearly deserted after two years of war, its homes ransacked and once-lush fields left fallow.

Nestled at the confluence of the Blue and White…

More than 6,500 Israeli academics and teachers, along with about 1,000 parents, signed petitions on Monday evening demanding that the Israeli government should ensure the return of the hostages in Gaza, even if it…

Hamas said yesterday it was studying the proposal it received from mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza, adding it will submit its response “as soon as possible”, Reuters reported.

Egypt earlier received an Israeli…