Category: 3. Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his country’s military to further expand invasions of southern Lebanon, as regional tensions spike amid the United States-Israeli war on Iran.

“I have just instructed to further expand…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he has ordered the military to expand the occupation in southern Lebanon, vowing to continue attacks until Israel achieves its objectives, Anadolu reports.

Israel…

Japanese atomic bomb survivors have sent letters to the embassies of the US and Israel, condemning their attacks on Iran, Anadolu reports.

However, the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo refused to accept the letter co-signed by four atomic bomb survivor…

Russia wants to develop cooperation with Gulf countries amid the current Mideast tensions, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told state news agency Tass on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

Saying that Saudi Arabia and other…

Norway’s foreign minister on Sunday expressed concern over attacks on journalists and health care workers in Lebanon, urging respect for international humanitarian law, Anadolu reports.

“I am deeply concerned by…

Legal experts for the German parliament consider the war waged by the US and Israel against Iran to be in violation of international law and warn of potential implications for Germany, media reports said Sunday,…

The Houthis in Yemen have launched their first attacks on Israel, opening a new front in the month-long regional war. Al Jazeera’s Virginia Pietromarchi explains why the move could raise new risks for oil shipping, and civilians in…

The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a narrow maritime chokepoint linking the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, faces potential disruption as the US-Israel war against Iran escalates, raising concerns over global energy supplies and…

Worshippers attended a muted Palm Sunday service at a Greek Catholic cathedral in Damascus after the city’s churches decided to limit celebrations to prayers only after violence hit a Christian town.

On Friday night, Suqaylabiyah, one of the…