Category: 3. Middle East

The Israeli occupation army closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron to Muslim worshippers today to allow illegal settlers to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover, a Palestinian official…

The UN human rights office is concerned about the protection of civilians in Lebanon as Israeli military operations have continued to kill civilians since the ceasefire came into effect last November, Reuters has…

Some 234 senior members of organised crime organisations were taken into custody in an international drug operation, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced today.

Of the suspects, 225 were arrested in…

Turkiye has launched a landmark restoration project on Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, marking the most extensive structural intervention to the 1,500-year-old monument in over 150 years.

The restoration focuses on…

Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit discussed ways to enhance bilateral security cooperation on Monday with his French counterpart, Bruno Retailleau. A statement from Morocco’s Interior Ministry reported by…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “an enemy that poses a direct threat” to the occupation state’s security, Anadolu reported former army chief Dan Halutz saying yesterday.

“An enemy that poses a…

Israeli media reported on Monday evening that an investigation is taking place into a sensitive “security case” related to “an incident that occurred during the war on Gaza.” This investigation is being…

As Sudan’s devastating civil war enters its third year, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) called on Tuesday for urgent and coordinated global action to address what it described as “one of…

The Syrian ambassador to Moscow has been reported to have requested asylum in Russia, TASS quoted a source on Monday as saying. The Russian news agency did not provide any details about the request said to have been…

Ras Hankorab Beach, a pristine spot on southern Egypt’s Red Sea coast with crystal clear waters and flat white sands, is the jewel of Egypt’s Wadi Al-Gemal National Park, home to one of the country’s last…