Category: 3. Middle East

Four Indian sailors have been stranded for months on an abandoned container ship off Istanbul, unable to leave under maritime rules requiring the vessel to remain manned, inspectors said on Friday.

In a message sent to AFP, the stranded crew…

South Korean riot police removed protesters blocking the entrance to a polling station in Seoul after a 35-hour standoff, triggered by a shortage of ballot papers during local elections.

Celtic’s interest in appointing Robbie Keane as their new manager has sparked anger among the club’s pro-Palestine fans after his previous role with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Keane is the leading contender to take charge of the Scottish…

Hamas says it will not hand over its weapons right now, resisting ongoing disarmament demands and stating that the ultimate fate of its military arsenal will be decided following comprehensive discussions with other Palestinian factions.

By Ahmed Elimam and Jana Choukeir

DUBAI, June 5 (Reuters) – Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader…

The WFP warns that the impacts of the war are resulting in substantial food price increases that are being felt in ‘fragile countries’.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing…

Palestinian journalist and mother Aya Shamaa wrote about how an Israeli strike killed her children, newborn Ryan and seven-year-old Yaman. Like countless mothers in Gaza, she saw her children as gleams of hope amid a fragile ceasefire….

Thousands of people have been protesting in Albania’s capital against a $5 billion luxury resort project backed by the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Israel’s air force struck a Lebanese village on Friday following warnings for several areas of imminent attacks against Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed militants rejected a truce brokered by the United States.

Lebanon was drawn into the wider…

By Alexander Cornwell, Rami Ayyub and Steve Holland

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu has long portrayed himself to the Israeli public as being uniquely adept in dealing with Donald Trump, capable of winning and…