Category: 3. Middle East

WASHINGTON — US troops have completed their withdrawal from the strategic Al-Tanf garrison on Syria’s southern desert border with Jordan and Iraq amid a broader US military drawdown from the country.

The contingent of US soldiers previously…

The UN Development Programme has begun clearing a massive wartime waste dump in Gaza City, created after access to the main landfill was cut off during Israel’s genocide on Gaza. The effort aims to reduce serious health and…

Two US military aircraft have operated near Iranian airspace after taking off from bases in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, according to flight tracking data cited by Russian outlet Novosti.

The report said a US…

On January 6, a group of 25 British members of parliament tabled a motion urging global sporting authorities to consider excluding the United States from hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup until it demonstrates compliance with international law. It…

At least six people have been rescued, while efforts are ongoing to locate about a dozen people still missing, officials say.

At…

More than three decades ago, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping made a prediction: “The Middle East has oil. China has rare…

In October 2023, Beirut-based journalist George Azar loses contact with his friend and fixer in Gaza, Raed Athamneh. They had…

Voters across Bangladesh have participated in parliamentary elections, marking a pivotal moment for the nation’s democracy following a period of significant…

Vote counting is under way in Bangladesh, where 127 million eligible voters are electing a new government, 18 months after a student-led movement ended Sheikh Hasina’s two-decade rule.

Alliances led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and…

The people of Bangladesh are voting in the first truly competitive election in 17 years, many casting their first ballots after years of autocratic rule. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Dhaka where young first-time voters say a…