Category: 3. Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin says it is too early to determine whether the drone that crashed into an apartment block in Romania was Russian, suggesting it could have been Ukrainian. Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova reports from…

The war in Ukraine has received less media attention in recent months. That changed this week when a drone hit a building in the Romanian city of Galati, a major port city…

Iran has reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, warning that foreign commercial and military vessels will be targeted, if they do not comply with regulations governing passage through the strategic waterway.

The announcement on Saturday…

By Raphael Satter

May 30 – The U.S. military says it fired a missile into the engine room of a vessel trying to get through the U.S. blockade of Iran on Friday.

Here are some details:

• In a statement on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said it…

Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani has told the Shangri-La Dialogue that his country would oppose a permanent toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

He added that Qatar…

At a concert in the US capital, Washington, DC, musical legend Bruce Springsteen slammed US President Donald Trump, accusing him of turning the US into an ‘untrustworthy, rogue nation’. He also announced the organisation of a large…

At least 22 people have been killed and 36 others injured when a truck carrying recently returned Afghan refugees overturned in eastern Afghanistan’s Laghman Province.

Officials say the driver lost control of the vehicle and…

Maltese voters are at the polls after PM Robert Abela called a snap election, fearing the Iran war could stoke inflation and erode his support. With the economy and corruption among the key issues, his Labour party is favoured to renew…

A Palestinian doctor has been killed and three people injured in an Israeli attack in central Gaza, as Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes and property in northern and southern parts of the occupied West Bank.

The attacks across Palestine…

Liverpool have sacked head coach Arne Slot after a fifth-place finish in their Premier League title defence. The Dutch coach leaves just a year after guiding the club to its 20th league title in his debut season.