Category: 3. Middle East

As the United States-Israeli war on Iran entered its 30th day, key regional powers have converged on Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, in a bid to de-escalate the fighting in the Middle East, which has caused a global energy crisis.

Driven by…

New York City, United States – Roughly 12,200 kilometres, or 7,600 miles, separate businessman and activist Roozbeh Farahanipour from his native Iran. But even that distance is not enough for the 54-year-old to feel completely safe.

Since 2000,…

By Ali Sawafta and Maayan Lubell

JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) – Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre “for the first time in centuries,” the Patriarchate said, with…

By Ariba Shahid, Jonathan Spicer and Mubasher Bukhari

ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL, March 29 (Reuters) – Pakistan hosted talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of its efforts to broker an end to the Iran war, with initial discussions…

A US-Israeli attack hit a building housing the office of Al Araby Television Network in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday, Anadolu reports.

The Qatar-based channel said on US social media company X that all staff…

Israeli police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the Latin…

Israeli Premier League player Menashe Zalka is seen opening fire with Israeli army soldiers in an assault in southern Lebanon.

An Israeli footballer dressed in a military uniform has been seen opening fire in southern Lebanon amid the US-Israel…

KYIV, March 29 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Jordan on Sunday as part of a Gulf tour aimed at shoring up defence ties with countries in the region amid rising tensions over the Iran war.

Zelenskiy is seeking…

As the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on February 28, Tehran’s response was swift. Not only did Iran fire missiles and drones towards Israel, but it also targeted US assets in Gulf countries, expanding the conflict in one of…