Category: 3. Middle East

An internal US government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas of the US-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale that Israel and the US give for…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stressed his country’s “firm” right to pursue nuclear energy for peaceful purposes including the right to enrich uranium, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported.

This…

The UK-based charity warned about the crippling health care situation Thursday posed by the deliberate blockade of aid by Israel, with waterborne diseases increasing nearly 150 per cent inside the Gaza Strip.

Oxfam…

Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman tells Al Jazeera direct talks with Cambodia are priority as deadly clashes continue.

Thailand has called for a peaceful resolution to deadly border fighting with Cambodia, saying it prefers to settle the matter…

France defended its decision to recognise Palestinian statehood amid domestic and international criticism on Friday, including against the charge that the move plays into the hands of militant group Hamas.

President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday…

Hungary has banned Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country to perform at a music festival, accusing the band of using antisemitic hate speech, over the group’s public support for the Palestinians enduring…

Around the world, an invisible threat is increasing the risk of disease, shortening lives and fraying the fabric of our communities. Social disconnection – when a person lacks sufficient social contact, feels unsupported in their existing…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his country plans to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations.

In a Friday post on X, Carney stated: “Canada supports a two-state solution which…

Hamas welcomed on Thursday the announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron that France plans to recognise the State of Palestine during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meetings in September.

In a…

Georges Ibrahim Abdallah flown to Lebanon from France after incarceration ends.

France has released Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a pro-Palestinian Lebanese fighter jailed since 1984, and put him on a flight to Beirut after he spent nearly four…