Category: 3. Middle East

International news agencies Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP) and Reuters as well as the BBC on Thursday called on Israel to allow journalists in and out of Gaza, which is subject to a strict blockade.

“We are desperately concerned…

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with the United States as long as some principles are respected, deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Thursday, a day before a meeting with European powers in Istanbul.

The…

Former Egyptian MP Dr Mohamed El-Beltagy has confirmed that he is still on hunger strike in protest against his prison conditions.

In a leaked message from Badr 3 Prison, shared by his wife, Sanaa Abdel-Gawad,…

We compare and contrast the devastating impact of war and hunger on the people of Gaza—where aid groups have warned of ‘mass starvation’. A selection of confronting images highlight the consequences of Israel’s blockade…

Hezbollah’s Media Relations has categorically denied media reports; circulated by the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath TV channels, claiming the party is ready to confront the Lebanese state.

In a statement…

Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday the release of 1,056 prisoners under a presidential pardon.

In an official statement, the ministry said the step was carried out in line with President Abdel Fattah…

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -The Bakrons and al-Bareems, two families from opposite ends of Gaza, have criss-crossed the rubble-strewn territory many times during 21 months of war, in search of food and shelter from Israeli…

Collapsing to the ground, hands covering her eyes, Michelle Agyemang was overcome by the occasion. In a moment when England desperately needed a lifeline, the 19-year-old, whose surname fittingly means “saviour of the nation”, rose when it…