Category: 3. Middle East

May 29 (Reuters) – The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and World Trade Organization warned on Friday that the war in the Middle East was straining global energy supplies and hitting vulnerable…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had crossed the Litani River in southern Lebanon and were operating in Beirut and the Bekaa Valley, in what he described as a “tactical victory”. This comes after Netanyahu…

The United Nations has confirmed it placed Israel on a blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence against civilians, and pushed back on accusations made by Israel regarding its inclusion.

The list, part of a “conflict-related…

US President Donald Trump posted online that he’s heading into the Situation Room at the White House to make a “final determination” on potentially finalising a peace deal with Iran. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from the…

The “Code Noir” (or Black Code) is a law many were shocked to discover still existed in France.

It dates back 400 years and outlines the rules that governed slavery in French…

By Francois Murphy

VIENNA, May 29 (Reuters) – Iran and the United States are in discussions to extend their ceasefire so as to start negotiations on issues including Tehran’s nuclear program, where Washington insists Iran must not be able to make…

Evidence of Russia’s poor performance in its war in Ukraine, both militarily and economically, has been mounting over the past week.

The US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has confirmed earlier assessments that Russia has lost territory it…

Evidence of Russia’s poor performance in its war in Ukraine, both militarily and economically, has been mounting over the past week.

The US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has confirmed earlier assessments that Russia has lost territory it…

Romanian President Nicusor Dan says that the Russian consul in the southeastern city of Constanta will be expelled and the consulate shut down after a drone intended for Ukraine crashed into an apartment complex in the border town of…