Category: 3. Middle East

LDP leader calls coalition collapse ‘extremely regrettable’ as party faces 37-seat shortfall of a parliamentary majority.

Japan’s Komeito party has announced it…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Israel had asked him to convey a message to Iran, stating that Tel Aviv was not interested in escalating tensions with Tehran.

During his visit to Tajikistan,…

Islamabad, Pakistan – A series of explosions and bursts of gunfire rattled Afghanistan’s capital late Thursday evening, according to local media. The cause of the blasts and the extent of casualties remain unclear.

Taliban government spokesman…

‘For her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.’ The Nobel Committee has announced Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Thursday that around 170,000 tons of humanitarian aid are waiting to enter the Gaza Strip, pending approval from the Israeli occupying…

María Corina Machado, a key opposition leader in Venezuela, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025.

“She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her…

Al-Ahli Hospital tells Al Jazeera that seven bodies have been recovered after Israeli attack helicopters swoop east of Gaza City.

Palestinian families have begun returning to decimated Gaza City, as Israel continued deadly attacks on the enclave…

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned that Israel could renege on the Gaza agreement and stressed the need to compel it to fully implement the ceasefire in Lebanon, which he said has been violated thousands…

President Lai Ching-te pledges accelerated building of T-Dome system to enhance safety against frequent Chinese military manoeuvres.

Taiwan’s President William Lai…

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of the southern Philippines, killing at least two people and prompting a tsunami warning for the country and some regions of Indonesia, according to local authorities. The tsumani alert has