Category: 3. Middle East

Thousands of displaced Palestinians have begun returning to their abandoned and mostly destroyed homes, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes hold, with…

Congress chief Jose Jeri was sworn in as Peru’s new president less than hour after the country’s Congress unanimously voted to remove President Dina Boluarte for “permanent moral incapacity”.

Youth-led demonstrations returned to the streets of Morocco on Thursday, following a brief pause earlier in the week. Protesters hope their renewed movement will be strong enough to persuade King Mohammed VI to…

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced early on Friday that the government had officially approved a proposal by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of captives.

The PM…

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…