Category: 3. Middle East

By Ahmed Elimam and Jana Choukeir

DUBAI, June 5 (Reuters) – Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader…

The WFP warns that the impacts of the war are resulting in substantial food price increases that are being felt in ‘fragile countries’.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing…

Palestinian journalist and mother Aya Shamaa wrote about how an Israeli strike killed her children, newborn Ryan and seven-year-old Yaman. Like countless mothers in Gaza, she saw her children as gleams of hope amid a fragile ceasefire….

Thousands of people have been protesting in Albania’s capital against a $5 billion luxury resort project backed by the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Israel’s air force struck a Lebanese village on Friday following warnings for several areas of imminent attacks against Hezbollah, after the Iran-backed militants rejected a truce brokered by the United States.

Lebanon was drawn into the wider…

By Alexander Cornwell, Rami Ayyub and Steve Holland

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu has long portrayed himself to the Israeli public as being uniquely adept in dealing with Donald Trump, capable of winning and…

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) – The United Nations on Friday said it is doubling the amount of money it says it needs to help Lebanon meet surging humanitarian needs, as the war enters its fourth month.

Lebanon was drawn into the…

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, June 5 (Reuters) – The Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger, as rising fuel and transport costs drive up food prices while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance,…

Following his run topping display at the IPL, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is being lined up as India’s youngest player.

The 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is likely to be named in India’s T20…

A huge fireball was captured on video in Mexico where an explosion at a gas facility triggered a fire and several further blasts. About 2,000 people were evacuated from homes and buildings in Tepeaca, where three people were injured…