Category: 3. Middle East

UN chief Antonio Guterres warns of ‘terrible escalation’ of conflict as officials sound alarm over reports of civilian killings.

The United Nations has made an urgent call for the protection and safe passage of hundreds of thousands of…

The Egyptian committee operating in Gaza announced that it has received heavy machinery and equipment to help clear roads blocked by debris from destroyed buildings and to carry out humanitarian missions.

On Saturday,…

The Israeli Channel Kan reported that Hamas has agreed to appoint Amjad Al-Shawa as head of the technocratic committee in Gaza, which will take charge of running the Strip the day after the war ends.

Amjad Al-Shawa is…

Deadly clashes have broken out in Cameroon after opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory in an election yet to publish results. Tchiroma urged his supporters onto the streets to demand President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest…

The Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported on Sunday that the Israeli government has approved the establishment of a branch of Controp Precision Technologies Ltd in the United Arab Emirates. The move has been described as…

The Executive Director of the human rights organisation Jawar, Abdel Rahman Al-Badrawi, has said that a series of arrests has been taking place across several Egyptian governorates over the past two weeks. The…

Military government orders two-week closure for schools and universities as blockade on fuel imports declared by JNIM causes further disruptions.

Mali’s military…

Juba, South Sudan – As he was ushered into a barred holding cell inside an events hall turned courtroom on a morning in mid-October, the bright smile and relaxed demeanour of Riek Machar, South Sudan’s embattled first vice president and…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Sunday that it had neutralised an Israeli drone which flew over one of its patrols near the town of Kfarkela. The incident was described as the first…