Category: 3. Middle East

May 27 (Reuters) – The United States has re-added Francesca ​Albanese, a U.N. expert on the ‌Palestinian territories, to a list of sanctioned individuals, according to a notice posted to the U.S. Treasury’s website on Wednesday.

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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Gram Slattery

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was unconcerned about the political fallout of an extended conflict with Iran, and that Iranian leaders had miscalculated if they…

Markets betting a deal will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and soothe the deep global economic uncertainty cast by the closure of the vital oil & gas route.

The United States stock market has been hovering near…

By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jana Choukeir

GAZA/CAIRO/DUBAI, May 27 (Reuters) – Dozens of Palestinians carried the body of Hamas’ armed wing chief through the streets of Gaza City in a funeral procession on Wednesday, a day after…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to threaten to attack US ally Oman if it sides with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said Oman must “behave” or he would “blow them up,” when he was asked if he would accept a short-term…

The sentencing of Kenneth Iwamasa concludes the prosecution of five people in connection with the Friends star’s death.

The former personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 41 months in…

Israel intensifies its military action in Lebanon, killing and injuring dozens of people, despite a US-brokered ceasefire.

Iran insists those attacks must also end as part of any deal…

US President Donald Trump says he won’t allow Iran to control ⁠the Strait of ⁠Hormuz under the terms of any deal reached with Tehran to end the war. Trump also appeared to threaten Oman with possible military action, as he answered…

The repatriation came following a wave of anti-immigration protests in recent weeks, with campaigners demanding tighter controls on what they described as undocumented migrants.

A plane carrying 300 Ghanaian…

Republicans in the southern state of Alabama have petitioned the United States Supreme Court to approve a congressional election map previously ruled to be racially discriminatory.

On Wednesday, the state’s Republican leadership called on the…