Category: 3. Middle East

Ottawa cites similar move by US as well as Syrian government’s efforts to advance stability in the country.

Canada has removed Syria from its list of states that…

Canberra said the Taliban officials are guilty of oppressing women and girls, as well as ‘undermining good governance’.

The Australian government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban…

Relations have soured between former allies Afghanistan and Pakistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.

Afghanistan and Pakistan’s forces have exchanged…

These are the key developments from day 1,381 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here’s where things stand on Saturday, December 6:

Fighting

• A Russian drone attack killed…

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro, has announced he has received his father’s endorsement to run for the presidency in 2026.

In a social media post on Friday, Flavio shared a picture…

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Australia on Saturday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban government over what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women…

United States President Donald Trump has been awarded FIFA’s newly created peace prize at the draw for the 2026 men’s football World Cup.

Trump, who has campaigned aggressively for a Nobel Peace Prize, thanked FIFA on Friday and called the…

Washington, DC – Players often face fines and bans from FIFA for displaying political messages, as the football governing body has long proclaimed a policy of political neutrality.

But on Friday, the association’s chief Gianni Infantino handed…

Washington, DC – Players often face fines and bans from FIFA for displaying political messages, as the football governing body has long proclaimed a policy of political neutrality.

But on Friday, the association’s chief Gianni Infantino handed…

OTTAWA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Friday that it has removed Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism and removed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that spearheaded the rebel alliance that helped oust…