Category: 3. Middle East

By Ted Hesson and Ryan Patrick Jones

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will extend deportation protections and work permits for thousands of Lebanese nationals in the U.S. for six months, according to a notice posted to the…

Iran’s move to reconnect the country to the global internet after an almost three-month blackout has left many Iranians unimpressed, with full connectivity far from restored and access seen as a right that shouldn’t have been taken away in the…

By Jonathan Saul

ATHENS, May 27 (Reuters) – An oil products tanker operated by Chinese shipping group COSCO was in the process of crossing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, after two crude tankers sailed in the past day, although oil…

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday said a report from Iran’s state TV citing a draft of an initial, unofficial framework for a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States was “not true” and that the…

By Pratima Desai and Polina Devitt

LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) – Canada is pushing more of its aluminium towards Europe to make the most of higher premiums on offer, after its neighbour the United States imposed a 50% tariff on the metal last year.

A…

By Elwely Elwelly and Jana Choukeir

May 27 (Reuters) – Tehran would restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month in a framework deal with the U.S. to also include withdrawing U.S. forces from Iran’s vicinity,…

By Emma Farge

GENEVA, May 27 (Reuters) – About a third of Palestinians killed by Israel since an October truce were in areas near the military’s armistice line with Hamas, raising concerns that troops may be shooting at civilians merely for…

A funeral has been held for Mohammed Odeh, believed to be the leader of Hamas’s military wing, who Israel said was killed in a strike on a busy area in Gaza City on Tuesday. Odeh’s family has reportedly confirmed his death, despite no…

Mogadishu, Somalia- Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage period.

It is the second major holiday in the Islamic calendar after Eid…