Category: 3. Middle East

Police used pepper spray and tear gas to break up crowds of protesters during demonstrations over a cartoon allegedly depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Four staff members working for a satirical magazine have been arrested.

More than 130 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty International, have demanded the immediate closure of the Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), accusing it of facilitating attacks on…

Four individuals were taken into police custody on Tuesday in Istanbul in connection with the publication of a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad, Anadolu reports.

The detentions came as part of an ongoing…

The top diplomats of Egypt and Qatar discussed joint efforts on Tuesday to resume negotiations for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a phone…

The US said on Monday that it may remove the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group from its terror list, following the lifting of sanctions on post-Assad Syria, Anadolu reports.

According to a statement, the US State…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that he will visit Washington next week for talks with US officials, Anadolu reports.

“I am expected to leave next week for meetings in the United…

Another Palestinian died of severe malnutrition caused by Israel’s crippling siege on the Gaza Strip, a medical source said on Tuesday, Anadolu reports.

Ayoub Abu Al-Hussain, 29, breathed his last on Monday in the southern city of Khan Younis,…

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday that he would form a new political party in the United States if a Republican-leaning Congress passes President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”, which proposes tax breaks and funding cuts for…

A British High Court ruling has triggered widespread condemnation after it upheld the legality of UK arms exports to Israel, even though ministers themselves have admitted these exports could be used in serious…