Category: 3. Middle East

The Indonesian Navy said on Tuesday that it has prepared three hospital assistance ships for deployment for a humanitarian mission in Gaza, state-run Antara News reported, Anadolu reports.

“The Navy currently…

Bitter rivals India and Pakistan will face off in Group A at next year’s 20-team competition.

Archrivals India and Pakistan will clash in a politically-charged…

The UN human rights office has urged a “prompt and impartial” investigation into Israeli strikes in Lebanon, warning of possible violations of international humanitarian law nearly a year after a ceasefire was signed.

Thameen Al-Kheetan,…

Heavy rains have submerged dozens of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip amid bad weather conditions in the enclave, witnesses said Tuesday.

Several tents were destroyed by rainfall in…

Israel says Palestinian armed groups have handed over a set of human remains believed to belong to an Israeli captive to the Red Cross, which will transfer them to…

LATAKIA, Syria (Reuters) -Syrian security forces used gunfire on Tuesday to break up two rival groups of demonstrators in the coastal town of Latakia, heartland of the country’s Alawite minority, witnesses and officials said.

Syria has been rocked…

The UN human rights office on Tuesday called for prompt, impartial investigations into a deadly Israeli strike on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, warning that the attack “may have violated…

The United Kingdom is set to unveil its annual budget on Wednesday against a backdrop of poor public finances and widespread public discontent with the governing Labour Party.

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces the onerous task of restoring the…

GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Heavy rain caused flooding in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, swamping the tents of thousands of homeless Palestinians facing the prospect of harsh winter storms without sturdy shelter.

The large majority of Gaza’s 2 million…