Category: 3. Middle East

The United States Department of Defense has launched an investigation into Senator Mark Kelly over a video in which he and other Democrats urged soldiers to defy “illegal orders”.

The video was released last week. It features six Democratic…

A long-inactive volcano in northern Ethiopia unexpectedly erupted on Sunday, sending up plumes of volcanic ash and dust, which have since spread across continents and disrupted flights in India and the United Arab Emirates.

No casualties were…

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media age.

The study, which was conducted in Sweden…

Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday across Syria’s coastal Alawite heartland in protest against recent attacks targeting the minority community, AFP correspondents said.

The protests are the biggest in the Alawite region since the fall…

At a UN Security Council meeting, members urged Israel to abide by the ceasefire and open more border crossings to ease Gaza’s deep humanitarian crisis. Palestinians say they are still struggling to access food, water and shelter as aid…

The Tunisian Ennahda Movement announced on Monday that the Criminal Chamber at the Tunis Court of First Instance has sentenced nine of its leaders in the northern governorate of Béja to prison terms ranging from two…

Madrid, Spain – Real Madrid fans were divided over plans announced this week by club President Florentino Perez to allow private equity investors to buy up to a 10% stake in the club.

Some fans of “los merengues” said it would mean selling…

The economy of the occupied Palestinian territory is facing its most severe collapse on record, driven by the scale of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and continued restrictions on movement and trade, according to a new United Nations…

Sudanese army forces repelled a new attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the city of Babanusa in West Kordofan State on Monday, amid fierce fighting that has gripped the three Kordofan states for days.

The…

Informed sources have indicated that significant progress has been made on the issue of Hamas’s weapons during intensive meetings in Cairo between the movement’s leadership and officials from Egypt’s General…