Category: 3. Middle East

Transparency International says the average global score in its report is at its lowest level in more than a decade.

An anticorruption watchdog has warned in its latest report of worsening corruption in…

Thousands of people took to the streets in several Australian cities on Monday to protest against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with clashes reported between demonstrators and police.

Herzog began a…

JAKARTA, Feb 10 (Reuters) – A proposed multinational peacekeeping force for Gaza could total about 20,000 troops, with Indonesia estimating it could contribute up to 8,000, President Prabowo Subianto’s spokesman said on Tuesday.

The spokesman…

At dawn on August 10, 2024, Yasmin Mahani walked through the smoking ruins of al-Tabin school in Gaza City, searching for her son, Saad. She found her husband screaming, but of Saad, there was no trace.

“I went into the mosque and found myself…

Displaced civilians who’ve spent weeks at a remote camp in South Sudan after fighting between government forces and opposition fighters say they’ve had no outside help so far. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb has been to find out more.

Humanitarian operations have been impeded by attacks, looting and restrictions on movement.

Ajok Ding Duot crouches on the dusty floor of a displacement camp in South Sudan’s Lakes state, cracking nuts open…

Visiting US Vice President JD Vance pledges as much as $9bn in potential investment in Armenia, which seeks to reduce reliance on Russian energy.

The United States and Armenia have struck an agreement on civil…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington Wednesday, seeking to press him to adopt a tougher line on Iran’s ballistic missile programme in the next round of talks.

It will be their sixth meeting in…

A Turkish court on Monday ordered the detention of two people accused of working for Israel’s intelligence service, Mossad.

The suspects were named as d Mehmet Budak Derya and Veysel Kerimoglu. After legal…