Category: 3. Middle East

Most of Iraq’s oil activities and projects have been halted due to current war conditions, a senior Oil Ministry official said Friday, as the regional conflict takes a growing toll on the country’s energy sector, Anadolu reports.

“Most…

Opposition to Israel is hardening into anti-Zionism among a growing number of US Jews, according to Jewish Currents editor Arielle Angel. Speaking to Haaretz, Angel said that a “critical mass” of American Jews is…

Displaced Lebanese families ‘living in constant fear’ under Israeli bombardment, warns UN Refugee Agency official.

Lebanon faces the threat of a “humanitarian catastrophe”, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned, as Israel

VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 27 (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of the G7 group of nations called on Friday for an immediate stop to attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Iran war.

In a joint statement agreed on the…

Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, voicing concern over escalating hostilities and urging all parties to respect international law, Anadolu…

Islamabad, Pakistan – In the middle of 1971, at the height of the Cold War, a Pakistani government plane carrying US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flew overnight from Islamabad to Beijing. The trip was secret, the facilitator was…

Israeli authorities continue to bar Muslims from Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest mosque in Islam, for the fourth consecutive week, keeping the site closed since late February under emergency…

By Samia Nakhoul

DUBAI, March 27 (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states are telling the U.S. that any deal with Tehran should do more than end the war, and must permanently curb Iran’s missile and drone capabilities and ensure global energy supplies are…

Spain’s prime minister described the war in Iran as “a big mistake,” urging a more candid approach toward the US in an interview published Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

“Good allies are like good friends. We…

China’s biggest chipmaker, SMIC, sent chipmaking tools to Iran’s military, according to two senior Trump administration officials, drawing attention to Beijing’s role in the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran as…