Category: 3. Middle East

Real’s absence from Spain’s World Cup squad, while Barca dominate picks, explained by coach as ‘united nation’ first.

Luis de la Fuente has stressed that Spain’s badge outranks any club crest after…

Forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have detained members of a land convoy trying to bring aid to Gaza, prompting activists from Europe and the US to release pre-recorded video appeals. Rights groups say LNA fighters have a…

By David Jeans

NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters) – As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for…

DUBLIN, May 26 (Reuters) – Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July with Israel, some U.S. lawmakers and business groups opposing the move, Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said…

The attacks hit the village of Mashghara in the Bekaa Valley late Monday as Israeli intensified its assault across Lebanon.

Israeli air attacks have killed at least 12 people and wounded others in eastern…

It has been almost nine months since rebel groups imposed a fuel blockade on Mali’s capital Bamako. In late April, the conflict escalated further. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), along with members of…

On the most spiritually significant day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Day of Arafah, Muslims gather on Mount Arafat to pray and repent. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam, and Muslims are required to perform it once in their life if…

By Mussa Qawasma

MASAFER YATTA, West Bank, May 26 (Reuters) – Palestinian shepherd Sameeha Rasheed was planning for the sacred ritual of sacrificing her family’s sheep for the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the holiest occasions in Islam, but West…

May 26 (Reuters) – Iranian hackers were responsible for a disruptive computer breach in March that forced Los Angeles’ transit system to shut down parts of its network, Israeli researchers say.

The saboteurs stole at least 700 gigabytes of emails,…

The demographics of Israel’s labour force have shifted since October 7, 2023, a result of revoked work permits and the deportation of Palestinian workers. So how is it affecting both economies? Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains.