Category: 3. Middle East

Jhunjhunu, India – Rajesh Kumar sat staring at a chemistry book in his tin-roofed shed in Jhunjhunu district of India’s western Rajasthan state. Kumar never went to school and cannot read a word, but the book carried the last traces of his…

US forces say they hit Iranian missile sites and boats as the Iranian delegation in Qatar holds talks on extending the ceasefire.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a potential deal to end the…

US forces carry out series of attacks in the country’s south as Iranian delegation holds talks in Qatar.

United States forces have said they carried out attacks in southern Iran, describing the attacks as…

Tent-pegging is a sport where riders gallop across a field and pierce a small wooden target. Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami explains how Pakistani women are making strides in the male-dominated sport.

Coffee chain has seen ‘very significant’ drop in sales after campaign that evoked deadly crackdown, local operator says.

Starbucks Korea has suffered a “very…

The US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats allegedly attempting to lay mines. Iran is yet to respond to the latest US strikes. It is unclear what impact these strikes will…

May 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday negotiating a deal with Iran could “take a few days,” quashing hopes for an imminent end to the conflict a day after U.S. forces conducted what Washington called defensive…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to ‘smite’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force following a drone attack that killed an Israeli soldier in Northern Israel. A total of 23 Israeli soldiers have been killed by Hezbollah…

May 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Straitof Hormuz has to be open, “one way or the other”, whenreferring to U.S strikes on Iran on Monday.

“The straits have to be open, they’re going to be open one way…

Students at Istanbul’s Bilgi University celebrated after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reversed a decision to shut down the…