Category: 3. Middle East

Here are the key events from day 1,353 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Saturday, November 8:

Fighting

• Ukraine’s top general Oleksandr Syrskii…

The United States and Israel on Friday accused Iran of trying to kill the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, with Tehran rejecting the claim as a “big lie” and the Mexican government saying it was not aware.

The purported assassination attempt came as…

United States Senate Majority Leader John Thune has promptly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the US government and extend expiring healthcare subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown…

Despite some progress in delivering food to Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, the enclave – ravaged by Israeli bombardment and racked by hunger – remains in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations has said.

The UN and…

Turkiye accuses Israeli officials of ‘genocide and crimes against humanity’ over Israel’s war on Gaza.

Turkiye says it has issued arrest warrants for genocide…

The race for access to Central Asia’s natural resources is intensifying.

United States President Donald Trump has set his sights on the C5 nations, comprised of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

He hosted a summit…

Scientist helped break new ground in study of genetics, but later caused outcry with promotion of debunked racist ideas.

Scientist James Watson, whose research on the…

Turkey announced Friday that it had issued arrest warrants for genocide against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials in his government over the war in Gaza.

The announcement was met with a firm rebuttal from Israel….

United States airlines have scaled back flights as the US government shutdown, now the longest in the country’s history, continues into the weekend.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Friday that airlines might have to reduce…

Prominent Tunisian opposition figures including Rached Ghannouchi said Friday they would go on hunger strike in solidarity with a jailed politician whose health they say has severely deteriorated after nine days without food.

Jawhar Ben Mbarek,…