Category: 3. Middle East

Seven months after a “ceasefire” was brokered to halt Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the agreement has morphed into a deadly cover for continued Israeli military operations in the enclave.

Israeli forces have killed at least 880 Palestinians…

Beirut, Lebanon – On May 25, 2000, the last Israeli troops withdrew from southern Lebanon ending their 18-year occupation.

This expulsion of Israeli forces by an armed movement led by Hezbollah has been a cause of national celebration in Lebanon…

Lawyer convicted for the second time this year as President Saied’s crackdown on dissent intensifies.

Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani has been sentenced to two years in jail for criticising prison…

May 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Iran are discussing a plan to open the Strait of Hormuz about 30 days after the two countries reach a deal to end hostilities, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday citing a Middle East diplomatic source.

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Mexico says it has agreed to host Iran’s World Cup team after the US declined to allow the squad to stay, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Mexico saw ‘no reason to refuse’ FIFA’s request.

The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, has begun in Saudi Arabia as more than 1.5 million pilgrims arrive from abroad amid the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war and a global…

At a busy Beirut centre, migrant volunteers stirred pots of okra soup and shaped balls of the African staple fufu, keeping food coming for those caught between the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

Here, Lebanon’s migrant workers, among those hit…

With nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology has become key to making sure everything runs smoothly. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris explains technology’s role in one of the world’s largest and most…

Rescuers are continuing to search for survivors trapped under the rubble a day after a hotel under construction collapsed, killing at least four people. Seventeen people are still missing, as their families gather at the scene for news.

Leo, in his first encyclical, insists ownership of AI data must not be left solely in private hands.

Pope Leo XIV has called for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that “new forms of…