Category: 3. Middle East

Iran’s Foreign Ministry urged that diplomatic exchanges should remain confidential, Iran International reported on Sunday. 

The head of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces admitted in a speech to fighters on Sunday that the group had withdrawn from the capital Khartoum which rival army forces have retaken.

The comment from RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo…

The head of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces admitted in a speech to fighters on Sunday that the group had withdrawn from the capital Khartoum which rival army forces have retaken.

The comment from RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo…

Iranian police have dispersed a weeks-long sit-in by demonstrators supporting the mandatory head covering for women, state media reported, after authorities deemed the gathering illegal.

The demonstrators — largely women in black full-body robes…

Syria has put in place a new government, which includes a wide variety of ministers and is supposed to help Damascus address the challenges of running a state that is in transition.

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday announced a new transitional government dominated by close allies and including one woman, replacing caretaker authorities in place since the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

The…

A top Hamas official said on Saturday the group approved a new Gaza ceasefire proposal put forth by mediators, urging Israel to back it but warning the Iran-backed group’s weapons were a “red line”.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office…

As reports circulate that the US is moving more military assets to within striking distance of Iran, Tehran appears to be seeking to warn Washington against escalation. Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Ghalibaf delivered a speech at…

The majority of Israelis support Netanyahu

Al-Ahram, Egypt, March 21

The protests that have rocked Gaza since March 24 have been able to maintain some momentum over the last several days. They have taken place during Ramadan and have also continued through the symbolic night called Laylat al-Qadr, which…