Category: 3. Middle East

Israel made good on its threat Friday to strike Beirut after rockets were fired towards its territory, rattling an already fragile truce in Lebanon that had largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.

It was the second time…

Over a photo of a large protest in Israel – pink smoke billowing from the center of the crowd – TRT Global, widely considered a mouthpiece of the Turkish government, ran this headline on Wednesday: “Israel is now a divided nation on…

Saudi tailor Habib Mohammed’s shop once made ornate, hand-woven cloaks for royals, a time-honoured craft he is determined to preserve even as mass-produced garments flood the market, threatening his traditional business.

He makes “bisht”, a long…

Australia’s competition regulator gave the go-ahead Friday for Qatar Airways to launch an alliance with Virgin Australia.

The decision clears Qatar Airways to cooperate for five years in an “integrated alliance” with the Australian carrier, in…

Iran has sent a response to a letter from US President Donald Trump that called for nuclear talks and warned of possible military action if it refuses, its foreign minister said Thursday.

“This official response includes a letter in which our…

NEW YORK — US President Donald Trump withdrew on Thursday his nomination of staunch pro-Israel Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, a move that could help Republicans maintain their narrow majority in the…

The US State Department has approved the sale of eight MQ-9B Predator drones and a large package of bombs and missiles to Qatar in a deal valued at nearly $2 billion. The approval, announced Thursday, comes after years of delays.

Israel provided sensitive intelligence on a Houthi terrorist targeted in a US attack described by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz in the unclassified Signal chat with Trump administration officials, the Wall Street Journal reported on…