Category: 3. Middle East

RAMALLAH (AFP) — Crowds of people rallied in the West Bank on Tuesday, waving flags and holding posters of Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas to celebrate the wave of recognition by Western powers of a Palestinian…

Israel said Tuesday that it would close the Allenby Crossing between Jordan and the West Bank “until further notice,” stranding most Palestinians for whom the gate is their only way out of the territory.

The crossing had originally…

The following is the official translation of the September 22, 2025, speech by “President of the State of Palestine” Mahmoud Abbas, delivered via video link to the United Nations during the High-level International Conference for…

Saudi Arabia and France warned Israel on Monday against “any form of annexation” as potential retaliation for Western countries’ recognition of Palestinian statehood, saying it would be a “red line.”

A joint statement from the two…

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Culture editor Jessica Steinberg joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s…

COPENHAGEN — Airports in Copenhagen and Oslo reopened on Tuesday, hours after unidentified drones in their airspace caused dozens of flights to be diverted or canceled, disrupting tens of thousands of passengers.

Danish police said that…

A federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to restore frozen federal grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, a court filing showed.

In August, UCLA said the Trump administration froze funds…