Category: 3. Middle East

A Gaza firm has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded housing compound for tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in a part of the territory under Israeli military control, two Israeli officials and two Palestinian businessmen told…

Iran pushed back Wednesday against US President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, comparing the US and Israel to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.

The remarks by two…

Britain’s duke and duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, arrived in Jordan on Wednesday for a two-day visit that will focus on humanitarian efforts directed at the Gaza Strip and include meetings with refugees from the…

By David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work last year, two-thirds of them killed by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday.

It was the…

The Australian Foreign Ministry said the move reflects a ‘deteriorating security situation’ in the region, offering voluntary departures for families in Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Citizens are…

Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria — the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation.

The Vatican announced a series of international trips in the months ahead…