Category: 3. Middle East

US President Donald Trump is considering launching limited strikes on Iran to force it to accept his demands for a nuclear agreement, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, as Tehran said bases of “hostile force” in the region would…

Feb 20 (Reuters) – FIFA and the Board of Peace signed a partnership agreement on Thursday to attract investment from global leaders and institutions for sustainable development in conflict-affected regions through football.

The Board of Peace,…

“I love Israel!” Three little words rarely heard together in the Muslim world, and yet have become a common phrase in Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia.

Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland’s independence…

JTA — Rep. Jan Schakowsky withdrew her endorsement of a congressional candidate in a neighboring Illinois district on Thursday, citing the AIPAC pro-Israel lobby as a reason.

Schakowsky endorsed Donna Miller, the Cook County commissioner,…

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump’s administration notched some significant wins on Thursday at the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington.

Washington secured some $7 billion in pledges toward Gaza’s recovery from…

Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria’s Druze minority and government‑backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighboring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril.

“They’re still…

FRANKFURT, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have detained a veteran correspondent of German state-backed international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Ankara, accusing him of “disseminating misleading information” and “insulting the…