Category: 3. Middle East

Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi landed in Istanbul on Friday for talks where Turkey was to offer help to mediate tensions with the United States, which has mooted a possible military strike.

During the visit, Araghchi was to hold talks with…

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization chief said Thursday that the UN agency had confirmed recent attacks on a hospital in Iran, while multiple health facilities were damaged in the unrest, leaving dozens of paramedics…

Jan 30 (Reuters) – The Kurdish-led Democratic Syrian Forces said on Friday they had agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire and a phased integration of military and administrative bodies into the Syrian state under a broad deal, following recent…

KYIV, Jan 30 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that the date or location of the next round of U.S.-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia on how to end the war could change.

The follow-up round of talks was supposed to take place…

The Israeli military said on Friday it launched overnight strikes at “eight terrorists” in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, killing three of them, with a fragile ceasefire still in place in the Palestinian territory.

The US-brokered ceasefire,…

By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden’s administration: Northern Gaza had turned into…

In response, Araghchi said: “Iran has always welcomed a mutually beneficial, fair and equitable NUCLEAR DEAL – on equal footing, and free from coercion, threats, and intimidation – which ensures Iran’s rights to PEACEFUL nuclear technology, and…

New plans are underway to create a subway that would connect Jerusalem with nearby suburbs, Natan Elnatan, Chairman of the National Planning and Construction Council, revealed for the first time last week.

He made the announcement at the…