Category: 3. Middle East

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The Eurovision Song Contest faces a “watershed moment” on Thursday when members of the body that organises the contest may vote on whether Israel can compete in 2026, as some nations threaten to…

ISTANBUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A Russian-flagged tanker loaded with sunflower oil reported a drone attack off the Turkish coast on Tuesday, but its 13 crew members were unharmed, Turkey’s maritime authority and the Tribeca shipping agency said.

The…

By Emilie Madi

BEIRUT, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Five years after losing her daughter in a devastating chemical explosion at Beirut’s port, Nelly El Helou said Pope Leo’s silent prayer at the site on Tuesday was enough to renew hopes that those…

As Pope Leo XIV wrapped up the first foreign trip of his pontificate, he referenced the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon, including “Biblical places,” sending a message of support to southern residents affected by fighting between Israel and…

JERUSALEM, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Israel said on Tuesday it was preparing to receive more possible hostage remains from Gaza via the Red Cross and would send them for forensic tests.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office did not specify whether…

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s first lady, Nehmat Aoun, garnered widespread attention and fanfare during Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Beirut this week. Crowds cheered as she greeted worshippers outside main cathedrals, pausing to shake hands, pose…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes in a Tripoli prison has been sent by Germany to the International Criminal Court to face justice.

ICC prosecutors allege Khaled Mohamed Ali El…

CAIRO, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Monday that it seized full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the country’s oil-producing south, though its rival, the Sudanese army, disputed the…