Category: 3. Middle East

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban administration and Pakistan have held fresh peace talks in Saudi Arabia and agreed to maintain a ceasefire, the latest attempt to dial down tensions between the South Asian neighbours. …

LONDON, United Kingdom — Lawyers for the UK government on Tuesday defended a contentious ban under anti-terror laws of anti-Israel activist group Palestine Action, as three days of hearings challenging the move concluded.

The…

Dec 3 (Reuters) – The Rafah crossing will open in the next few days to let Gaza residents cross into Egypt, COGAT, the Israeli military’s arm that oversees aid flows, said on Wednesday.

The arrangement, which has security clearance from Israel,…

Over 200 public figures have signed onto a petition calling for the release of prominent Palestinian security prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a campaign for his freedom said Wednesday.

The diverse range of celebrities who signed onto the “Free…

GENEVA, Switzerland — A Doctors Without Borders official has pleaded for countries to open their doors to tens of thousands of Gazans in dire need of medical evacuation, warning that hundreds have already died waiting.

“The need is…

An audit of the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, a US-based non-profit solely funded by the ice cream brand, found that it had deficiencies in financial controls and governance, according to Magnum, the Unilever unit set to be spun off next week…

JTA — Over 300 Jewish leaders, including women’s rights advocates and rabbis, urged the United Nations on Tuesday to remove Reem Alsalem, the UN rapporteur on violence against women and girls, for denying that rape occurred during the…

A Doctors Without Borders official has pleaded for countries to open their doors to tens of thousands of Gazans in dire need of medical evacuation, warning that hundreds have already died waiting.

“The need is really huge,” said Hani Isleem, who…