Category: 3. Middle East

Israel’s military on Wednesday launched a new operation against Palestinian armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where a local governor told AFP that Israeli forces had raided several towns.

The Israeli military, police and internal security…

PRAGUE — Czech President Petr Pavel on Wednesday voiced opposition to the proposed appointment to the cabinet of a right-wing Eurosceptic who has been criticized for performing a Nazi salute, complicating efforts to form a government…

ANKARA — Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Ankara for his first overseas trip since assuming the papacy in May, visiting a volatile region to bring a message of peace and dialogue, the central pillars of his papacy.

Details: The 68-year-old pontiff…

JTA — Progressive Jewish author Peter Beinart drew a volley of criticism on Tuesday from the boycott Israel movement as well as a right-wing Israeli group over an appearance at Tel Aviv University.

Beinart, who is an outspoken critic of…

By Ceyda Caglayan

SANLIURFA, Turkey (Reuters) -Turkey unveiled dozens of new finds at a major archaeological site in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, giving fresh insight into an area seen as showing humanity’s transition from hunter-gatherers to…

BEIRUT — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced on Tuesday that FIFA President Gianni Infantino would be granted Lebanese citizenship, sparking outrage on social media at a time Lebanese women are still unable to pass citizenship on to their…

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