Category: 3. Middle East

Four people have been detained by French police after protesters set off flares during a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris on Thursday night.

Clashes broke out in the auditorium during one of three disruptions to the…

LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates is preparing to increase aid deliveries into Gaza, an envoy said on Friday, saying a sea corridor from Cyprus was essential alongside land and air access.

Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh said a…

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters caused chaos at a concert given by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris on Thursday night when they repeatedly interrupted the show with flares and clashed with audience members, leading to four…

Gazan children have begun returning to school following two years of war in which education in the Strip was largely shut down, with tens of thousands back in classes managed by the same United Nations agency that critics say has for…

By Ahmed Rasheed

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Qais Al-Khazali, a militia leader who has been designated as a global terrorist by the United States and is an important ally of Iran, has sought to soften his image in a quest to become one of Iraq’s top…

As guardian of the occupied West Bank’s oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as violence plagues the Palestinian territory during this year’s harvest.

“This is no ordinary tree. We’re talking about…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on soccer matches.

So far 18…