Category: 3. Middle East

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Democratic U.S. senators wrote to President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday raising “serious concerns” about Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff’s potential financial conflicts of interest.

“As…

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By Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-Mughrabi

TEL AVIV/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for Hamas to be expelled from the region, a day after the U.N. Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump’s…

GENEVA (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the passing of a U.S.-backed resolution on Gaza an important step in the consolidation of the ceasefire, in a statement sent to reporters.

The UN Security…

BEIRUT — Washington canceled a planned visit by Lebanon’s army commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal, a Lebanese official source told Al-Monitor, in the latest sign of the Trump administration’s growing frustration with Lebanon over what it views…

The UN’s World Food Programme warned Tuesday that funding cuts mean it will struggle to feed even a third of the 318 million people facing severe hunger in 2026.

“Declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing WFP to prioritise food…

WASHINGTON — US lawmakers are expected to advance a bill on Tuesday requiring the release of government records on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s attempts to keep a lid on one of the country’s…

Israel on Tuesday hailed Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan after its endorsement by the UN Security Council, as Hamas rejected the resolution which calls for the deployment of an international force in the Palestinian territory.

The United Nations…