Category: 3. Middle East

CEBU, Philippines — Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an earthquake killed at least 69 people.

The death toll…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s support for US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan is a gamble that may win back estranged allies abroad and repair his political base at home, but risks a battle with coalition partners opposed to any…

WASHINGTON (AFP)  — The US government began shutting down Wednesday after lawmakers and US President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care…

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests are shaking major European cities, and calls are growing to ban Israel from sporting and cultural events. European navies have been deployed to protect activists trying to get aid…

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Syrian government fighters entered the city of Sweida over the summer in an apparent bid to assert control over the enclave of the Druze minority that for years had operated in semi-autonomy.

It backfired. Sectarian…

Donald Trump’s framework agreement for ending the Gaza war and reconstructing the devastated territory has momentum behind it.

Much of it comes from the president himself. Momentum comes too from leading Arab and Islamic countries who have…

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer “will soon finish his role” as a minister in the government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced during Tuesday night’s cabinet meeting, Hebrew media reported.

According to reports,…