Khaled Daoud, a highly esteemed, chronically ill educator from a refugee camp near Bethlehem, is wasting away in an Israeli prison. His story exemplifies all that is wrong with Israel's widespread policy of administrative detention
Leaders called on people in both Somalia and Somaliland to oppose the recognition. In Istanbul, Somali President Mohamud joined Turkish President Erdogan and said the recognition creates 'conditions that embolden violent extremist groups,' causing 'cascading insecurity for
By Yousef Saba DUBAI, Dec 31 - The United Arab Emirates has pursued an assertive foreign policy and carved its own sphere of influence across the Middle East and Africa, a strategy in the spotlight after a rare military escalation with Saudi Arabia in Yemen this week. Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Oman's foreign minister met his Saudi counterpart in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss finding a political solution to the crisis in Yemen, Oman's Foreign Ministry said. The meeting came a day after a Saudi-led strike on Yemen's southern port of Mukalla,
Israel plans to ban 37 aid organisations from operating in Gaza from Thursday unless they hand over detailed information on their Palestinian staff, despite mounting criticism from the United Nations and the European Union. Several NGOs have told AFP the new rules will have a
Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said Wednesday that protests which have gripped his country in recent days aimed "to move history forward". "Shared pain has now become a cry in the street," said the director who won the Cannes Film festival's top prize this year
As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that their "endless nightmare" might finally end. For residents of the battered territory, daily life is a struggle for survival. Much of
Iran's prosecutor general said on Wednesday that economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, but any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a "decisive response". "Peaceful livelihood protests are part of social and understandable realities,"
A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country's top prosecutor warned of a "decisive response" to any attempt to create instability after days of economic protests. Spontaneous protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's
New Year's Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. It was one of the warmest years on record, the stifling heat stoking wildfires in Europe, droughts in Africa
New Year's Eve revellers toasted the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. It was one of the warmest years on record, the stifling heat stoking wildfires in Europe, droughts in Africa
New Year celebrations took on a sombre tone in Sydney as revellers held a minute of silence for victims of the Bondi Beach shooting before fireworks lit up the harbour city at the stroke of midnight. People around the world toasted the end of 2025, bidding farewell to one of
By Maha El Dahan and Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The withdrawal of Emirati forces from Yemen following a Saudi airstrike may help defuse a confrontation between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, but the incident has exposed simmering distrust between two Gulf oil powers
The latest wave of protests is moving beyond markets and into universities, as Tehran trades warnings with Washington and Israel.
The IMA says 'a channel has been opened allowing patients from Gaza to be taken to neighboring countries,' not East Jerusalem or the West Bank. But there no evidence that such a channel exists. This means moral collapse
Leader-level diplomacy between Ankara and Washington produced selective gains but failed to break the deadlock over defense sanctions imposed for Turkey’s S-400 purchase.
The escalating conflict in Yemen poses challenges to both the Saudi-backed government and the UAE’s position in the country, but may benefit the Houthis.
In response to protests across Iran over rising inflation, the government has signaled a shift towards dialogue with demonstrators. President Pezeshkian announced plans for a dialogue mechanism, amid the rial's record low value
