By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA, May 26 (Reuters) - Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said he expects NATO to discuss financial support for Kyiv at its summit in July, suggesting each member contributes a small proportion of its budget, despite the proposal not gaining traction from
Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream. From daybreak, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the 70-metre (230
With temperatures hitting 45C in Mecca this week, Saudi health workers have increasingly relied on drones to supply a vast array of medical clinics treating heat-stressed pilgrims during the hajj. The rituals at the hajj have been a constant for centuries. But technology is
Will anyone – Netanyahu, Trump, the Republican Party, AIPAC – apologize, or even just do some soul-searching, for fighting down the 2015 Iran plan negotiated by Obama?
'Amir,' a teenager from Jaffa, was detained by the Israeli army and imprisoned for six weeks until he was transferred to house arrest and then to a residence for young people with special needs. He recalls dozens of beatings by wardens and a sexual assault by his cellmate
DUBLIN, May 26 (Reuters) - Ireland aims to pass a law curbing goods trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by mid-July with Israel, some U.S. lawmakers and business groups opposing the move, Foreign Minister Helen McEntee said on Tuesday.
By David Jeans NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters) - As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi
By Mussa Qawasma MASAFER YATTA, West Bank, May 26 (Reuters) - Palestinian shepherd Sameeha Rasheed was planning for the sacred ritual of sacrificing her family's sheep for the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the holiest occasions in Islam, but West Bank Jewish settlers stole them
May 26 (Reuters) - Iranian hackers were responsible for a disruptive computer breach in March that forced Los Angeles' transit system to shut down parts of its network, Israeli researchers say. The saboteurs stole at least 700 gigabytes of emails, backups, and other files from
The Iranian Football Federation requested the change after the war broke out. The team is scheduled to play two group-stage games of the World Cup in Los Angeles and one game in Seattle. Iranian officials reported earlier this month that the players and staff had not yet
Morocco produced a historic best performance for an African and Arab nation at the 2022 World Cup, but their hopes of another run to the latter stages this time may not have been helped by a turbulent few months. The Atlas Lions reached the semi-finals in Qatar, eliminating
After his grandmother died before he recorded her memories from 1948, Eesa Hayek made it his mission to interview as many Nakba survivors as possible. The 26-year-old has so far collected more than 160 from across Israel
The U.S. military carried out strikes in southern Iran against targets including mine-laying boats and missile launch sites. The attacks came as Iran's top negotiator and its foreign minister were in Doha for talks on a potential deal with the United States
May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday negotiating a deal with Iran could "take a few days," quashing hopes for an imminent end to the conflict a day after U.S. forces conducted what Washington called defensive strikes in southern Iran.
As Donald Trump pushes an expansive, unrealistic fantasy of mandatory Abraham Accords, the region's actual strategic architecture has fractured: Left without a reliable American protector, the Gulf states are facing a dilemma that could force them to look to Tehran for new
May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Straitof Hormuz has to be open, "one way or the other", whenreferring to U.S strikes on Iran on Monday. "The straits have to be open, they're going to be open one way or the other, so they need to
Belgacem Haftar, son of eastern Libya's military chief Khalifa Haftar, touted in an interview with AFP what he called a push to make up for more than 40 "lost years" under slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi. After Gaddafi was killed during the 2011 revolution, Libya descended into
By Aftab Ahmed, Michael Martina and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, May 26 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. will meet on Tuesday in New Delhi in an effort to regain momentum in the Indo-Pacific-focused group known as the Quad that critics say
A group of seven women and 12 children linked to suspected Islamic State fighters returned to Australia on Tuesday after years in Syria, police said. The so-called "ISIS brides" are Australian nationals. They left the Roj camp, controlled by Syrian Kurdish forces, last week and
A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday. The so-called "IS brides" are Australian nationals and left the Roj camp, controlled by Syrian Kurdish forces,
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney denounced on Monday the "appalling treatment" of activists aboard the Gaza-bound aid flotilla as "unacceptable" during a call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, according to a statement. Last week, Israel's far-right National Security
SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) - A group of seven Australian women and 12 children linked to the Islamic State militant group have made travel plans to return home, authorities said on Tuesday, in what would be the second such Australian group to leave a Syrian refugee camp this
OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that the treatment of activists detained by Israel had been "appalling" and described the situation in Gaza as "catastrophic," Carney's office said in a statement. "The
The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, as two far-right Israeli ministers called for escalation including attacks on Lebanese capital Beirut. The airstrikes come as the United States and Iran seek to finalise the terms of an agreement to end the
The Israeli army intensified strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to "crush" Hezbollah. The airstrikes come as the United States and Iran seek to finalise the terms of
From Tuesday morning, communities on the conflict zone between Israel and Lebanon will face restrictions on public gatherings; Israeli officials said expanded strikes on Hezbollah targets are awaiting cabinet approval, as Netanyahu vowed to 'increase the intensity' of attacks
May 25 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against U.S. and Israel. The report cited the head
U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran were going nicely and urged more Arab and Muslim states to sign up to the Abraham Accords, which aim to normaliזe ties between Arab and other Muslim-majority states and Israel
May 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran are discussing a plan to open the Strait of Hormuz about 30 days after the two countries reach a deal to end hostilities, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday citing a Middle East diplomatic source. Iran would proceed to clear mines from
At a busy Beirut centre, migrant volunteers stirred pots of okra soup and shaped balls of the African staple fufu, keeping food coming for those caught between the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. Here, Lebanon's migrant workers, among those hit hardest by the fighting, have
Iran on Monday executed a man on charges related to protests this year, the latest in a spree of hangings on political or security accusations since the start of the US-Israeli war with dozens more risking execution, rights groups said. Some three dozen men have been hanged on
Foza Yusuf, a senior figure in Syria’s Kurdish-led autonomous administration, said the May 24 parliamentary vote was structured to disadvantage Kurdish parties.
CAIRO/GAZA, May 25 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike on a tent in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday killed two people including a six-year-old girl and wounded 17 other people, including children, Palestinian health officials said. Medics said the Israeli airstrike on a tent
Trump says Saudi Arabia and Qatar 'should be the first to join' the Abraham Accords and warns that refusal would signal 'bad intentions,' as U.S. and Iranian officials move toward a preliminary deal centered on uranium disposal and reopening the Strait of Hormuz
By Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA, May 25 (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemned on Monday a court ruling that ousted the leadership of the main opposition CHP last week, calling a police operation to evict the leaders from the party's headquarters a "disgrace to
US President Donald Trump recast his bid for peace with Iran on Monday as an attempt to strike a grand bargain across the Middle East, urging Muslim-majority countries from the region and beyond to settle their disputes with Israel. In a lengthy social media post, Trump listed
Nine heritage sites have been added to list of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which restored Syria’s membership last year after a 14-year suspension.
By El Tayeb Siddig, Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz OMDURMAN, Sudan, May 25 (Reuters) - Farmers across Sudan say the hike in global fuel and fertilizer costs resulting from the Iran conflict will force them to cut back on planting this summer, restricting food production in