Category: 2. Middle East

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – Leading European nations, Japan and Canada issued a joint statement on Thursday saying they were ready to join appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and would take steps to stabilise…

When an ancient bronze statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius landed back on Turkish soil after decades abroad, it was more than a symbolic homecoming.

It marked the latest victory in Turkey’s increasingly assertive push to recover antiquities…

SYDNEY, March 20 (Reuters) – Protesters heckled and booed Prime Minister Anthony ​Albanese on Friday during a visit to Australia’s largest mosque for Eid al-Fitr prayers, voicing anger over his stance on ally Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Some in…

Six major international powers said Thursday they were ready “to contribute to” ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, though three stressed that any initiative would take place post-ceasefire.

Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan…

By Andrew Mills, Trevor Hunnicutt and Maayan Lubell

DOHA/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Israel not to repeat its attacks on Iranian natural gas infrastructure as tit-for-tat strikes on energy plants…

BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) – European Union leaders called on Thursday for a moratorium on military strikes on energy and water facilities in the Middle East, amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy.

“The…

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both praise their relationship as excellent, but after three weeks of attacking Iran, their tactics are increasingly diverging — the result, some experts say, of Trump’s…

March 19 (Reuters) – Russia issued a fresh call on Thursday for an end to hostilities in the Gulf, starting with a halt to U.S. and Israeli attacks, and made a new offer to use its diplomatic leverage to help end the fighting.

“We call for the…

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that it “takes money to kill bad guys” when asked if the Pentagon had requested $200 billion in funding for the Iran war.

Exactly how much the war has cost so far has yet to be publicly disclosed,…

PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) – France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will go to Israel on Friday, in an unscheduled visit, after visiting Beirut as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon.

The French foreign ministry added, as it…