Category: 2. Middle East

The funeral of Pope Francis, attended by over 250,000 people who were joined by world leaders and royals, was held on Saturday in Vatican, Anadolu reports.

The solemn funeral and moving celebration was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who was joined by some 250 cardinals, patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, and consecrated religious people.

According to the Italian and Vatican sources, 160 delegations representing states, royal families, and…

Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 56 more Palestinians, bringing the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 51,495, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

A ministry statement said that 108 more injured people were transferred to hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of injuries to 117,524 in the Israeli onslaught.

“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Sunday for talks on strengthening bilateral relations and coordination on regional issues, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said Saturday.

No further details have been provided about the visit.

Fidan last visited Qatar in early February, while Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani traveled to Turkiye earlier this month to attend a meeting of the Organization…

A massive explosion was reported at the Shahid Rajaee Port in southern Iran, local media reported on Saturday, as authorities investigate the cause of the blast, Anadolu reports.

The strategically important port, located in the southern Hormozgan province, lies around 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) southwest of the port of Bandar Abbas on the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz.

The explosion was reported at around 12.30 am local time (2100GMT) on…

The Israeli army issued more evacuation orders to Palestinians on Friday amid attacks across the war-devastated enclave, exacerbating the humanitarian condition, Anadolu reports.

Army spokesman Avichay Adraee published a statement on X with evacuation warnings for those in eastern Gaza City, including Al-Jadeedah, Al-Turkman and the northeastern Zeitoun neighborhood.

The statement warned that the army would soon operate in those areas “with great force,”…

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani addressed the UN Security Council for the first time Friday and declared the end of the Assad regime, Anadolu reports.

He urged the international community to support the “new Syria.”

“I have the honor to address you on this historic day, the day when right before this statement, the flag representing the new Syria, the Syria of freedom and dignity, was raised on the flagpole of the United Nations alongside 193 of…

In one of the children’s rooms at the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, Ahmed Al-Ghalban lies with sunken eyes and a thin body on the verge of collapse under the weight of physical and psychological pain after losing his legs and losing his twin brother, Mohammed, during the genocidal war waged on Gaza.

Al-Ghalban is one of nearly 1,000 children who lost limbs during this war, where children made up more than 35 per cent of the victims, according to the…

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, injuring more than 500 people, state media said, with the cause of the blast not immediately clear.

State media reported a “massive explosion” at Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, located in Hormozgan province on Iran’s southern coast.

Footage broadcast on state television showed thick columns of black smoke billowing from the port area, where many containers are stored, with helicopters deployed…

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 500, state media said.

Although the cause of the blast was not immediately clear, the customs office at the port said in a statement carried by state TV that it probably resulted from a fire that broke out at the hazmat and chemical materials storage depot.

State media reported a “massive explosion” at Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, located in Hormozgan…