Category: 2. Middle East

The EU reaffirmed its support for the Palestinian people through both emergency aid and long-term recovery efforts, said European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica on Friday, Anadolu reports.

On X, Suica welcomed the European Investment Bank’s approval of the third pillar of the EU‘s Multiannual Comprehensive Program for Palestine 2025–2027, which includes up to €400 million ($465 million) in new loans to boost Palestinian entrepren

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday continued his criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire and more humanitarian aid for Palestinians, Anadolu reports.

Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Merz expressed concern over the situation in Gaza and said he is holding talks with European leaders on ways to achieve a ceasefire and ensure unhindered humanitarian access.

“The actions in the Gaza Strip are no…

By Ali Sawafta

JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) -Palestinian Bedouins accused Israeli settlers on Friday of killing 117 sheep in an overnight attack and stealing hundreds of others in an apparent effort to chase farmers off their land in the occupied West Bank.

The incident comes amid what the United Nations described this week as intensifying attacks by Jewish settlers and security forces against Palestinians in the West Bank and record mass displacements.

The Israeli army did not respond to…

The Syrian government confirmed that it has withdrawn military forces from the southern governorate of Suwayda, citing a desire to avoid further escalation and in response to US-Arab mediation efforts, local media reported early Friday, Anadolu reports.

Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that according to a statement released by the Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic, the decision to redeploy troops to their original positions was made “within the…

Armed tribes supported by Syria’s Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community’s Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.

The United Nations called for an end to the “bloodshed” and demanded an “independent” investigation of the violence, which has claimed nearly 600 lives since Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The renewed fighting raised questions over the authority of…

MILAN (Reuters) -Almost a third of Italians believe the country will be directly involved in a war within five years, but only 16% of those of fighting age would be willing to take up arms, a survey showed on Friday.

The survey by the Centre for Social Investment Studies (CENSIS) showed 39% of Italians aged between 18 and 45 would declare themselves as pacifist conscientious objectors, 19% would try to evade conscription another way, and 26% would prefer Italy to hire foreign…

Iraq announced Thursday it reached an agreement with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to resolve a long-running dispute over crude oil exports from the northern region, Anadolu agency reported.

The deal could potentially end a suspension that has cost more than $25 billion in lost revenue.

The KRG will immediately begin delivering its full oil output to Iraq’s state oil marketing company, SOMO, according to a statement from Prime Minister Mohammed Shia…