Category: 2. Middle East

The Russian permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, said that Israel’s construction of fortifications and barriers in Gaza signals plans for a long-term occupation, urging a clear timetable…

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday instructing his administration to examine whether certain branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in countries such as Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan should be…

GENEVA (Reuters) -The two-year Gaza war and economic restrictions have triggered an unprecedented collapse in the Palestinian economy, wiping out decades of growth, a United Nations report said on Tuesday.

“Extensive damage to infrastructure,…

By Joshua McElwee

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon. Here is a history of papal foreign visits, which have become a major part of the agenda for the leader of…

By Saeed Shah

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Tensions flared between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday as the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of air strikes in eastern Afghanistan, which killed 9 children and a woman, and injured four others.

There was…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held talks with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi on Monday, a U.S. official told Reuters, the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to broker a peace agreement between Russia…

By Joshua McElwee

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to make appeals for peace in the region and…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments about completing a ban on what remains of the “Muslim Brotherhood” in the Palestinian towns occupied by Israel since 1948 have triggered concern and anger among Arab…

Charbel Matar says a Lebanese saint saved his life when he was a child. Now, he is among pilgrims of all faiths who visit Saint Charbel’s tomb, soon to be graced by Pope Leo XIV.

“My family and I have great faith in Saint Charbel and always visit…