Category: 2. Middle East

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday that he could not rule out his country taking part militarily in the ongoing Middle East conflict. 

Speaking alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…

By Alexander Cornwell and Rami Ayyub

TEL AVIV, March 5 (Reuters) – Israel’s war in Iran is entering a second phase that will see its fighter jets attacking ballistic missile sites buried deep underground, two sources familiar with Israel’s…

BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday the alliance was vigilant and ready to defend every inch of its territory after Iran fired a ballistic missile towards NATO member Turkey.

Rutte also…

LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address a press conference on Thursday afternoon to give an update on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, his spokesman said.

Starmer will speak to journalists at 1400…

By Jonathan Saul and Anna Hirtenstein

March 5 (Reuters) – More tankers came under attack in Gulf waters on Thursday as the U.S.–Iran war escalated, and Iranian drones entered Azerbaijan, threatening to spread the crisis to more oil producers in…

A report presented to the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council states that Israeli practices against Palestinians since 7th October 2023 may amount to genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and…

By Andrew Gray

BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to expand his country’s nuclear deterrent but said the U.S. nuclear umbrella would remain the ultimate…

ROME, March 5 (Reuters) – The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran which sparked the latest Middle East crisis were clearly in breach of international law, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday.

It was the strongest criticism to date…

RIYADH, March 5 (Reuters) – Diplomats and staff at embassies in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter have been told to shelter in place due to a potential threat, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

They did not have further details.

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By Andrew MacAskill, Kate Holton and Alistair Smout

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s cautious response to the escalating conflict in the Middle East and its hesitancy in defending its allies from attack have renewed doubts among partners…