Category: 2. Middle East

JERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) – Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel’s main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of U.S. refuelling aircraft, threatening heavy flight cancellations this…

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it taking 76 persons, vessels and entities off its sanctions blacklist that it said were outdated, a move it said would help crack down on sanctions evasion on complex…

BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) – The EU Council on Thursday imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians in West Bank, it said in a statement.

The list includes what the EU Council called extremist Israeli…

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, but President Donald Trump still needs to give final…

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BEIRUT, May 28 (Reuters) – An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday, the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasefire that has failed to halt fighting between Israeli troops and…

ROME, May 28 (Reuters) – Rome Pride has barred Italy’s only Jewish LGBT group from joining its annual parade, saying Keshet Italia had failed to clearly condemn Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide, drawing swift condemnation from Jewish…

KARACHI, May 28 (Reuters) – Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Washington on Friday where he will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The visit comes as Islamabad is attempting…

BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike hit a residential building near the city of Choueifat, south of Beirut, on Thursday, in a rare attack in the vicinity of the Lebanese capital since a US-brokered ceasefire came into force last month.

What happened:…