Category: 2. Middle East

March 17 (Reuters) – A diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, Anwar Gargash, said on Tuesday that his country could join an international effort led by the U.S. to ensure the safety and security of the Strait of Hormuz.

Speaking in an online…

By Alexander Cornwell

JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday the country had effectively won its war with Iran, but gave no indication of when the conflict might end, saying only that the campaign…

Thousands of seafarers face dwindling supplies of fuel and water as they wait on board, stranded by the Middle East war, a key shipping body warned Tuesday as it urged governments to help get maritime traffic flowing again.

John Stawpert is marine…

WASHINGTON — The United States’ top intelligence director for counterterrorism announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing objections to the Trump administration’s involvement in the ongoing war with Iran.

Joe Kent’s resignation as the…

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – The British government on Tuesday opened an inquiry into how details of a top-secret national security meeting to discuss a U.S. request to use British military bases at the start of the Iran conflict were leaked to a…

An extra 45 million people could face acute hunger if the Middle East war rages on beyond June, swelling the number worldwide to a “terrible” high, the United Nations warned Tuesday.

The war, now in its third week, and its shockwaves on food and…

By Feras Dalatey , Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari

DAMASCUS, March 17 (Reuters) – The United States has encouraged Syria to consider sending forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, but Damascus is reluctant to embark on such a mission…

ANKARA, March 17 (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reiterated that Turkey is ready to host the next round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, during a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday,…

By Daria Sito-Sucic

SARAJEVO, March 17 (Reuters) – Slovenia’s prime minister on Tuesday accused “foreign services” of interfering in Sunday’s election after a report alleged officials from Israeli private spy firm Black Cube visited the country in…