Category: 2. Middle East

Feb 18 (Reuters) – The United States is imposing visa restrictions on 18 Iranian officials and telecommunications industry leaders, the State Department said on Wednesday, in the latest such move against Tehran.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones…

The director of the Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday rejected accusations from more than 80 film industry figures that the festival had helped censor artists who oppose Israel’s actions in Gaza.

In an open letter published on Tuesday,…

By Feras Dalatey

DAMASCUS, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Fewer than 1,000 families remain at a camp where relatives of suspected Islamic State militants had been held in Syria’s northeast, the camp’s former director said on Wednesday, with thousands having…

The English Premier League will pause matches to allow Muslim players to break their fast during Ramadan, according to British media reports.

The BBC reported that before each match it will be determined whether any…

The massive US military buildup in the Middle East, including warships, fighter jets, and refueling aircraft, lays the foundation for a potentially sustained campaign against Iran — should President Donald Trump give the order.

Trump — who…

Leila Shahid, the first woman diplomat representing Palestine abroad, died in southern France aged 76, her family said Wednesday.

“She died today,” her sister Zeina told AFP, without providing further details.

Born in Lebanon in 1949, Shahid was…

The United States is building a major force of naval and air assets in the Middle East, potentially setting the stage for a sustained military campaign against Iran.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Tehran with military action if…

Abu Dhabi-based energy firm Global South Utilities has inaugurated a five-megawatt peak grid-connected solar photovoltaic plant in Somaliland’s Berbera as the city looks to transition from a diesel-powered economy to a renewable energy hub. The…