Category: 2. Middle East

NICOSIA, June 4 (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Cyprus re-elected Annita Demetriou as speaker of parliament on Thursday in a vote seen as an early glimpse of emerging partnerships ahead of a presidential election in 2028.

Cyprus has a presidential system…

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has revealed Pep Guardiola was on the verge of quitting “100 times” before finally leaving at the end of this season.

Guardiola stepped down after winning six Premier League titles and the Champions…

By Jana Choukeir

DUBAI, June 4 (Reuters) – A new U.S.-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon raised hopes on Thursday for progress toward ending the wider U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, though there was still uncertainty about how…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 4 (Reuters) – Brunei’s ruler announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, creating new key portfolios and appointing two of his younger sons as ministers, in a sign of potential succession planning in the tiny…

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia’s future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with the war in Ukraine unabated.

Some…

Iran’s supreme leader said Thursday that the United States and Israel had been dealt a “decisive blow” in the Middle East war, after the government reported “no tangible progress” in negotiations on ending the conflict.

Ayatollah Mojtaba…

By Jana Choukeir

DUBAI, June 4 (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after U.S.-mediated talks, the Trump administration said, raising hopes for progress toward ending the wider U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Tehran has…

June 4 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told local outlets on Thursday that a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreed the previous evening between Lebanon and Israel could come into force within 24 hours of all concerned parties approving it.

The…

Franco-Iranian author and film director Marjane Satrapi, renowned for her graphic novel and film “Persepolis”, has died aged 56, a year after the passing of “the love of her life”, a member of her close circle told AFP on Thursday.

“Marjane…

DUBAI, June 4 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a message on Thursday that Iran’s enemies, having been defeated on the battlefield, were now seeking to undermine public resilience and sow internal divisions.

Khamenei…