Category: 2. Middle East

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon sent new representatives to a military committee monitoring a truce between the countries, top officials from both said on Wednesday, in a move set to expand the scope of talks between the…

ANKARA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Turkey demanded an explanation from Iraqi Kurdish officials after former leader Masoud Barzani arrived in a mainly Kurdish Turkish border region last weekend surrounded by heavily armed and uniformed guards.

Barzani, who…

The couples walked hand in hand, the brides in traditional embroidered Palestinian white and red dresses adorned with red ribbons, the grooms walked beside them in black suits and ties.

But the backdrop told a different story: dilapidated…

US President Donald Trump has said that Syria has made significant progress in a short period and expressed strong confidence in President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump…

The United Nations has issued a call to ensure its decisions on the Palestine question are not left on paper, after the President of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, said it is time to take decisive steps on a…

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has said that agency experts have not yet been granted permission to access Iran’s main nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, all…

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, under a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with Hezbollah.

The two sides…

Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks Wednesday in decades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with militant group Hezbollah, a source close to the talks told AFP.

The meeting was…