Category: 2. Middle East

Pope Leo XIV is set to urge peace and unity on his second day in Lebanon on Monday, bringing a message of hope to young people whose faith in their crisis-hit country has dwindled.

After arriving from Turkey on his inaugural visit abroad as…

The Afghan suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington may have been radicalized after entering the US, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said when questioned about his motive on Sunday talk shows.

Rahmanullah…

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday on the second stop of his first overseas trip since becoming pontiff in May, coming from Turkiye, Anadolu reports.

The pope was welcomed at Rafik Hariri International Airport…

Egypt said Sunday it secured the release of three citizens who were kidnapped in Mali, Anadolu reports.

A Foreign Ministry statement said the move followed intensive coordination with the Malian government through the…

The Sudanese army seized several areas west of Abbasiya Tagali in South Kordofan on Sunday after heavy clashes with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), witnesses…

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir granted a promotion to an officer whose undercover Border Police unit killed two unarmed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, local media…

By Ted Hesson and Jasper Ward

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until after he came to the United States, Homeland…

By Joshua McElwee

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BEIRUT, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the…

At least 357 Palestinians have been killed and 903 others injured in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire agreement took effect on Oct. 10, local authorities said Sunday, Anadolu reports.

The majority of the victims were…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday underscored the need to boost cooperation between Turkiye and Iran in trade, energy, and regional security during a media briefing in the capital Tehran.

“Trade and…