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Erdogan halts Turkey-Greece talks as rift widens

Turkish president says will pause talks, partly over dispute with Greek PM and what Ankara calls airspace violations. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey...

NRC: World’s 10 ‘most neglected’ refugee crises all in Africa

In DR Congo, the most-neglected country on the list for the second year running, a third of the population went hungry last year. The world...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian woman at the Arroub refugee camp in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry identified...

Turkey confirms opposition to NATO membership for Sweden, Finland

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says delegations from the two countries bidding for NATO ‘shouldn’t bother’ coming to Ankara for discussions. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Abu Akleh pallbearer arrested days after Israelis attack funeral

Amro Abu Khudeir’s lawyer said that the interrogation of the man called ‘the coffin protector’ was about the funeral. Occupied East Jerusalem – One of...

Israel approves far-right march in occupied East Jerusalem

Authorities allow far-right groups to march through Jerusalem’s Old City, in a decision that threatens to re-ignite violence in the city. Israeli authorities have said...

Russia says Israel supports Ukraine ‘neo-Nazis’ as row escalates

Russian foreign ministry says Israel supports ‘neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv’, escalating a diplomatic dispute. Russia’s foreign ministry has accused Israel of supporting neo-Nazis in Ukraine,...

Hariri’s absence leaves Sunni voters unsure ahead of Lebanon poll

Experts say Saad Hariri’s decision not to take part in the upcoming Lebanese election created a ‘political void’ for the Sunni community. Beirut, Lebanon –...

India top court halts demolition drive in violence-hit Delhi area

The Supreme Court says status quo should be maintained in Jahangirpuri, a mainly Muslim neighbourhood racked by religious violence last weekend. Indian authorities riding bulldozers...

Palestinians injured after Israeli settlers march to outpost

Thousands of Jewish settlers marched on Tuesday to the abandoned outpost of Homesh in the occupied West Bank. Nablus, Occupied West Bank – Israeli forces...

Israel’s PM Bennett loses majority after MP quits coalition

Idit Silman’s announcement has left Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition with 60 seats, the same as the opposition. Israel has been plunged into a political...

Can Iran and the US finalise their nuclear talks?

Iran and the United States continue to push each other to make concessions as they face internal pressure over reviving landmark nuclear accord. Tehran, Iran...

Tunisian president to change voting mechanism before elections

President Kais Saied denies he is seeking a comeback to individual rule despite accusations he is staging a ‘coup.’ President Kais Saied has outlined changes...

Saudi Aramco closes $15.5BN BlackRock-led gas pipeline deal

Saudi Aramco closed a deal to sell a stake in its natural-gas pipelines for $15.5 billion and entered into a pact with BlackRock Inc....

US issues new sanctions on alleged Houthi financing network

. The United States has issued fresh sanctions on alleged members of an illicit network financing Yemen’s Houthi rebels, citing the group’s involvement in...

Israeli soldiers open fire at car in Nablus killing Palestinians

Palestinian Authority condemns the assassination of three Palestinians in occupied West Bank calling it a ‘heinous crime’. Israeli security forces have killed three Palestinians...

Macron says Putin told him Russia won’t escalate Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him in their marathon talks a day earlier that Moscow would not...

Israel hits Syrian targets after anti- aircraft missile fire

ERUSALEM -- A Syrian soldier was killed and five others were wounded in an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus, Syrian state media said....

Has a dangerous new phase of the war in Yemen begun?

Houthi rebels have launched attacks on the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a week. The capital of the United Arab Emirates...

Israeli president to make first-ever state visit to UAE

Isaac Herzog will travel with the first lady and will meet Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the January...