カテゴリー: Middle East and North Africa
Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliamentsMore than 200 MPs from 12 countries have committed themselves to trying to persuade their governments to impose a ban on arms sales to Israel, arguing…
Israel needs to fill the gap left by expelled Palestinian workers, and Indians are desperate to escape unemployment at home, despite protests from unionsConstruction noise is a near-constant across Israel; more high-rises join Tel Aviv’s tech boom skyl…
Gun Ufuk, 29, sentenced to 20 years in prison over deadly sinking that occurred metres from shoreAn Italian court has sentenced a people smuggler to 20 years in prison for involvement in a shipwreck last year that killed at least 94 migrants.The court …
As pockets of war multiply across region so does the risk that conflict becomes more contagious and intractableOn Thursday morning the Iranian news website Entekhab ran, without irony, the headline: “Taliban call on Pakistan and Iran to show restraint …
Pakistan has struck a village inside Iran, using rockets to attack what it said were Baloch militant separatist bases in response to strikes by Tehran that targeted sites within Pakistan’s borders. The decision to respond to Iran with retaliatory strik…
Region is divided between three countries and has a long history of resistance against PakistanMiddle East crisis – live updatesBalochistan is a region with a distinct cultural and historical identity that is now divided between three countries: Pakist…
Video taken in a village in Iran, near Saravan, showed people standing in rubble surrounded by severely damaged buildings after retaliatory strikes by Pakistan against militants in Iran. The strikes come in response to earlier attacks by Tehran on site…
Drone and missile attacks in Sistan and Balochistan province come after Iran struck sites inside PakistanMiddle East crisis: live updatesPakistan has launched retaliatory strikes against militants in Iran in response to attacks by Tehran that targeted …
Iran claims attack in south-west Balochistan province destroyed two strongholds of Sunni militant groupMiddle East crisis: latest updatesIranian military officials were hailing one of the biggest projections of force in its recent history as Pakistan w…
Iran has launched strikes on sites in Pakistan and Iraq, and the US has struck Houthi sites in Yemen. Meanwhile efforts are continuing to deliver aid to GazaMiddle East crisis: latest updatesTensions have continued to rise across the Middle East, with …
Pakistan says attacks killed two children in ‘unprovoked violation’ of its airspace, adding to regional instability sparked by Israel-Gaza warMiddle East crisis: latest updatesIran has launched airstrikes on Pakistan territory, apparently aimed at a Su…
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crisesHuman rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, accordi…
Afghan affiliate of IS claims responsibility for blasts in memorial crowd as Tehran tightens security on its eastern bordersMiddle East crisis – live updatesIslamic State has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack on a crowd in southern Iran mar…
Calls for drastic overhaul of funding as conflicts and climate crisis drive surge in humanitarian needs and appeals fall shortThe queue for water at Metche, a camp of 40,000 refugees on the Sudan-Chad border, starts at dawn and lasts until sunset. The …
What to expect in Gaza, Ukraine, the US elections, China, Europe and the rest of the worldThe year 2024 will be a critical one. The future of Gaza and the West Bank may hinge in part on whether Donald Trump returns to the White House – as may the outco…