Middle East

Pope visits Blue Mosque, then holds mass in Istanbul

Thousands of worshippers battled the rain to join Pope Leo XIV as he celebrated ...

Pope Leo calls for Christian unity at Turkish site wher...

On the second day of his visit to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV joined Orthodox patriarch...

Pope, Orthodox leader to celebrate early Christian mile...

Pope Leo XIV will join the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians Friday to c...

Damascus blasts Israeli war crime : At least 10 killed

At least 13 people, including two children, were killed and 25 injured as Israel...

Pope Leo to mark unity at historic site in Turkey, wher...

On the second day of his visit to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV will join Othrodox patria...

Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians who seemed to be...

Images show Israeli soldiers killing two Palestinians who seemed to be surrender...

Living among landmines: Residents' risky return to vill...

Since the fall of the Syrian regime in December 2024, the NGO Handicap Internati...

Dr Achcar: Trump's Gaza plan 'most slapdash peace plan ...

Tonight, Mark Owen welcomes Dr. Gilbert Achcar, Professor of International Relat...

UN slams Israel's ‘apparent summary execution' of Pales...

The UN human rights office on Friday said it was "appalled" by the "brazen" kill...

Damascus calls deadly Israeli operation in southern Syr...

At least 13 people were killed by Israeli forces in a southern Syrian village ov...

UN condemns apparent execution of two in West Bank

The UN human rights office on Friday said it was "appalled" by the "brazen" kill...

Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of 'war crime' aft...

Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the o...

Israel forces kill two Palestinians seen surrendering i...

Two Palestinian men were shot dead during an Israeli raid in Jenin on Thursday m...

The stakes of Pope Leo's trip to the Middle East

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Turkey and Lebanon on his first foreign trip, marking t...

Iran hits by severe air pollution

Iran is facing a severe wave of air pollution, forcing authorities to close scho...

Should ultra&Orthodox Jews have to do military service?...

Israeli society is split over the issue of compulsory military service for the u...

Lebanon&Israel: One year into the fragile ceasefire

A year ago, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire after several weeks of inte...

The Pope makes international debut with Middle East visit

Pope Francis is embarking on his first international journey, visiting Turkey an...

Pope XIV arrives in Turkey to mark Council of Nicea's a...

Pope Leo XIV makes the first foreign trip of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon, c...

Exclusive: Iran still 'ready to negotiate' with Trump o...

⁠In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghc...

'A political operation': Israeli army raids West Bank a...

Israel launched a large-scale operation in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, ...

Israeli army launches major operation in northern West ...

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had launched a broad operation in norther...

The UN seeks 'impartial' probe into Israeli strikes in ...

Rawad Taha, our correspondant in Beirut Lebanon, has more.

Israel receives body of Gaza hostage from Hamas, PM's o...

Israel on Tuesday received from the Red Cross the remains of a deceased hostage ...

Trump moves to classify Muslim Brotherhood chapters as ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order launching a proces...

Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes have killed 10 pe...

Shahzaib Wahlah, our correspondant in Islamabad Pakistan, has more.

Thousands mourn Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli a...

Thousands of people on Monday attended the funeral organized by the militant Hez...

Trump moves to classify Muslim Brotherhood chapters as ...

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order launching a proces...

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ends controversial mission...

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Monday announced the end of its mission in the w...

Israeli army fires top commanders over October 7 failures

Israel’s military chief dismissed several senior officers and reprimanded others...

Trump order targets Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Midd...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order launching a process t...

Airstrike in Beirut targets Hezbollah leader, kills civ...

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb killed at least five and wounded ...

Major Israel strike in Lebanon sparks ceasefire dispute

Israel carried out strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, killing civilians in Beirut as ...

Hundreds attend funeral of Hezbollah top commander kill...

Hundreds of supporters on Monday joined a funeral procession for Hezbollah milit...

Saudi Arabia to open new alcohol stores despite ban, so...

Saudi Arabia plans to open two new alcohol stores sources have said, in addition...

Pope heads to Lebanon, Turkey in debut overseas trip am...

On his first international visit since he was elected head of the Roman Catholic...

Israeli army chief announces dismissal of generals over...

Israel's military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir late Sunday announced the ...

At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since Oct...

Israeli data indicate that at least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since O...

Gaza civil defence says 21 killed in Israeli strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded i...

'Haytham Ali Tabtabai had been wanted by both the US an...

Israel killed militant group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike o...

Israel kills a senior Hezbollah official in Beirut strike

Israel killed Hezbollah's chief of staff in an air strike on the southern suburb...

Gaza ceasefire under strain: Israeli military launches ...

Israel launched on Saturday airstrikes on Gaza which killed at least 24 people a...

Israel launches strikes on Gaza in latest test to fragi...

Israel launched on Saturday airstrikes on Gaza which killed at least 24 people a...

Israel launches strikes in latest test to fragile Gaza ...

Israel launched on Saturday airstrikes on Gaza which killed at least 24 people a...

Gazan students bound for Canada remain trapped in admin...

More than 130 Gazan students are pleading with Canada to grant visas so they can...

Egyptian students in Russia pressured to join army or l...

Russia has long been a preferred destination for students from across Africa see...

Gazan students remain in limbo as Canadian visas stall

Over 130 Gazan students who have been offered places at Canadian universities re...

Gaza faces Israel’s ‘yellow line’

The Israeli army has started to mark the so-called “yellow line” behind which it...

'Path to stability': EU pushes Palestinian Authority re...

The European Union on Thursday sought to boost reform of the Palestinian Authori...

Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House meeting and dinne...

Cristiano Ronaldo and his future-wife Georgia were at the White House on Novembe...