Middle East Archive

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his interior secretary will step down in the coming weeks.  Ryan Zinke, who is facing federal investigations into his travel,

RAMALLAH, SYDNEY: The Palestinian leadership on Saturday described as “irresponsible” Australia’s recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying it violated international law. Canberra earlier recognized West Jerusalem

Thousands of "yellow vest" protesters took to the streets of French cities on Saturday in the fifth weekend of demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron's government, ignoring calls to stay

Tapachula, Mexico - Samuel Isai Mejia's problems began last year with workplace sexual harassment, but things quickly snowballed from there. Facing intimidation from police and military forces as

A council of Orthodox bishops has created a new Ukrainian church, marking an historic split from Russia which its leaders see as vital to the country's security and independence.

EL AMARI REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank: Israeli forces on Saturday demolished the family home of a Palestinian charged with killing an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank,

At least 20 Afghan civilians, including 12 children, were killed in an airstrike targeting a Taliban commander in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar, local officials said. Friday's strike,

Police in the Maldives have questioned the country's former President Abdulla Yameen for the first time in an investigation into allegations of illicit financial transactions, as hundreds of

Seven civilians and three armed rebels have been killed during a gun battle in Pulwama in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. A senior police official told Al Jazeera that

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has stepped down from his post, signalling an end to a weeks-long political crisis that has kept the

Stopping asylum seekers from crossing into the United States was a major plank of Donald Trump's election campaign and to stop the migrant caravan moving its way up

Australia has recognised West Jerusalem as Israel's capital but an embassy shift from Tel Aviv will not occur until a peace settlement is achieved, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said   

Climate scientists say if we don't act there will be irreversible damage to our planet within decades, so here are five ways we can change our own lives