Category: 4. World

A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed into a cliff in Crimea, killing 29 people on board, Russian news agencies reported the country’s defence ministry as saying early on Wednesday.

Tass news agency, quoting the ministry, said the…

An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi authorities said Tuesday.

The journalist, identified as Shelly Kittleson by outlets for which she has written, has reported extensively from the Middle East as a freelance…

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the region hosts 24 million migrant workers, making it the world’s top destination for overseas labour. Most of them come from Asia – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the…

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

A Russian An-26 transport aircraft crashed in occupied Crimea late on March 31, Russian Telegram media channels reported, killing 29 military personnel on board.

Russian state media…

There is little doubt that the nuclear threat in the Middle East has risen during the current conflict.

During the war, which started in late February when the US and Israel attacked Iran,  nuclear sites in both Iran and Israel have been…

Iran’s attacks on the energy infrastructure of the Middle East and its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil prices skyrocketing and given rise to growing concerns about a global energy…