Category : Middle East

Polls close in Iran’s snap presidential election to...

Iranians voted on Friday in a snap presidential election to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month....

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Palestinian brewery persists as Israeli curbs bite...

Even before the Gaza war broke out, the Taybeh brewery's pale ales and lagers had to jump through many hoops to get their produce...

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Capturing the voices of women in Lebanon

Annette Young talks to Lebanese journalist and author, Dalal Mawad, whose book 'All She Lost' focuses on the horrific explosion in...

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Iranians vote in snap polls after Raisi’s death in...

Iranians head to the polls on Friday to replace the president Ebrahim Raisi, killed last month in a helicopter crash. Voters face...

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These images don't show Israelis fleeing the country...

Images showing crowds of people at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport have been shared out of context online, with internet users claiming...

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Who are the men running to become Iran's next president?

Iranians voting today in the Islamic Republic's snap presidential election will have to choose between a restricted list of largely...

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Iranians focus on cost of living ahead of presidential...

In Iran, the six candidates approved to run in the imminent presidential election have made their final pitches to voters ahead of...

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UN aid chief warns of ‘potentially apocalyptic’ spread...

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths on Wednesday said he was concerned by the possible spread of theIsrael-Hamas war in Gaza to Lebanon...

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Iran's unexpected election: Can snap presidential...

When Iran's ageing supreme leader is urging citizens to get out and vote, you can only guess that what's really at stake is turnout....

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US defence secretary warns Israel-Hezbollah fighting...

Speaking to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon on Tuesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sounded the alarm on...

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Israeli supreme court says ultra-Orthodox must serve...

In a move that could undermine the stability of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government, the Supreme Court in Israel on Tuesday...

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Iran's elections 'completely controlled by supreme...

Ahead of Friday's snap presidential elections in Iran, a leading critic of the regime has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the vote and how...

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