A-list Hollywood celebrities including Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Ramy Youssef and Andrew Garfield penned a letter to US President Joe Biden on Friday, urging him to call for a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas.Dozens of top-flight names fro...

Thousands of protesters poured onto the streets of several Middle East capitals Friday in support of Palestinians amid Israeli air strikes on Gaza in reprisal for a surprise Hamas attack."No to the occupation! No to America!" chanted demonstrators ga...

In spite of the United Nations' ongoing efforts for more than ten years to establish security and peace, the Jusoor International Center for Media and Development held an international symposium in Geneva where it explored the problems of war and pea...

By AFPLittle rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed region in the world, with climate change threatening to displace millions of people.Hussein Abu Saddam, head of the farmers' syndicate in E...

It has been estimated that around 820 million people depend on fisheries and aquaculture as livelihoods worldwide. However, several countries in the Middle East have increasingly seen several mass fish deaths over the past few years.Water pollution,...

US President Joe Biden is set to discuss volatile oil prices during a summit with Arab leaders on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the final stop of his Middle East tour.On his first trip to the region as president, Biden is also looking to outline his visi...

By AFPIran said US President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East, which starts on Wednesday, will not bring about security for Israel, the Islamic republic's regional arch-enemy."If the visits of the American officials to the countries of the region...

US President Joe Biden lands in the Middle East on Wednesday for a trip that will see Israeli leaders urge tougher action against Iran, before a delicate stop in Saudi Arabia.The 79-year-old president's visit to Jeddah on Friday will be the focus of...

Expanding joint action to counter Iran will top the agenda during US President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Israel, Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Sunday, urging a "decisive" response to Tehran's nuclear ambitions.Addressing his second cabinet meeti...

Only a fraction of refugees in need of resettlement to a third country are offered a spot, and the UN warned Tuesday that the needs are expected to increase sharply next year.The United Nations refugee agency said that it expects more than two millio...

To secure daily bread for millions of people amid the high price of grains globally due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine - the largest wheat exporters worldwide - and the impact of drought from climate change on agricultural crops,...