Mukisa Peter Benjamin

Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on February 20, 2026, for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took

President Donald Trump warned Iran on February 19, 2026, that “bad things” would occur if Tehran failed to reach a nuclear agreement within 10 to 15 days. The statement came as the

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday that he would postpone a scheduled visit to the United Arab Emirates. He cited a health problem experienced by the Gulf nation’s leader, Sheikh

Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Geneva for the second round of negotiations with the United States. Iranian state television confirmed Abbas Araghchi’s arrival on Monday. According to Tehran, “indirect” Iran-US talks

Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel’s decision to tighten control over parts of the occupied West Bank. The Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday warning the move undermines efforts to achieve peace

A new survey of twenty-three global conflicts warns that international humanitarian law has reached a “critical breaking point.” The report, from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, states

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have condemned Israel’s “unacceptable” use of unidentified chemical substances during intensified airstrikes along the border. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon said Israeli forces dropped the material on

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called the first direct popular elections for the Palestine Liberation Organization’s parliament. The vote for the Palestinian National Council is scheduled for November 1. Abbas issued a