Middle East

The protesters said they were challenging Israel's land and sea blockade on Gaza which has lasted for more than a decade.

Watch in full Euronews correspondent Anelise Borges' exclusive interview with Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

The Syrian civil war has been raging for seven years now. While Europe argues over the distribution of migrants, no country has taken as many refugees as Lebanon. Syrians made homes in camps and cities there- now, as the fighting ebbs, some have decided to return, others have nothing to return to.

The Rabbi of the Western Wall overlooks the of clearing of letters to make room for more.

All parties in Yemen conflict have committed war crimes, according to a new report by UN experts.

Police in Turkey use tear gas to break up a regular protest by mothers remembering relatives who disappeared during violence in the 80s and 90s

Abdallah al-Harith, a 21-year-old fine arts student, said that the artists are "bringing back life to a dark place".

They've been hurling pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil. It's the riskiest stage of the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia where hundreds died in a crush three years ago

Watch: Syrian state television shows Assad arriving at the al-Rawda mosque.

Muslims celebrated the first day of Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday, which marks the closing parts of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Turkey's lira has weakened further against the dollar after after Donald Trump said he would give Turkey no concessions in return for the release of a detained American pastor.

Relations between the two countries have deteriorated after the arrest of a US pastor in Turkey and trade disputes.

Erdoğan: Currency crisis an "attack" on Turkey

Around two million Muslims are in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj that is a sacred duty for all followers of Islam to attend if possible

It comes a day after two major ratings agencies downgraded Turkey closer to junk status amid a currency crisis. Standard & Poor's cited extreme lira volatility and forecasted a recession next year

A member of one the most celebrated families on the Middle East’s cultural scene, Oussama Rahbani, has composed countless scores and chart-topping songs. His family has played a major role in the development of the region's theatrical scene since the 1950’s.

The Baalbeck International Festival, one of Lebanon’s most popular and acclaimed cultural events, kicked off on July 8th and will run until August 18th.

Aleppo comes back to life after devastation of war

US threatens new Turkey sanctions over Christian pastor

Tourism chiefs in Damascus released a glossy tourism video promoting the Syrian capital on the day it was ranked one of the worst cities in the world.

WATCH: Their number rose from a meagre 300 nests in 1978, when the marine conservation program began, to 1100 in 2017.

Ankara is raising tariffs on cars, alcohol and tobacco imports from the US as the row between the two NATO allies intensifies.