Large amounts of aid is ready to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt, but Israel is not allowing the Rafah crossing to be opened, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday. ‘Unfortunately the Israeli government has so far not taken a stance t…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday said the Middle East is on the ‘verge of the abyss’ as he urged Islamist Hamas to immediately release hostages and called for swift humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip. ‘Each one of these two objective…

The European Commission proposed on Monday a new law to reduce microplastic pollution from pellets used as raw materials for producing all plastics. The legislation aims to tackle the unintentional yet preventable release of such nurdles, as the pelle…