Middle East
Israeli strikes endanger civilians on Lebanon-Syria border: HRW
Human Rights Watch yesterday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at “grave risk” as they prevented them from fleeing and hampered humanitarian operations.
Iran air traffic resumes after suspension: state media
Flights have been operational again since 11:00 pm (1930 GMT) Sunday and were being "carried out in accordance with the flight schedule"
A year of Israel's invasion / Gaza still bleeds
Intensified Israeli airstrikes on Gaza yesterday killed dozens on the eve of the first anniversary of its offensive in the besieged territory that has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.
A year of israeli offensive in gaza / Palestinians wonder how to deal with tonnes of rubble
In the ruins of his two-storey home, 11-year-old Mohammed gathers chunks of the fallen roof into a broken pail and pounds them into gravel which his father will use to make gravestones for victims of the Gaza offensive.
Iran prepares plan to respond to any Israeli attack
Iran has prepared a plan to respond to a possible Israeli attack following the Islamic republic’s retaliatory missile strike against it last week, local media reported yesterday.
Israeli air attacks batter south Beirut
Israeli air attacks battered Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and early yesterday in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated its campaign against Iran-backed group Hezbollah last month.
Potential new Hezbollah leader out of contact, Lebanese source says
The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike reported to have targeted him
Carnage in Gaza / Mothers struggle to care for newborns
Gazan mother Rana Salah cradles her one-month-old daughter Milana in her arms in a sweltering tent for the displaced, and speaks of the guilt she feels for bringing her child into a world of war and suffering.
Uproar as UAE names oil chief to head COP28
The head of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company was named yesterday as president of this year’s COP28 climate talks, prompting fierce criticism from environmental activists.
Palestinian shot dead in clashes with Israeli forces
Palestinian man was shot dead in the early hours of Thursday during overnight Israeli raids in Qalandia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
US Navy seizes over 2,000 rifles from fishing boat
The US Navy said yesterday it had seized more than 2,000 assault rifles smuggled on a fishing boat along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen.
Iran issues another death sentence over Mahsa protests
Iran has sentenced another man to death in connection with the protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said Tuesday.
Iran sentences 3 more to death
Iran has sentenced to death three more people accused of killing members of the security forces during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death, the judiciary said yesterday. The Islamic republic has been rocked by civil unrest since September 16 death in custody of Amini, 22, following her arrest for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code for women. The latest sentences bring to 17 the total number of people condemned to death in connection with four months of protests.
Israeli sanctions ‘new war’
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh yesterday described a raft of Israeli measures as a “new war” against the Palestinian Authority aimed at pushing it “to the brink”.
3 more sentenced to death in Iran over Amini protests
Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said Monday.
Protest-hit Iran sentences four to jail over strike call
Iran’s judiciary yesterday announced jail terms of up to 10 years for people who called for strikes as part of a months-long protest movement.
Iranian man held in Germany
An Iranian man has been arrested in western Germany suspected of preparing an “Islamist attack” using cyanide and ricin, police and prosecutors said yesterday.
Boat with 185 land in Aceh
A boat with 185 Rohingya refugees landed on the shores of Indonesia’s Aceh province yesterday, a local disaster agency official said, following hundreds who arrived late last year fleeing desperate conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh.