'No external power can deprive Iran of its participation,' the Iranian soccer federation said on Saturday. The statement comes about a week after representatives of Iran's delegation were denied entry to Canada for the FIFA Congress due to their ties to IRGC
BEIRUT, May 9 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 15 on Saturday, Lebanon's health ministry said. The Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah militants in the town, accusing
The U.S. military said Friday its forces disabled two Iranian tankers trying to breach a blockade of Iran's ports. Meanwhile, Bahrain said Saturday it arrested 41 people it alleges are linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once conditions allow. HMS Dragon, an air defence destroyer, was sent to
By Mohammed Torokman ASASA, West Bank, May 9 - Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank forced Palestinians to exhume the body of their father from his freshly dug village grave, his family said, near a settlement re-established by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
Lebanese official media reported three Israeli strikes south of Beirut on Saturday despite a three-week-old ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. Hezbollah meanwhile said it targeted northern Israel with a drone in response to continued Israeli
Authorities reported eight people killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, with more raids targeting a highway south of Beirut outside Hezbollah's traditional strongholds and far from the centre of ongoing fighting. The fresh attacks came in spite of a
Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least eight people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds. The fresh attacks were some of the most intense
JERUSALEM, May 9 (Reuters) - Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla they were travelling on are expected to be deported in the coming days after being released from security detention on Saturday, their lawyers said. Saif Abu
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Hezbollah says targeted Israeli troops in Lebanon - Hezbollah said Saturday it had targeted troops in northern Israel with a drone in response to repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon despite an ongoing truce between the
Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy on Saturday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position. US President Donald Trump had said on Friday that he was expecting Iran's
Iran questioned the seriousness of US diplomacy on Saturday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position. US President Donald Trump had said on Friday that he was expecting Iran's answer to
Under the bleachers of a West Bank stadium, a dozen men from Gaza live in a former changing room, blocked from returning home by the war that erupted more than two and a half years ago. Among those stranded is Sameer Abu Salah, 54, who had been working odd jobs in Israel's
During a visit to Beirut, Commissioner Hadja Lahbib said that 'more than three million people depend on aid to survive.' Meanwhile, the IDF announced that it attacked more than 85 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Lebanon over the past day
By Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran appeared no closer on Saturday to finding an end to their war after the two sides traded fire in the Gulf amid a tenuous ceasefire, while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded
U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe Iran's new supreme leader is deeply involved in military and diplomatic decision-making despite uncertainty over his location and health, the report says
By Matt Spetalnick and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of Iran’s recent attacks on an important Gulf partner, President Donald Trump's
Isolated and traumatised by drones and missiles, seafarers in the Gulf face grave mental suffering after more than two months stuck on board in the Middle East war, maritime charities warn. From captains to cooks, engineers and other officers, the workers who keep global
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including several in China and Hong Kong, for aiding efforts by Iran's military to secure weapons and raw materials used to build Tehran's Shahed
May 8 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his United Arab Emirates counterpart on Friday that U.S.-Iran talks needed to be supported to prevent a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. "The Russian side emphasised the need to focus on supporting the