DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that if the U.S. attacked Iran it would become a regional conflict, state media reported on Sunday, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. The U.S. has built up its naval presence in the
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO Feb 1 (Reuters) - Preparations to reopen Gaza's main border crossing in Rafah were underway on Sunday though it was uncertain any Palestinians would pass through it before the day's end, Israeli and Palestinian officials
By Andrea Shalal, Timour Azhari and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON/RIYADH, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Mark Savaya, named by U.S. President Donald Trump as special envoy for Iraq in October, is no longer in that role, sources familiar with the move said. The move comes amid growing tensions
Iran has declared European countries' armies "terrorist groups", its parliament speaker said Sunday, following the EU's decision to apply the same designation to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Lawmakers wore the green uniform of the Guards in a display of solidarity at
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Iran considers as "terrorist groups" the armies of EU countries that listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc's list of terrorist organisations, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday. The EU marked a symbolic shift in
In the absence of an immediate justification for an attack, Trump may give Turkey credit for resolving the crisis in Iran, which understands that Turkey could be a more effective mediator than Saudi Arabia. A senior Turkish official told Haaretz that Istanbul may propose
Israel is set to partially reopen the Rafah crossing between the war-devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday, following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access will be limited to the movement of people. The reopening comes amid ongoing violence in the
Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access is limited to the movement of people. The reopening comes as violence continues despite a ceasefire in
The mayor of Suakin dreams of a rebirth for his town, an ancient Red Sea port spared by the wars that have marked Sudan's history but reduced to ruins by the ravages of time. "It was called the 'White City'," for its unique buildings made of coral stone taken from the seabed,
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met with top Iranian security official Ali Larijani in Tehran and reviewed efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Saturday in a statement. (Reporting by
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iraq's alliance of Shi'ite political blocs, the Coordination Framework, reaffirmed on Saturday its support for former premier Nouri al-Maliki to lead the next government, despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Washington would no longer help
By Saleem Ahmed QUETTA, Pakistan, Jan 31 (Reuters) - At least 92 militants were killed on Saturday battling Pakistan's security forces in multiple cities across the southwestern province of Balochistan, four security officials told Reuters. Pakistan's military said in a
Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes. US President Donald Trump confirmed the two sides were talking,
By Soren Jeppesen and Tom Little COPENHAGEN, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Danes gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen on Saturday in support of veterans who said they had been insulted by President Donald Trump's comment that European allies had kept "off the front
The state-run Tehran Times reported one explosion at a residential building in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, near Iran's border with Iraq, which killed four people. A separate explosion occurred at Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas. Israeli officials denied the country's
Jan 31 (Reuters) - An explosion occurred at Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iranian media reported, without giving a cause for the blast. The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that social media reports alleging that a Revolutionary Guard navy commander was
Israeli air strikes killed 32 people including children in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency, as the military said it had attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation. Despite a US-brokered truce entering its second phase
Israeli air strikes killed 28 people including children in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency, as the military said it attacked in response to a Hamas ceasefire violation. Despite a US-brokered ceasefire entering its second phase
Israeli air strikes killed 22 people in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, including women and children, according to the territory's civil defence agency, updating an earlier toll. Despite a US-brokered ceasefire entering its second phase earlier this month, violence in the
While the protest remains nonpartisan and civilian-driven, reflecting a simple demand for safety despite little expectation of action from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, it may send a crucial message of sanity in an otherwise insane reality
