Reports of blasts inside Iran have fueled speculation about sabotage, protest tactics and looming U.S. action. Yet amid military pressure, conflicting regional messages and Turkish mediation efforts, Washington and Tehran remain locked in ambiguity, with diplomacy stalled and
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
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
By Muhammad Amin Afridi and Saad Sayeed BARA/KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people have fled a remote mountainous region in northwestern Pakistan in recent weeks, residents said, after warnings broadcast from mosques urged families to evacuate ahead
GAZA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 12 people, the Palestinian health ministry said, with children reported to be among the fatalities in the latest violence rattling a tenuous ceasefire. One airstrike hit an apartment in Gaza City killing three
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that U.S., Israeli and European leaders had exploited Iran's economic problems, incited unrest and provided people with the means to "tear the nation apart” in recent protests. The two-week long nationwide