Iranian president 'missing' after helicopter 'hard landing'
One local government official used the word "crash" to describe the incident, but he acknowledged to an Iranian newspaper that he had yet to reach the site.
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Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says
The Iranian television report did not elaborate, while the Tehran Times reported that the foreign minister was also onboard the helicopter
How Iran is trying to punish Jordan for helping Israel
After Jordan helped thwart Iran's attack, Tehran warned Amman would be its next 'target' should it aid Israel again. Meanwhile, Iran is using proxies and propaganda to cast Abdullah II as a 'sellout' to the Palestinian cause, amid already high tensions in Jordan over Gaza
Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi involved in 'hard landing,' search ongoing
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were in the helicopter with President Ebrahim Raisi, according to Iranian state media.
Ghassan Abu Sittah investigated for comments over Gaza war
Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu Sittah will be investigated by a regulator over 'controversial comments' he has made about Israel's war on Gaza.
Glasgow City Council preparing to offer aid to Gaza
Amid the UK government's continued blocking of funds to UNRWA, Glasgow City Council is looking to offer aid to the besieged, starving Gaza Strip.
Moroccan enterprises give jobs, hope to people with disabilities
Fadoua Lamrani was elated when she was hired as a waitress at a restaurant in Morocco which employs people with mental disabilities. The 33-year-old is among some 60 people with mental health conditions working at the eatery located on a farm and run by the Centre for
From headdress to no-dress: Saudi heats up in swimwear show
The show took place on the second day of the inaugural Red Sea Fashion Week at the St Regis Red Sea Resort, situated off Saudi Arabia's western coast.
UK to shut down Gaza protests over antisemitism allegations
Reports claim the UK Met Police will get new powers to shut down Gaza protests after allegations the marches display antisemitism.
UN aid chief warns of 'apocalyptic' consequences of Gaza shortages
The stranglehold on aid reaching Gaza threatens an "apocalyptic" outcome, the UN's humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Sunday as he warned of famine in the besieged territory. "If fuel runs out, aid doesn't get to the people where they need it, that famine, which we
'Can't leave': 10 years on, thousands forgotten in Syria desert camp
In a no-man's land on Syria's border with Iraq and Jordan, thousands are stranded in an isolated camp, unable to return home after fleeing the government and jihadists years ago. When police defector Khaled arrived at Rukban, he had hoped to be back home within weeks -- but
Iran confirms indirect talks with arch enemy United States
News reports last week suggested that US and Iranian officials have held secret negotiations with the two nations having no diplomatic ties
Saudi crown prince and top US aide discuss security deal
Washington has been pushing Saudi for a deal to recognise the state of Israel in exchange for advancing security and defence ties.
Deadly bombs hit Gaza as US security envoy visits Israel
An Israeli strike in Gaza killed 31 people Sunday, the Palestinian civil defence agency said, as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was visiting for talks on the brutal conflict and post-war scenarios. Army troops have moved in on Gaza's crowded far-southern city of
Twenty killed in Israeli strike, battles rage across Gaza
Dozens have been reported killed as Israeli strikes pummel Gaza and street fighting rages in northern Jabalia and Gaza City.
Dozens of civilians killed, wounded in attacks across Gaza
Dozens have been reported killed as Israeli strikes pummel Gaza and street fighting rages in northern Jabalia and Gaza City.
Dramas elevate Iran cinema but it's comedy that sells
Social dramas have made Iranian films and their directors renowned at international festivals such as Cannes, but at home it's comedy that sells and has long been the favoured genre. There are around 750 screens in the Islamic republic, and going to the movies is a preferred
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion
Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury by split decision to win the world's first undisputed heavyweight championship in 25 years on Sunday, an unprecedented feat in boxing's four-belt era. Britain's Fury was the early aggressor but Usyk gradually took charge and the "Gypsy King" was
'Maldives what?': Saudi fashionistas attempt beach rebrand
Saudi designer Tima Abid got her start at a time when fashion shows were taboo and tourism, apart from religious pilgrimages, was almost nonexistent in the Gulf kingdom. So she was as surprised as anyone to see models draped in her latest couture collection gliding down an
Iraq father begins legal action against BP over son's cancer death
Hussein Julood is taking legal action against British energy giant BP after he lost his son to leukaemia, which he alleges was caused by gas flaring at Iraq's largest oil field. The bereaved father, who lives near the Rumaila field in the southern province of Basra, is
23 missing for two weeks off Tunisia: officials
About 23 migrants were missing after setting off in a boat from Tunisia towards Italy, the country's national guard said on Saturday.
At UCLA Nakba Day event, calls for intifada overshadow real grief
The two halves of the Nakba Day event at UCLA felt dichotomous. One was an invitation to learn, an outpouring of grief. The other presented the pro-Palestinian campus movement exactly as its detractors believe it to be
Three Spaniards, three Afghans killed in Afghanistan attack
The attack is believed to be the first deadly assault on foreign tourists since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
One killed, six injured in clashes in western Libyan city
At least one person was killed and six injured when fierce clashes broke out on Saturday in the city of Zawiya in western Libya, prompting calls for a ceasefire
Iraq parliament fails to elect a speaker
Iraq's parliament was unable to elect a speaker because neither of the two primary candidates obtained a majority in a contentious session.
Israel's Gantz demands Gaza postwar plan, threatens to quit
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said Saturday he would resign from the body unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a post-war plan for Gaza.
Israel army says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza
The Israeli army said Saturday that troops had retrieved the body of hostage Ron Benjamin from the war-torn Gaza Strip after he was "murdered" during the October 7 Hamas attack. Military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Benjamin's body was recovered in the same
Mounting casualties in Sudan's Al Fasher as battles rage
A doctor working in a MSF hospital in Sudan said that there are snipers in the streets, heavy shelling and "nowhere" in Al Fasher is safe.
Austria to unblock funds for UNRWA
Austria said it would be releasing funds to UNRWA that were blocked after Israel accused its staff of being involved in the 7 October attacks.
BBC Tel Aviv remark sparks backlash over 'bias'
The accusations of bias came following a report on relations between the US and Israel following Iran's attack on Israel in April.
Israel at war, day 225: Truce talks are at an 'impasse,' foreign source says
'There is no progress' in truce talks between Israel and Hamas, a foreign source familiar with negotiations tells Haaretz ■ Israel willing to continue talks before making major decisions on broad military op in Rafah, White House says ■ Arab-Jewish grassroots movement plans to
Oil tanker hit by missile off Yemen
Ambrey said on Saturday, a crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen's southwestern city of Mokha.
US billionaires urged New York to use police on Gaza protest
A WhatsApp group of prominent US businessmen has been contacting New York's mayor to press him to use police in the student-led pro-Palestine encampments
US Ambassador warns Israel must have 'post-war Gaza plan'
The comments were made prior to the breakout of a public rift over post-war plans between Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Bridgerton star urges Gaza donations as new season starts
Nicola Coughlan, the current star of Netflix's Bridgerton, is asking viewers to donate to Rafah as the long-anticipated season 3 of the hit show debuts.
Varoufakis’s MERA25 fight EU election with Palestine agenda
MERA25 will be contesting the upcoming European Elections on a radical platform with Israel's 'genocidal' attack on Gaza front and centre.