Category: 2. Middle East

Iran executed three men on Thursday who were accused of killing police officers during protests in January, with activists warning of the risk of a new surge in hangings as war rages with Israel and the United States.

They were the first hangings…

The US Embassy in Riyadh urged American citizens on Thursday to consider leaving Saudi Arabia “if you can do so safely,” citing ongoing escalation in the region, Anadolu reports.

In a security alert posted on the…

US President Donald Trump said that Israel carried out an attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field without any involvement from the United States or Qatar. He stressed that Washington had no prior knowledge of the…

MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday condemned what it called an intensification of Ukrainian attacks on Gazprom gas compressor stations serving two major pipelines, saying such incidents threatened critical infrastructure and…

CAIRO, March 19 (Reuters) – Israel reopened the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Thursday after nearly three weeks to allow some wounded Palestinians to leave for treatment, after Gaza medics said Israeli strikes had killed four people in the…

Israeli forces on Wednesday carried out demolitions and land clearing that affected agricultural structures and a water well in the town of Al-Ramadin, south of Hebron.

Local sources said the forces entered the…

DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called for vigilance and coordination among regional countries to counter what he described as “destabilising and escalatory actions” by the United States and Israel, Iranian…

Saudi Arabia has held talks with Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan on the escalation involving Iran and ways to achieve security and stability in the region.

According to a statement from the Saudi Foreign Ministry on…

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has said that “every drop of blood has a price that the criminal killers will soon pay” in a message of condolence following the death of senior security official Ali…

DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) – Iran is considering a proposal to levy transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, a potential bid to monetise Tehran’s newfound grip over the critical waterway through…