Category: 2. Middle East

Iran has jailed a former goalkeeper for the national men’s football team after he published earlier this year a post deeply critical of then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei, his wife said.

The Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary confirmed that…

ANKARA — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Turkey’s southeastern Malatya province on Wednesday, lightly injuring dozens and triggering panic across a region still reeling from the devastating 2023 quakes.

The quake hit at 9 a.m. local time in…

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

– Pakistan minister in Tehran –

War mediator Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi headed to Iran for the second time this week amid an impasse between Tehran and Washington over a…

Standing before their devastated building in central Beirut, childhood neighbours Wael Sabbagh and Ghida Krisht vow to fight for justice after an Israeli strike killed their family members.

On April 8, hours after a ceasefire was announced…

Iran warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would spread far beyond the region if the United States and Israel resumed their attacks, after President Donald Trump threatened to strike again unless a deal is reached.

A ceasefire on April 8…

Iran’s chief negotiator said Wednesday the United States wanted to restart the Middle East war after President Donald Trump said he would attack again unless Tehran agreed a peace deal.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who warned of a “forceful…

BEIRUT — A Lebanese animal rights activist was released Tuesday following her brief detention after she posted a video documenting animal abuse, in a case that has sparked widespread controversy over the judiciary’s treating animal advocacy…

Youssef Shtayyeh came home from school on an April afternoon, dropped his bag in the hallway and headed straight back out to join his friends.

Minutes later, he was dead — shot by an Israeli soldier, just 100 metres (yards) from his home.

He was…

The Iranian football federation vice-president said Tuesday he was “very confident” in FIFA’s protocols as the team prepare to play at the World Cup in the United States.

Iran’s national team arrived in Turkey for a pre-tournament training camp on…