Dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical personnel rallied Thursday outside the Central Bank in the Lebanese capital of Beirut after declaring a two-day general strike to protest rapidly deteriorating economic conditions. The strike was declared by …
Former New York resident found guilty of aiding IS
A former New York resident has been found guilty in Brooklyn federal court of traveling to the Middle East to recruit Islamic State fighters and obtain weapons for the militants which US authorities brand a terrorist group. Mirsad Kandic, 40, will face…
Bahrain king changes title, becomes ‘His Greatest Majesty’
King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain has reportedly ordered his royal title to be changed from “His Majesty” to “His Greatest Majesty”, media reported on Tuesday. The Gulf country’s Royal Court, through the ministry of information, sent a notice to…
Canada Soccer cancel Iran game over Flight PS752 controversy
Canada’s football governing body on Thursday said it had cancelled a friendly match with Iran, as families of the victims of a passenger jet downed by Iranian air defences campaigned against the match. News of the scheduled match, which was set to take…
Death toll from Iran tower block collapse reaches 18
The death toll from the collapse of a tower block in southwestern Iran rose to 18, state media reported on Thursday, making it the country’s deadliest such disaster in years. A large section of the 10-storey Metropol building that was under constructio…
Jordan announces end of controversial defense law
Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced on Wednesday that the defence law, first adopted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, would be lifted in a matter of months. The king’s announcement came as part of a televised speech commemorating the coun…
US seizes Iranian oil cargo near Greek island
The United States has confiscated an Iranian oil cargo held on a Russian-operated ship near Greece and will send the cargo to the United States aboard another vessel, three sources familiar with the matter said. Greek authorities last month impounded t…
Turkey negotiating with Russia, Ukraine over grain exports
Turkey is in negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to open a corridor via the Bosphorus for grain exports from Ukraine, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday. Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been blocked since Russia invaded in February and …
Israel responsible for killing of Iranian colonel: NYT
Israel has told the United States it was responsible for the killing of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel last week, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Colonel Sayyad Khodai was shot dead on Sunday by a gunman on the back of a motorcycle as h…
Tunisian president decrees a referendum for new constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied issued on Wednesday a decree to call voters to a referendum on a new constitution on July 25, the official gazette said, ignoringthe opposition’s calls to reverse the controversial move. Saied last week named law professor…