Category: 3. Middle East

Tehran, Iran – Roya, a 62-year-old resident of Iran’s capital, was jolted awake just after 3am on Friday morning by the sound of explosions in her Marzdaran neighbourhood in western Tehran.

“It was absolutely terrifying, my heart was…

French MEP Rima Hassan spoke at a Paris pro-Palestinian rally after being deported from Israel for joining the Gaza flotilla ship Madleen. Her detention sparked protests in cities across France. Six activists were expelled; two remain in…

In this episode of Reframe, Ken Roth and Silvia Fernandez discuss what international justice means today, exploring the significance of the ICC and asking if the “court of last resort” can withstand threats and sanctions by global superpowers…

Qatar and Saudi Arabia will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 World Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have confirmed.

Six teams, the third and fourth-placed sides from the recent Asian third round of qualifying, will be…

Two key Iranian nuclear scientists are among six scientists killed in Israeli strikes on sites in Iran on Friday.

More than 200 Israeli Air Force fighter jets hit more than 100 nuclear, military and infrastructure targets across Iran, including…

Iranians awoke to bombs dropping across the country, as Israel launched a major attack on the country. Israel says it targeted military and nuclear sites and officials, but entire residential buildings have been destroyed.

Is the status of the United States as a global hegemon shifting?

Under President Donald Trump, US foreign policy has adopted an America…

Israel on Friday carried out dozens of airstrikes in Iran, hitting nuclear and military sites and killing several commanders and nuclear scientists.

Iran immediately responded by launching drones against Israel, and called the Israeli attack “a…