Category: 3. Middle East

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a thorough investigation Sunday into the causes of a major blast at a key southern port that killed at least 40 people and injured more than 1,000.

His instructions came after President Masoud…

Fires were still blazing on Sunday after a massive explosion tore through Iran’s largest commercial port the day before, killing at least 25 people and leaving hundreds more injured, according to local media.

The blast occurred Saturday at Shahid…

Fire blazed on Sunday, more than 24 hours after a massive explosion tore through Iran’s largest commercial port, killing at least 28 people and leaving more than 1,000 others injured, according to the Red Crescent.

The blast occurred Saturday at…

A number of people have been killed and multiple others injured in Vancouver after a driver drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in the western Canadian city, police say.

Police said the incident happened shortly after 8:00 pm…

Barcelona defender Jules Kounde struck deep in extra time to decide a gripping Copa del Rey Clasico final in Seville, earning his side a 3-2 win over rivals Real Madrid.

The Catalans, aiming for a quadruple this season, won the first major trophy…

Fierce rivals go the distance in middleweight bout as their famous fathers watch on at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Chris Eubank Jr dealt fellow Briton Conor Benn a first career defeat after going the distance to win their middleweight…

With Pope Francis’s funeral, the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics are turning the page on an era of reform and liberalism.

The Vatican now faces several…

Pakistan has called for a “neutral” investigation into the killings of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi has blamed on Islamabad, saying it was willing to cooperate and favoured peace.

India has identified two of the…

The group mainly campaigned for UK to end the extraction of oil and gas by 2030.

British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil has held its final demonstration in London, ending three years of high-profile climate protest stunts as they moved…

Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas’s Fatah movement and seen as a potential successor to him.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a close aide as vice president, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said.

Hussein…