WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was at a standstill on Sunday after Iran reasserted control over the strategic waterway that is key to global energy supply, days before a fragile ceasefire with the United States was…
NEW YORK CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Saturday condemned the killing of a French peacekeeper in southern Lebanon, warning that repeated attacks on its forces may constitute war crimes.
In a statement issued by UN…
TEHRAN: Iran’s state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Saturday that the war with the United States and Israel had killed more than 3,400 people in the Islamic republic.
The announcement comes in the midst of a two-week…
BEIRUT, Lebanon: Israeli forces on Saturday carried out demolitions in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, the scene of intense fighting with Hezbollah prior to the recently agreed 10-day truce, Lebanese state media reported.
“The…
PARIS: Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but Iran has threatened to target desalination plants after it said its own water and energy infrastructure had sustained damage in the ongoing war with Israel and the US.
What has Iran…
BEIJING: China has urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflict, particularly the US and Israel, to cease military operations, warning of a “vicious cycle” in a war that analysts say if prolonged, could undermine global growth and…
TEHRAN: Explosions rang out in Tehran early Monday morning, Iranian media reported, as Israel announced it launched a fresh wave of strikes.
“Explosion heard in Tehran,” local media Mehr posted on Telegram, while Fars news agency said…
The war in the Middle East has triggered a nightmare scenario for the global energy system, slashing so much supply that consumers around the world must both pay up big and lower consumption.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a…
LONDON: As Israeli military operations against Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon drive more than a million civilians from their homes, kill over 1,000 people in less than three weeks, and flatten entire residential blocks with no ceasefire…
