Category: 3. Middle East

Iran has accused Israel of carrying out a drone attack on facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco, describing it as a “false flag” operation.

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency quoted a military source as…

By Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) – Progress on a potential international framework to prohibit and restrict Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) is urgently needed, as talks on the matter in Geneva enter a crucial phase, their…

Israel was determined to act in their own defence’. Senior US Republican Mike Johnson told reporters the US had to attack Iran to protect US interests, after Israel launched its strikes on the country. Senior US politicians were briefed…

The day after one of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords, known as “El Mencho”, was killed in a dawn raid last week, Defence Minister Ricardo Trevilla Trejo told reporters that 80 percent of weapons seized from cartels have been smuggled across…

Tel Aviv, March 3 (Reuters) – The Israeli military has prepared for a campaign against Iran that could last several weeks but is unlikely to see the deployment of ground forces, a military spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.

“We have prepared…

The US embassy in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, was targeted by two drones early on Tuesday morning, causing a limited fire and minor material damage, according to initial estimates by the Saudi Ministry of Defence.

Two…

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot held a call on Monday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss the Iran war and both agreed to work on de-escalation, Barrot’s office said in a statement.

Both ministers…

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) says it also destroyed Iranian air defence installations as well as missile and drone launch sites.

The United States military has said its forces have destroyed Islamic…

KABUL, March 3 (Reuters) – At least 42 civilians have been killed and 104 wounded in Afghanistan in the fighting with Pakistan between February 26 and March 2, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday.

(Reporting by…

Satriano’s superb volley gives the visitors a 1-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu as Real miss injured forward Mbappe.