The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that French citizen Lennart Monterlos, who had been detained in Iran on charges of anti-security activities, has been acquitted and released following a court ruling.
Mojtaba Shasti Karimi,…
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Thirteen killed as hospital shelled in besieged Sudan city, BBC told
At least 13 people have been killed after an attack on one of the last remaining hospitals in el-Fasher, a Sudanese city trapped under siege.
Sixteen others, including a doctor and nurse, were injured after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
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3 killed in Houston-area shooting spree
The shooter has not been identified. A Houston police official told reporters that the man’s description and vehicle — a silver Ford Escape — connect him to the killings, NBC News reported.
The victims have also not been identified.
The…
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Gaza war at two years: A toll in numbers
Statistics alone cannot capture the human suffering, but they reveal the scale of catastrophe in the densely populated coastal territory.
28 CHILDREN KILLED EVERY DAY
Data released on Tuesday by Gaza’s health authorities shows that Israeli…
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Donald Trump’s Gaza peace deal is a huge moment but this is just the beginning
Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent
Anadolu via Getty ImagesMore than 90% of Gaza’s housing has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN It is a major moment in this most grievous Gaza war.
Most of all, it is a human moment. The first…
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Iran-aligned armed groups stronger despite Gaza ceasefire, Iranian MP says
“Groups in the resistance front are today stronger and more active than two years ago against America and Israel,” Behnam Saeedi, secretary of parliament’s national security commission, told Didban Iran, referring to militias backed by…
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Lebanon’s southern border faces transformed landscape
In the Lebanese border village of Houla, 55-year-old Fidaa Fawaz wakes each morning to the same haunting sight: Israeli rifles aimed in her direction from positions less than 700 meters away, according to Xinhua.
“Half my house is gone,” she…
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Iranian Human Rights Activist Faces New Charges in Prison
Reza Khandan, a human rights activist and husband of imprisoned lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, is facing new charges of “spreading lies” for sp …
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CNN and NYT journalists helping Israel wage information war
Reporters from both organizations are teaching how to influence news coverage of the Jewish state
A CNN commentator and New York Times reporters are mentoring in a journalism fellowship launched to help Israel win the “information war,” according…
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Iran Resumes Electricity Exports Despite Domestic Power Problems
Iran has resumed electricity exports to Afghanistan and Pakistan while importing power from Armenia and Turkmenistan, the head of the st …
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