Friday, October 11, 2024

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ebadi Slams Institutions for Hosting Alleged Terrorist Mousavian

By Benjamin Weinthal Shirin Ebadi, the first-ever Nobel Prize laureate from Iran, in late September issued a scathing indictment of the former high-level Iranian government official Seyed Hossein Mousavian and institutions that host him, because...

ANALYSIS: Iran Officials Put On Show of Strength As Israel Prepares Attack

By Hamed Mohammadi A series of Israeli operations aimed at eliminating commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and leaders of militia groups under Iran’s control have prompted the Islamic Republic authorities to take...

Iran Foreign Minister to Visit Saudi Arabia, Regional Countries

DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region starting on Tuesday to discuss regional issues and work on stopping Israel's "crimes" in Gaza and...

A Year After Oct. 7, Hamas Faces Dissent in Gaza as War Takes Toll

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta CAIRO/RAMALLAH, Oct 8 - Samira, a mother of two, yearns for her old life when she was an Arabic teacher and had a comfortable home - before the attack by Hamas on...

COMMENTARY: Iranians in Turkey Seeking U.S. Asylum Face Challenges

By Firouzeh Nordstrom There is no exact number of Iranians currently in Turkey awaiting the outcome of their asylum applications to the U.S. These individuals encounter limitations that prevent them from obtaining employment legally and...

Iran’s Quds Force Chief Out of Contact Since Beirut Strikes, Iranian Officials Say

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon after the killing last month of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since strikes on Beirut late...

Iran Summons Australian Envoy Over Stance on Its Israel Attack, Tasnim Says

DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the Australian ambassador in Tehran over what it called his country's biased stance regarding Iran's attack on Israel, Iranian news agency Tasnim said on Sunday. Tehran's missile attack on...

Flights From All Iran’s Airports Cancelled From Late on Sunday

DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Flights from all Iran's airports will be cancelled until 6 a.m. local time (0230 GMT) on Monday from 9 p.m. on Sunday, Iran's state media said, citing a spokesperson for Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation. The...

Thousands Around the World Protest Middle East War as Oct 7 Anniversary Nears

By Leigh Thomas and Kanishka Singh PARIS/WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in major cities around the world on Saturday demanding an end to bloodshed in Gaza and the wider Middle East ahead...

Heavy Strikes Shake Lebanon’s Beirut as Israel Expands Hezbollah Campaign

By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam BEIRUT, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the Lebanese capital and sparking flashes of red and white...