UK Foreign Secretary Lammy to Visit Bahrain and Jordan, Seeking Support for Regional De-escalation
LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will this week meet with leaders in Bahrain and Jordan as part of Western diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East.
Lammy will arrive...
Hezbollah Officials Drop Gaza Truce as Condition for Lebanon Ceasefire
BEIRUT, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Hezbollah officials are no longer demanding a truce in Gaza as a condition for reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon, rowing back from an oft-repeated promise to keep fighting until Israel halts its offensive against...
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...
