At Least 4 Palestinians Killed, Including Three Teenagers, in Israeli Raid in West Bank,...
Aug 6 (Reuters) - At least four Palestinians were killed and seven others injured by Israeli fire in the town of Aqaba, Tubas District, in the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian...
Iranian President, in Talks With Putin Ally, Calls for Expanded Ties With Russia
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told a senior ally of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Monday that Tehran was determined to expand relations with its "strategic partner...
US Says Military Moves in Middle East Aimed at De-escalating Tensions
By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. is deploying additional military might in the Middle East as a defensive measure with a goal of de-escalating tensions in the region, a White House official said...
Iran’s Government Says It Does Not Want Regional Escalation but Must ‘Punish’ Israel
DUBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail...
Biden Voices Hope Iran Will Stand down but Is Uncertain
By Stephanie Kelly and Ali Sawafta
WILMINGTON, Del./RAMALLAH, Aug 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden expressed hope Iran would stand down despite its threat to avenge the assassination of Hamas’ leader in Tehran, as fears mounted...
UK Agency Confirms Missile Strike on Vessel Near Yemen’s Aden, No Injuries or Damage...
By Enas Alashray and Adam Makary
CAIRO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - A merchant vessel was hit by a missile 125 nautical miles east of Yemen's port of Aden, but "no fires, water ingress, or oil leaks were...
UN Security Council Countries Express Alarm Over Risk of All-Out Middle East War
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom
July 31 (Reuters) - United Nations Security Council countries on Wednesday called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to avert a wider Middle East conflict after the killings of two militant leaders raised...
Khaled Meshaal, Who Survived Israeli Assassination Attempt, Tipped to Be New Hamas Leader
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, July 31 (Reuters) - Khaled Meshaal, tipped to be the new Hamas leader, became known around the world in 1997 after Israeli agents injected him with poison in a botched assassination attempt on...
Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Detention Is Focus Of UK Legal Complaint
By Natasha Phillips
The arrest and charge of prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi by the Islamic Republic of Iran is the object of a complaint lodged on July 24 with the United Nations Working Group...
Haniyeh Assassination: Why Tehran Is Blaming A “Projectile From Abroad”
Kayhan-London Staff
July 31, 2024
-Analysis-
From sources inside Iran, as well as around the Arab world, the first elements are emerging of how the high-stakes mission to assassinate Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran may have been successfully...
