Two Vessels Catch Fire After Missile Strikes off Yemen’s Aden
CAIRO, June 9 (Reuters) - Two ships caught on fire after being hit by projectiles off Yemen's Aden, two UK maritime agencies reported on Sunday.
The British security firm Ambrey said on Sunday an Antigua- and Barbuda-flagged general cargo ship was struck by a missile 83 nautical miles...
France’s Macron Says Urgency to Reduce Tensions Between Israel and Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah
By John Irish
PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - France and the United States will work harder to prevent a broader escalation in the Middle East with a key priority to calm the situation between Israel and Hezbollah,...
Israel’s Netanyahu to Address U.S. Congress on July 24
June 6 (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will "present the truth" about the war against Hamas in Gaza when he addresses the U.S. Congress on July 24 during a visit to Washington,...
Islamic Republic-Backed Houthis Target Three Vessels in Red Sea and Arabian Sea
CAIRO, June 5 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis conducted military operations targeting three vessels in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, the group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Wednesday.
The Houthi militia, which controls the most...
HIGHLIGHTS – IAEA Board of Governors Resolution Against Iran
VIENNA, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to explain uranium traces found at undeclared sites, reverse its barring of inspectors and step up cooperation...
IAEA Board Passes Resolution Against Iran on Cooperation, Inspectors
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on Iran to step up cooperation with the watchdog and reverse its recent barring of inspectors despite concerns Tehran...
UNESCO Celebrates Rumi, the 13th-Century Persian Poet and Sufi Mystic, in Paris
By Nazanine Nouri
UNESCO is this week holding a conference, exhibition and two concerts at its headquarters in Paris to commemorate the 815th anniversary of the birth of Mawlana, the 13th-century Persian poet, scholar and...
EXCLUSIVE – Europeans’ Draft Atomic Watchdog Resolution Presses Iran on Particles, Inspectors
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, June 4 (Reuters) - A draft resolution European powers submitted to the U.N. nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors on Monday for a vote this week presses Iran again to explain uranium traces found at undeclared...
Israeli Strike Kills Medic With Hezbollah-Linked Rescue Force
BEIRUT, May 31 (Reuters) - At least one medic from a rescue force affiliated with Hezbollah was killed and another wounded in an Israeli strike on an ambulance in southern Lebanon on Friday, a Lebanese security...
Biden Details Gaza Truce Proposal, Iran Regime-Backed Hamas Responds Positively
By Steve Holland and James Mackenzie
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release...
