Friday, March 29, 2024

US Military Says It Destroyed Four Houthi Long-Range Drones

March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had destroyed four long-range drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. U.S. Central Command said in a post on the social media site X that the...
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U.S. Gives Activist Fariba Balouch ‘International Women of Courage’ Award 

By Nazenin Ansari Fariba Balouch, an advocate for the rights of women and of the citizens of Balouchistan in Iran is among the 13 winners of the International Women of Courage award granted annually by...

Soccer- Iran Through to Next Round in World Cup Qualifiers

By Michael Church HONG KONG, March 26 (Reuters) - Qatar advanced to the third phase of Asia's 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Kuwait as Iran, Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates...

Paris-Based Artist Hanieh Delecroix Highlights Plight of Iranian Women

By Katayoun Shahandeh Hanieh Delecroix is an Iranian-born artist living in Paris who left Iran after the Revolution and whose recent work, dedicated to the plight of Iranian women, went on display at the Salon...

Iran Regime-Aligned Hezbollah Says It Launched Dozens of Rockets After Israeli Strikes

BEIRUT, March 27 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said it launched dozens of rockets at Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli town over the border, early on Wednesday in response to deadly Israeli strikes on the village...

US Imposes Sanctions on Finance, Trade Facilitators of Houthis, Hezbollah, Quds Force

March 26 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed counter-terrorism sanctions on what it described as finance and trade facilitators for Yemen's Houthis, Iran's Quds Force and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. The sanctions target six entities, one individual and...

Iran’s Security Forces Blinded More Than 125 People In Protests, Says Berkeley Human Rights Center

By Natasha Phillips An investigation into the number of people blinded by Iran’s security forces during the nationwide 2022 protests by the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) human rights center published on March 19, found that...

UK Airdrops 10 Tons of Food Supplies Into Gaza

March 26 (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Air Force airdropped more than 10 metric tons of food supplies into Gaza for the first time on Monday, Britain's defence ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. "The aid, which...

Hamas Leader Haniyeh to Travel to Tehran for Meetings With Iranian Officials, Press TV...

March 26 (Reuters) - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh will travel to Tehran on Tuesday to meet Iranian officials, a day after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and...

Israel Says It Stopped Advanced Weapons From Being Smuggled Into West Bank From Iran

JERUSALEM, March 25 (Reuters) - Israeli security forces stopped advanced weapons, including shrapnel charges and anti tank mines, from being smuggled into the West Bank from Iran, the military said on Monday. It said the weapons were uncovered...