US-brokered deal is ‘permanent, equitable resolution of maritime dispute’ between Israel, Lebanon
The US-brokered deal delineating the maritime boundary between Israel and Lebanon is intended to be a lasting resolution to their longtime dispute, the draft seen by Reuters on Wednesday said. ...
Iran ex-president’s daughter held, charged amid protests
The daughter of Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, arrested last month amid protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, has been charged with “propaganda” activity, the judiciary said Tuesday. ...
Iraq MPs to meet Thursday to elect president: speaker
Iraq’s parliament will meet on Thursday to “elect the president,” a press release from speaker Mohammed Al-Halbussi’s office said on Tuesday, after months of political impasse. ...
‘Several’ inmates dead in Iran prison riot: Official
“Several” inmates died and others were injured during a prison riot in northern Iran, during which security forces used tear gas, a judicial official said on Monday. ...
Iran’s morality police sanctioned by UK for ‘repression of women’
Britain said on Monday it had sanctioned senior Iranian security officials and the country’s “so-called Morality Police,” saying the force had used threats of detention and violence to control what Iranian women wear and how they behave in public. ...
Iraq directs investigation into Erbil bombing
Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, directed on Saturday, an investigation into the bombing incidents on Iraqi territory. ...
US, UK hold drone drill in Arabian Gulf after Iran seizures
The US Navy held a joint drone drill with the United Kingdom on Friday in the Arabian Gulf, testing the same unmanned surveillance ships that Iran twice has seized in recent months in the Middle East. ...
At least 82 people killed in Iran crackdown in Zahedan since Sept 30, Amnesty Says
At least 82 people have been killed by Iranian security forces in the city of Zahedan in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province since protests erupted there on September 30, Amnesty International said on Thursday. ...
Depositors "still" storms Lebanon banks to demand their frozen money
Outraged bank clients, at least two of them armed, stormed four commercial banks across Lebanon on Tuesday over withdrawal limits that have been imposed throughout the country amid a financial meltdown. ...
Iran protests: Supreme leader blames unrest on US and Israel
Iran's supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the anti-government protests sweeping the country, in his first public comments on the unrest. ...
At least 92 people killed in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests: IHR NGO
At least 92 people have been killed nationwide in Iran's crackdown on two weeks of protests that erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the morality police, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) NGO said on Sunday. ...
19 killed, including 3 elite Guard members, in Iran attack
An attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city killed 19 people, including three members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday. ...
Thirteen killed in Iraq as Iran attacks Kurdish groups blamed for protests
Thirteen people have been killed in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, officials say, as Iran launched missiles and armed drones at what it said were bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups. ...
Iran protests: Death toll rises to 76 as crackdown intensifies - rights group
At least 76 protesters have been killed by Iranian security forces during 11 days of unrest sparked by the death of a woman in custody, activists say. ...
Iran protest deaths higher than state media figures: Amnesty
Protester death figures in Iran are being distorted by the country’s regime to cover up the use of excessive force by security services, The Independent has reported. ...
Tension escalates at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound
Tension escalated at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday, with incursions into the area by hundreds of Jewish settlers, under the protection of Israeli police, to mark the start of Rosh Hashanah. ...
Amid unrest, Iranian Guard attacks militant group in Iraq
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday attacked a Kurdish militant group’s base located in the north of neighboring Iraq, state media said, a week after widespread anti-government protests began over a young woman’s death in police custody. ...
Pro-government marchers call for executions, as protests continue in Iran
Thousands demonstrated across Iran on Friday at government-backed pro-hijab counter rallies, after a week of bloody protests over the death of a woman arrested for wearing the Islamic headscarf “improperly.” ...
Saudi Arabia, US, France stress importance of timely elections in Lebanon
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the US, and France have expressed their continuing support for Lebanon’s sovereignty, security and stability, and highlighted the importance of holding elections. ...
EU envoys ‘gravely concerned’ over crisis in Lebanon
EU member states’ ambassadors to Lebanon on Tuesday told President Michel Aoun of their “grave and growing concerns” over the deepening economic crisis in the country. ...