The US warned Lebanon on Wednesday against accepting free gifts of fuel from Iran, telling the crisis-hit country that it could be subject to US sanctions if it goes ahead with the importation of Iranian oil. The warning came as Iran accused the US of …
Iran actress Taraneh Alidoosti supports anti-govt protest
Top Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti has posted a picture of herself on Instagram without a headscarf to express support for nationwide anti-government demonstrations, another sign that the protest movement is gaining support from all layers of societ…
Pakistan displays three JF-17 jets at Bahrain Airshow
Pakistan brought three of its JF-17 fighter jets to showcase at the Bahrain International Airshow on Thursday. The JF-17s took part in a flying display at the 9-11 November event at which companies from several countries including Israel are participat…
US ‘worried’ extremist may become Israel defence minister
US officials have expressed concern that Israel’s next defence minister may be from the far-right extremist Religious Zionism party, the American news website Axios reported on Wednesday. Axios said the Biden administration was keeping a close eye on t…
Turkey mine blast caused by ‘negligence’: police report
A blast that killed 42 people at a Turkish state-run coal mine in mid-October was caused by a “chain of negligence”, concluded a police report seen by AFP on Thursday. The blast ripped through the mine near the small coal town of Amasra on northwest Tu…
Al-Eizariya: Jerusalem’s lost lifeline wilts into anarchy
Al-Eizariya is lawless. Literally. “No police here! No Israeli, no Palestinian!” the driver said as we passed into Al-Eizariya on that first day. He removed his seatbelt and laughed. Police are absent from this city to the extent that young men volunte…
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, sectarianism starts at school
Over the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), the city of Mostar saw heavy fighting between Croat and Bosniak troops. Nowadays, three decades later, the former front line still remains an invisible scar dividing the city into two halves: Bosniaks…
Taliban ban women from parks and funfairs in Afghan capital
The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital’s public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to be segregated by gender. The new rule, introduced this week, further squeezes women out of an ever-shrinking public space t…
Tunisia: Ghannouchi appears in court for ‘false’ allegations
The head of Tunisia’s Ennahda Party said Thursday that an ongoing court case against him was false and aimed to divert attention away from the country’s real problems. Rached Ghannouchi, who is also the former parliament speaker, appeared before the in…
Israel’s Herzog says Ben-Gvir a ‘worry’ for Netanyahu tenure
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday that “the whole world is worried” about lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir’s far-right positions, local media reported, as he appears poised to become a minister in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government. H…