Israel and United States have completed writing the final version of a letter guaranteeing the maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon, according to reports. The letter which was reportedly formulated on Friday will be signed early next week, a…
Brazil: Bolsonaro and Lula go head-to-head as polls open
Brazilians vote on Sunday in a polarising presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past. The runoff shaped up a…
Five wounded in West Bank shooting
A gun attack in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron wounded five people on Saturday, including four Israelis and a Palestinian, with the assailant shot dead, Israel’s emergency services and the army said. Extreme-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-G…
Iran trial opens for five facing death penalty over protests
The trial of five Iranians charged with offences that can carry capital punishment over protests sparked byMahsa Amini’s death opened Saturday in Tehran, the judiciary’s news website said. The Islamic republic has witnessed a wave of protests over the …
Baghdad tanker blast accident kills at least 9: security forces
A gas tanker exploded in Baghdad on Saturday night killing at least nine people and injuring 13 others, security forces said, adding that it was an accident. The explosion, heard across much of Iraq’s capital, was in a car park near a football field in…
Iran protests swell, as Guards chief says stay home
Students led the way Saturday in protests across Iran over Mahsa Amini’s death, even as the commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guards told them: “Do not come to the streets.” Security forces had targeted a hospital and a student dormitory overnigh…
At least 120 killed in Halloween crush in Seoul
At least 120 people were killed Saturday and some 100 were injured in a stampede in central Seoul when thousands crowded into narrow streets to celebrate Halloween, officials said. Fire Department official Choi Seong-beom said the stampede took place a…
Palestinians burn settler cars in Silwan amid Israel attacks
Palestinians set fire to cars belonging to Israeli settlers in the Silwan area of occupied East Jerusalem in the early hours of Saturday, local media have reported. Palestinians in the area are the target of regular attacks by Israeli settlers and secu…
Amnesty hails UN Rapporteur for slamming Israel ‘apartheid’
Amnesty International has applauded the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing for recognising that Israel is committing the crime of “apartheid” against Palestinians in a damning report released on Friday. Special Rapporteur Balakrishn…
Tunisia to begin enacting ‘difficult’, delayed reforms
Tunisia will soon enact difficult economic reforms that have been delayed for years, the central bank governor said on Saturday, adding that financial authorities were trying to keep the dinar currency stable. Tunisia this month reached a preliminary a…