TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has accused Saudi Arabia of treachery against the Islamic world and compared the kingdom to Israel. The official IRNA news agency quotes Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari as saying Riyadh is "following in Israel's footsteps" and "shamelessly and ...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman announced on April 21 the National Guard's mobilisation, just hours before the coalition declared an end to its air campaign in Yemen dubbed "Operation Decisive Storm" (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)/ Riyadh (AFP) - The first troops from Saudi Arabia's National Guard have ...
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter answers reporters' question during a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 10, 2015./ (Reuters) - A flotilla of nine Iranian naval and cargo ships that U.S. officials ...
People stand at the site of an air strike in Sanaa April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ People look at houses damaged by an air strike in Sanaa April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ People look at a car damaged by an air strike in Sanaa April 26, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/ People ...
A new UN envoy was looking to kickstart peace talks in Yemen as battles raged Sunday between Iran-backed rebels and pro-government forces a month after the launch of Saudi-led air strikes./ The Shiite Huthi rebels, who have overrun large parts of the country and forced President Abedrabbo ...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen struck targets in several cities on Sunday, including the capital, security officials said, as fighting raged across the country. The continued airstrikes and combat between rival factions on the ground ...
At least five air strikes hit military sites and an area near the presidential palace compound in the Yemeni capital Sanaa at dawn on Sunday while warships pounded an area near the port of the southern city of Aden, residents said. The bombings were the first raids on Sanaa since a Saudi-led ...
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi-led coalition warplanes launched dozens of airstrikes on Yemen's southern port city of Aden Saturday, as Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies mobilized hundreds of reinforcements in an effort to wrest control of the city from militias supporting embattled President ...
Fierce fighting raged Saturday in south Yemen between Iran-backed rebels and loyalists of exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, as pressure mounted for the warring factions to hold political talks./ The Huthi rebels, who have overrun large parts of the country and forced Hadi to flee ...
Pentagon's Carter/ A member of the Southern Resistance Committees aims his sniper weapon during clashes with Houthi fighters in Yemen's southern city of Aden April 24, 2015./ (Reuters) - A flotilla of nine Iranian naval and cargo ships that U.S. officials feared was carrying arms to strife-torn ...
A group of tribal and Islamist fighters in the strategically important central Yemeni city of Taiz on Sunday took back several districts from the Iran-allied Houthi militia amid heavy fighting, residents said. The reverses deal a blow to the Houthis in an area they have controlled largely ...
Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh called on Friday on all Yemenis to return to political dialogue to find a way to end the country's spiraling conflict./ Saleh's loyalists have been fighting alongside Iranian-allied Houthi rebels who toppled the central government, and U.S. Secretary of State ...
A flotilla of nine Iranian naval and cargo ships that U.S. officials feared was carrying arms to strife-torn Yemen sailed northeast in the direction of Iran on Friday, and this should ease U.S. concerns, a Pentagon spokesman said. The Iranian state news agency IRNA, however, quoted Iran's top ...
Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has dismissed reports about a warning to Iranian ships in the Gulf of Aden, saying the flotilla is currently carrying out its mission in the strategic region. Iranian Navy Chief, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari "The 34th fleet of the Iranian ...
NEW YORK (AP) — He seems "selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. The way he carries himself in public "leaves something to be desired," said another. His “negative rhetoric and bias," said another man, is what is “most harmful."/ has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and ...
Famed for its palaces, tiled mosques and minarets, Isfahan - where blasts were heard overnight - is also a major centre for military industry./ Iran's third-biggest city, nicknamed "Nesf-e-Jahaan" or half the world, is located in the centre of the country near the Zagros mountains./ The city and ...
has refused to disclose the prosecution’s first three witnesses in advance to Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass revealed the move on Thursday, in response to a request from Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche. Steinglass pointed out how much Trump posts about possible witnesses and even ...
Surgeons believe that Hollywood is experiencing a spike in the side effect known as "Ozempic Face," which they claim has affected everyone from John Goodman to Sharon Osborne./ Amid the weight loss treatment’s skyrocketing popularity, surgeons believe that Hollywood is experiencing a spike in ...
US officials say Israel hit Iran with a missile overnight on Friday, in what appears to be a retaliatory strike after weeks of escalating tensions between the two countries./ There are competing claims about the scale of the attack on the Isfahan region and the extent of any damage, with Iranian ...
This morning warning sirens sounded across northern Israel as they do most days. The army said later that it was a false alarm. But for the people of Israel it was a reminder - if one were needed - of just how fast and how easily Iran could retaliate if it wanted to./ For north of the border in ...
An Israeli missile has struck Iran, two US officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News. Iran's state broadcaster IRIB downplayed reports of an attack, saying Isfahan was "safe and sound". Residents from the area sent BBC Persian this footage, which shows flashes in the sky. A large ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a ...
Play video Israeli missile strikes Iran from BBC News Channel/ It's nearly two hours since we first heard reports of explosions in Iran. Here's what we know so far:/ Two US officials have confirmed to the BBC's US partner CBS News that an Israeli missile has struck Iran/ We have live rolling ...
Reuters' template to be used in breaking news scenarios/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a U.S. official, while Iranian state media reported an explosion in the center of the country, days after Iran launched a ...