known Iranian human rights activist has killed himself in protest at what he called the dictatorship of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In a post on social media, Kianoosh Sanjari said he would take his own life if four political prisoners were not released by 19:00 local time ...
King Hamad received a Royal Salute from a Guard of Honour at Windsor Castle on Monday/ Human rights activists have criticised an honorary knighthood given to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, who visited the UK earlier this week. In a letter to Buckingham Palace, three Bahraini activists ...
An Israeli soldier inspects remains of a missile launched by Iran into Israel on 1 October/ A US government official has been charged for allegedly leaking classified documents appearing to show Israeli plans for a retaliatory attack on Iran. Israel carried out air strikes on Iran in October, ...
The BBC saw construction work on the Israeli side of the ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights/ The United Nations says Israeli construction along a demilitarised buffer zone with Syria has led to “severe violations” of a 50-year-old ceasefire agreement, which risk increasing tensions ...
The US says Israel has not breached American laws on blocking aid supplies, after a 30-day deadline it gave Israel to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some military assistance cut off lapsed. Officials said on Tuesday that Israel has taken a number of steps to address its ...
A residential building near Baalchmay was destroyed by one of the Israeli strikes/ At least 23 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on two houses in central Lebanon where displaced families were reportedly living, the Lebanese health ministry says. Fifteen people, mostly women and ...
A fighter jet launched from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier during a strike against the Houthis in February/ A multiple-missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on two US warships has been thwarted, the Pentagon has said. At least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship ...
A US jury has awarded $42m (£33m) to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based defence contractor responsible for contributing to their abuse two decades ago. The verdict against CACI Premier Technology comes from the second trial of this case. The ...
backed report recently warned there was an imminent likelihood of famine in northern Gaza/ The main UN aid agency in Gaza says Israel has failed to meet a US deadline to boost aid to the territory or risk a reduction in American military aid. Last month, in a strongly worded letter, the US ...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” in some of the harshest public criticism of the country by a Saudi official since the start of the war. Speaking at a summit of Muslim and Arab leaders the prince also criticised Israeli attacks on ...
