In this June 13, 2019 file photo, an oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it sees as a renewed maritime threat from Iran. Meanwhile, Iran finds itself backed into a corner and ready for a possible conflict. ...
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday, although the vessel’s owner said it had yet to receive any official confirmation of the release date./ FILE PHOTO: Stena Impero, a ...
In this July 21, 2019 file photo, a speedboat of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Impero, which was seized by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it ...
in July for allegedly violating Iranian laws, a foreign ministry official announced Wednesday./ While judicial procedure on the Steno Impero is ongoing, Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi told state TV that under Iran’s “humane policy” the captain has been asked to let some of the crew return home ...
Iranian officials ratcheted up pressure Wednesday ahead of a weekend nuclear deadline for European nations to come up with a solution for Iran to sell its oil abroad in the aftermath of escalated U.S. sanctions. President Hassan Rouhani reiterated a threat that Tehran would take additional steps ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Sept. 4, 2019. (President Office Handout/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)/ ISTANBUL — Iran will abandon restrictions on nuclear research and development, including on the advancement of centrifuges used to enrich uranium, as ...
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo/ LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Iran has released seven of the 23 crew members of the ...
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British-flagged tanker ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Iranian authorities say the Stena Impero broke "international maritime rules" Iran says it will free on humanitarian grounds seven of the 23 crew members of a British-flagged oil tanker that it seized in the Strait of Hormuz in July. The ...
Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will free seven crew members of the detained British tanker Stena ...
Many Syrians say their economic situation has worsened in the last two years amid a cost-of-living crisis/ Last month, protests erupted in squares and streets across Syria. People burned tyres, blocked roads and chanted slogans, angry at the government's decision to raise fuel prices again. It ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser./ Partial results from Israel's general election show veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marginally ahead of his rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, but still short of a majority in parliament. With 99% of ballots ...
Neither Gadi Eisenkot (left) or Benjamin Netanyahu (right) are projected to win enough seats for a majority/ With 85% of votes counted after Tuesday's election, neither the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, nor the bloc of his key challenger Gadi Eisenkot look set to have ...
Between 150 and 200 people were in the church at the time of the shooting, according to one witness/ Seven people have been killed in an attack on a funeral in central Jordan, officials have said. At least 34 others were injured as gunmen opened fire on a church in Hmoud, in the Karak ...
At rush hour in Nazareth, the largest Arab-majority city in Israel, students are handing out leaflets by the roadside urging motorists to vote in next week's closely fought, general election. Polls indicate that Arab parties could be left holding a critical balance of power. Disaffection has ...
right minister Ben Gvir (left) has significant support among Israeli youth/ When Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, reached voting age, he was rejected from Israel's army for being too politically extreme. His views have not changed much in the 30 years since then - ...
Photojournalist Heidi Levine was knocked to the ground by a group of settlers and kicked repeatedly/ Israeli police say they have arrested 10 suspects in the occupied West Bank after attacks by settlers on an American journalist and European diplomats last week. The unnamed suspects were ...
One of the main suppliers of food aid to the Gaza Strip, the World Food Programme (WFP), says that it is being forced to "drastically reduce lifesaving assistance" to the Palestinian territory due to funding shortages. Overall, the number of people helped by the UN agency will drop by about a ...
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser./ Watch: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvest/ Dozens of masked settlers have attacked Palestinians and set fire to cars and olive trees during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. A ...
run Yemen Petroleum Company assured residents of Sanaa that it had sufficient fuel supplies/ Missiles and drones have been intercepted over Riyadh after the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, its spokesperson says. Maj Gen Turki ...