Denial by Tehran after UK says Iranian ships tried blocking vessel in Hormuz Strait but withdrew after ‘verbal warning’. Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, the UK‘s government said, an accusation that Iran denied.  In a statement on Thursday, the UK said the Iranian […]

Officials say at least 23 killed and 72 injured after passenger train hits stationary freight train in central Pakistan. Islamabad, Pakistan – A collision between a passenger train and a stationary freight train near the central town of Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan has killed at least 23 people, with more than 72 others injured, […]

Army ruler says killing of five schoolchildren ‘regrettable and unacceptable’ as protest leaders cancel planned talks. Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has condemned the killing of five schoolchildren at a rally as protest leaders called off planned talks with the generals and thousands of students took to the streets to denounce the latest bout of […]

Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, a wife of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, is in hiding in London and said to be in fear for her life after fleeing her husband. Sheikh Mohammed, 69, who is a billionaire racehorse owner and has often been seen conversing with the Queen at Ascot, has posted […]

The move comes after the Trump administration blamed Tehran and its proxies for attacks on tankers in Gulf region. The United States says it is working to form a military coalition to protect commercial shipping off the coast of Iran and Yemen amid heightened tensions in the region following attacks on oil tankers in the […]

The political office of the Afghan president’s running mate was hit by a large explosion and stormed by several gunmen who remained holed up inside, Afghan officials said yesterday. The attack in the capital, Kabul, killed at least two people and came on the first day of campaigning for presidential elections, scheduled for late September. […]

JERUSALEM — An allegation of gang rape at a Cyprus resort that produced a bout of national soul searching in Israel took a dramatic turn on Sunday with the release of the remaining teenage Israeli suspects and the arrest of the woman who accused them. A dozen Israelis, ranging in age from 15 to 18, […]

Scholar’s son says trial pushed back for months after father was due in court as public prosecutor seeks to execute him. The trial of Saudi Muslim scholar Salman al-Awdah was postponed until December as it was set to begin in an antiterrorism court after nearly two years of pre-trial detention, his son said. Al-Awdah, who […]

TEHERAN (AFP) – Iran on Sunday (July 28) slammed as “provocative” a British proposal for a European-led naval mission to escort tankers in the Gulf, amid soaring tensions over the seizure of ships.  “We heard that they intend to send a European fleet to the Persian Gulf, which naturally carries a hostile message, is provocative […]

ISTANBUL (NYTIMES) – Sitting on a chair swinging her legs, nine-year-old Nisa flashes a rare smile at the memory of her mother kissing her the last time they saw each other. Barely a month back from a prison camp in Iraq, where her mother remains incarcerated on a life sentence for aiding terrorism, her short […]