Palestinian Christians Observe a Quiet Holy Week Under Israeli Restrictions
Holy Week, one of the most important periods in the Christian calendar, has arrived in Jerusalem under an atmosphere of silence and strain for many Palestinian Christians. In the Old…
Universities Hit as US-Israel Strikes Expand Across Iran
A research centre at Shahid Beheshti University in northern Tehran has been left in ruins after warplanes struck the campus, in what Iranian authorities describe as part of a widening…
Russian Strikes on Ukraine Leave at Least Four Dead
Russian air strikes on northeastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours have killed at least four people and injured 11 others, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. Syniehubov said…
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted in Banned Opposition Case
Iran has executed two men convicted of belonging to the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as PMOI/MEK, in the latest action against political dissidents as the US-Israeli…
China Teapot Refineries Help Soften Iran War Oil Shock
Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz has continued to shake global oil and gas markets as the United States-Israel war on the country enters its second month. Oil prices…
Iran War Turns Pakistan’s LNG Surplus Into Supply Risk
At the beginning of the year, Pakistan had more imported liquefied natural gas than it could use. Demand had been falling for three years, driven by the spread of cheap…
Israel Relentless Strikes Push Lebanon to the Brink
Four weeks into the United States-Israeli war on Iran, civilians in Lebanon are once again paying a heavy price, with the country facing a second large-scale Israeli assault in less…
Marco Rubio Condemns Settler Violence, Warns on Hormuz Toll
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered sweeping remarks after the latest Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in France, criticising both Iran’s reported plans for the Strait of Hormuz…
US-Israel War on Iran: Day 28 of the Escalating Attacks
As the conflict entered its 28th day, the United States and Israel continued military attacks on Iran, while diplomatic efforts gathered pace in an attempt to prevent the war from…
Is Iran in a Stronger Position for Talks Than at the Start of the War?
US President Donald Trump has said Washington is engaged in what he described as “productive” talks with Iran. Publicly, however, Iranian officials have dismissed those claims as false, arguing they…