STRAIT OF HORMUZ REMAINS CLOSED SAYS MOJTABA KHAMENEI
Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, said his country will keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz to put pressure on Iran's enemies. Khamenei...
OIL PLUNGES, STOCKS MOSTLY RISE TRUMP SAYS ‘IRAN WAR OVER SOON’
Oil prices sank and equities mostly rose Tuesday following a volatile session that came after President Donald Trump signaled that the US-Israeli war on Iran...
QATAR ARRESTS 313 PEOPLE FOR SHARING ATTACKS FOOTAGE, ‘RUMOURS’
Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as “misleading information” during days of attacks by Iran, the...
SYNAGOGUE IN BELGIUM DAMAGED IN EXPLOSION
Belgium's interior minister Bernard Quintin said it was "a despicable antisemitic act that directly targeted the Jewish community". A synagogue in Belgium has been damaged...
IRAQ SEEKS WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF POSTPONEMENT DUE TO REGIONAL CONFLICT
BY:TAJUDEEN AMINAT Iraq’s head coach, Graham Arnold, has requested a postponement of the nation’s crucial World Cup play-off later this month due to travel disruptions...
NEW IRAN SUPREME LEADER HAS BEEN SELECTED OFFICIALS SAY
Iranian officials have chosen the next supreme leader to replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed Feb. 28 in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran,...
EXPLOSION HITS US EMBASSY IN OSLO AS MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS WORSEN
An explosion shook the US embassy in Oslo, Norway, early on Sunday, causing "minor material damage," said local police. The incident happens as tensions are...
EMIRATES RETURNS TO LAGOS ROUTE AFTER AIRSPACE DISRUPTIONS
With growing problems in the Middle East after some military action between Israel and Iran, the airline Emirates has said it will start flying again...
IRAN REJECTS ISRAELI CLAIMS OF SPONSORING TERRORISM IN NIGERIA, SAHEL
The Iranian ambassador to Nigeria, Gholamreza Mahdavi Raja, has firmly rejected claims that Iran supports terrorism in Nigeria or throughout the Sahel region. He called...
EXILED IRANIAN CROWN PRINCE SAYS HE’S ACCEPTED CALL TO LEAD IRAN AFTER KHANEMEI’S DEATH
Reza Pahlavi, exiled Iranian crown prince, says he has accepted the call to be the country’s next leader. Pahlavi is the eldest son of Mohammad...