Month: January 1970

Iranian authorities detained the father of Mahsa Amini on the one-year anniversary of her death Saturday, Iranian journalists and rights groups have said.

Elahe Tavakolian’s shooter was so close, she could see him pointing his gun at her.

The United Arab Emirates foiled an attempt to smuggle 13 tonnes of the addictive amphetamine captagon — worth more than $1 billion — hidden in a shipment of doors and … Read More

It started with a bang at 3 a.m. Monday as the residents of Derna were sleeping. One dam burst, then a second, sending a huge wave of water gushing down … Read More

Emergency teams are working to find survivors and retrieve bodies after a massive flood hit Libya’s northeast three days ago, killing more than 5,000 and leaving 10,000 missing.

Following a civil war and a political standoff that has lasted almost a decade, Libya is struggling to deal with a catastrophic flood that is believed to have killed at … Read More

Israel’s Supreme Court opens hearings Tuesday on a law to curb its powers, in a case that could set the judiciary on a collision course with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s … Read More

US President Joe Biden, along with leaders of India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, announced on Saturday the launch of a new trade route connecting India to the … Read More

Hundreds of people have been killed after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night. state TV said. Follow here for live updates

The uncle of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman whose death in the custody of Iran’s morality police sparked nation-wide protests last year, was arrested last week, according to a family … Read More