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Imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi declares hunger strike

“This arrest was more like banditry and hostage-taking than the execution of a judicial sentence,” Panahi writes.

03/02/2023

Football Now

FIFA The Best: Who will be crowned the world's best player?

In partnership with Media City

One question always dominates conversation in football: who is the world's best player? The FIFA Best Awards will determine just that on February 27th

02/02/2023

Iran

Iran maintains block on WhatsApp and Instagram

It comes as hundreds of international figures -- from Nobel laureates to actors -- pledged their "unwavering" support of protesters in Iran.

01/02/2023

Iran

Iran and Russia link banks to evade Western sanctions

Iran and Russia have strengthened ties following Russia's invasion, including on military cooperation.

01/02/2023

Pakistan

Over 100 killed in Pakistan mosque suicide bombing

More bodies have been discovered under the rubble overnight.

31/01/2023

Japan

NATO chief looking to build firmer ties with Japan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is in Japan as part of his East Asia tour.

31/01/2023

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Protesters in Jakarta demand government cuts ties with Sweden over Kor

Protesters in Jakarta demand the Indonesian government to cut ties with Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands outside their embassies Monday, over the burning of the Koran by their far-right politicians.

30/01/2023

Pakistan

Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills more than 30 at mosque

A suicide bomber detonated explosives during crowded prayers at a mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to cave in.

30/01/2023

Pakistan

At least 61 killed in suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque

Most casualties were police officers as the mosque is located within a sprawling compound that also serves as the city's police headquarters.

30/01/2023

Israel

Antony Blinken's Israel-Palestine visit comes amid rising tension

The top diplomat's visit comes amid heightened tensions after Israeli soldiers sealed off the family home Sunday of a 21-year-old Palestinian, Khayri Alqam, who killed seven people near a synagogue in east Jerusalem on Friday.

30/01/2023

Syria

Seven killed in Syria after attack on convoy of trucks

Seven truck drivers and people accompanying them, "all non-Syrians", died in this raid which targeted the convoy in the Boukamal region bordering Iraq.

30/01/2023

Israel

Israel seals family home of Palestinian shooter

Israeli authorities have sealed off the family home of a 21-year-old Palestinian who killed seven people, a move that critics denounce as collective punishment.

29/01/2023

Pakistan

Two separate transport accidents claimed 51 lives in Pakistan

A search is underway for any further survivors of a boating accident that left 10 schoolchildren dead and nine missing in Pakistan on the same day the country saw 41 passengers killed in a bus crash.

29/01/2023

Iran

Drone attack on Iran’s Isfahan military plant ‘unsuccessful’

Iran’s defence ministry claims that a drone attack at a military plant was ‘unsuccessful’ and only caused minor damage to its roof.

29/01/2023

Israel

Israelis decry Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plan

Israel’s government says a power imbalance has given judges and legal advisers too much sway over law-making and governance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to press on with the changes despite the opposition.

29/01/2023

West Bank

Israel to 'strengthen' settlements amid rising tensions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, in response to a pair of shooting attacks that killed seven Israelis and wounded five others.

29/01/2023

Iran

Iran's Isfahan military site targeted in drone attack, Tehran claims

Separately, a fire broke out at an oil refinery in Tabriz, while an earthquake killed three and injured hundreds in West Azerbaijan province -- all on Saturday, authorities said.

29/01/2023

Israel

Palestinian boy shot and injured two Israeli men

A Palestinian boy, aged 13, shot and injured an Israeli man and his adult son in East Jerusalem. The boy was shot and disarmed by bystanders and taken to hospital in handcuffs.

28/01/2023

Israel

Palestinian teen wounds two, day after seven killed in east Jerusalem

More unrest in Jerusalem after a Palestinian teenager opened fire near the historic city on Saturday morning.

28/01/2023

The Dialogue

The Olympic legend steering a new generation of sailors to success

In partnership with Media City

The Dialogue sits down with inspirational people from across the globe with links to the Middle East and North Africa.

28/01/2023

Earth News

Watch as ballet dancers twirl amid ‘celestial’ plastic waste set

Japan's K-Ballet troupe is highlighting the plastic waste problem in its latest performance.

28/01/2023

Israel

Gunman opens fire Jerusalem synagogue

A gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding four before police shot him, officials said.

27/01/2023

Israel

Palestinian gunman wounds two more in another Jerusalem attack

On Friday, a Palestinian gunman killed seven after opening fire in front of a synagogue on Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, one day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians.

27/01/2023

Israel

Missiles over the West Bank after nine Palestinians killed in raid

The night skies over the West Bank were lit up by Israeli airstrikes and Palestinian rocket fire. Violence flared after nine Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp on Thursday.

27/01/2023

West Bank

Rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel after deadly West Bank raid

Rockets were fired by Gaza militants overnight as tensions soared following an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank that killed nine Palestinians, including at least seven militants and a 61-year-old woman.

27/01/2023

Football Now

What can we expect from football in 2023?

In partnership with Media City

Title races heating up, another World Cup and two of England's biggest clubs being sold. What can we expect from football in 2023?

26/01/2023