Funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to begin on July 4 in Tehran
Funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is scheduled to begin on July 4, Iranian media reported Saturday. Farewell ceremonies will be held at Imam Khomeini’s Mosalla prayer hall in Tehran on July 4-5, followed by funeral processions in the capital and the central city of Qom on July...
Why and how Somaliland turned to Israel for international recognition to break 34 years of isolation
Shiri Fein-Grossman, CEO of the Israel-Africa Relations Institute and a former member of Israel’s National Security Council, told Israeli news channel i24 that “everyone just looks at the map and understands what Israel is looking for here.”
IMO sounds alarm over safety of seafarers in Strait of Hormuz without credible security guarantees
The IMO chief emphasised that ship masters and shipping companies bear ultimate responsibility for voyage planning and risk assessment under international safety and security management frameworks.
US, Iran trade fire as Tehran warns Trump to be ready for blow-for-blow in latest wave of flare-up
The IRGC said that US forces attacked several locations in Jask, Sirik and Qeshm, damaging a telecommunications mast and destroying two water tanks in Sirik. Hours later, the command said it had completed strikes against Iran, which was confirmed by the IRIB.
Trump warns Netanyahu: You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me; everybody hates you now; everybody hates Israel
Despite several US-brokered ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon, Washington has been unable to prevent Israel from carrying out near-daily strikes inside Lebanon.
How Iran war taught Middle East and Third World US ceased to be security guarantor, became reactive crisis manager
Iran has evolved into a direct and resilient regional player that demands new terms for negotiations, said Jumaa Mohammed, a politics professor at Iraq’s Tikrit University.
100 days of war in Middle East show no sign of easing as world economies take the hit, poor countries on the spin
Overall commodity prices are projected to increase 16 per cent, driven mainly by energy, fertiliser and some metals. John Roper, chief executive for the Middle East at German energy company Uniper, said the strait’s closure and damage to facilities took most of the gas supply growth between 2025 and 2026 off the market, warning that the pain from the supply shortfall could last at least until 2030.
President Trump says US and Iran are discussing how to jointly dig out Iran’s nuclear material
Despite recent strikes in the region, he said that the US-Iran ceasefire taking effect in early April remains in place, suggesting that it is possible an interim deal could be reached “over the weekend” as the ongoing talks are advancing.
Understanding why Israel is escalating attacks in Lebanon as opinion polls suggest drop in Netanyahu support
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday vowed to turn the area of southern Lebanon’s Litani River into a military-controlled zone and continue striking Beirut until Hezbollah stops its attacks.
On Global Day of Parents, parents in Gaza are trapped in a cycle of survival
Although a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October 2025, the latest round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that erupted on October 7, 2023, has fundamentally altered the course of life for many parents.