149 killed, 150 injured in Seoul Halloween crush
SEOUL: At least 149 people were killed and 150 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in…
Iran shrine attack mourners chant against Mahsa Amini ‘riots’
TEHRAN: Mourners gathered Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz to bury the victims of a deadly assault on a shrine, while chanting slogans against nationwide “riots” over Mahsa…
Iran protestor shot dead after tearing down supreme leader poster
Security forces in Iran killed a man in September after he tore down a poster of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the city of Amol, BBC Persian reported on Monday.…
Six Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
Six Palestinians were killed and 20 injured in Israeli predawn raids on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank as the army targeted an emerging group, and thousands later massed for…
Argentina asks Qatar to detain top Iranian official accused of Jewish center attack
Argentina’s justice department has asked Qatar to arrest a top Iranian official for his alleged participation in a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed…
Egypt sees increase in number of foreign tourists
CAIRO: Tourists from Spain and France are leading an increase in visitors to Egypt from a number of European countries. The US is also contributing to the growing demand as…
Cholera, hepatitis hit Lebanon already grappling with financial meltdown
Lebanese health authorities fear that the country could be hit by its first cholera epidemic in nearly three decades after the confirmation of two cases close to the Syrian border.…
Iran summons Danish ambassador over Copenhagen embassy attack
COPENHAGEN: Iran summoned the Danish ambassador on Friday to protest an incident at its embassy in Copenhagen in which its ambassador was threatened, Iran’s foreign ministry said in state media.…
Top UK Catholic urges PM Liz Truss to reconsider Tel Aviv-Jerusalem embassy move
The top Catholic cardinal in the UK has urged prime minister Liz Truss not to move the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Cardinal Vincent Nichols posted…
France’s Kamara to miss World Cup due to knee injury
BIRMINGHAM, England: France midfielder Boubacar Kamara has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining knee ligament damage. Kamara was injured while playing for Aston Villa in a 1-0…