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Israel and America’s war on Iran has killed more than 1,500 people in a matter of weeks, and the toll continues to rise.In Tehran on March 7, mourners gathered around the coffin of Zainab Sahebi, a two-year-old girl killed in an Israeli air strike. A small doll lay...

The world still speaks about the Strait of Hormuz as if the central question were whether Iran will try to close it. That is now the wrong question.Iran’s most effective military option is not to mine the Strait of Hormuz itself, nor the narrow, internationally...

Lloyd’s List reports that ships could be allowed to pass through ‘safe corridor’ once they are approved by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Published On 20 Mar 202620 Mar 2026Iran is developing a new vetting and registration system for ships transiting the Strait of...

Published On 20 Mar 202620 Mar 2026Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Friday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, during which they fast from sunrise to sunset.Ramadan ends with the sighting of the new moon, which ushers in the month of...

Beirut, Lebanon and Gaza City, Palestine – Along Beirut’s downtown waterfront, Alaa is looking for somewhere to rest his head.The Syrian refugee, originally from the occupied Golan Heights, is now homeless. He explained that he had already spent the day wandering...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded where countless previous Israeli leaders have failed: persuading the United States to join Israel in launching open-ended strikes against its regional nemesis, Iran.So far, those attacks have killed more than 1,400...

Health and environment advocacy groups in the United States are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw a key 2009 climate change ruling known as the “endangerment finding”.That finding had established that...

Ukraine has sent more than 200 experts to help Gulf countries defend themselves against Iranian drones, and was preparing to send nearly three dozen more, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week.“What is happening around Iran today is not a faraway war for us –...

Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo – More than a month after a mine collapse in the eastern Congolese city of Rubaya killed hundreds of people, heavy rains once again lashed the area, destabilising the open, steep mine slopes and causing another deadly...

US charges men reportedly tied to Super Micro Computer for helping to smuggle billions of dollars’ worth of AI chips to China.By AP and ReutersPublished On 20 Mar 202620 Mar 2026Three people associated with artificial intelligence server maker Super Micro Computer,...

Drones have struck Kuwait’s largest oil refinery for the second day as Iran launched a sweeping assault on energy infrastructure across the Gulf, while explosions boomed over Tehran from Israeli attacks as the country marked the Persian New Year.Fires broke out across...

EXPLAINERTehran has warned of zero restraint if energy facilities are attacked again, while Netanyahu signals that there could be a ‘ground component’ to the war. Published On 20 Mar 202620 Mar 2026Iran has warned it will show “zero restraint” if its energy facilities...