Image copyright AFP Image caption The US has been ratcheting up the pressure on Iran over the past year Iran has suspended commitments under the 2015 international nuclear deal, a year after it was abandoned by the US. President Hassan Rouhani said he would keep enriched uranium stocks in the country rather than sell them […]
Image copyright EPA An Arab pro-democracy activist says he was whisked away to safety by officials in Norway, where he lives, after being told of a threat from Saudi Arabia. Iyad el-Baghdadi told the BBC he believed the threat was related to his work on Saudi human rights projects. According to the Guardian newspaper, information […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The US has been ratcheting up the pressure on Iran over the past year Iran has pulled out of “some commitments” under the 2015 international nuclear deal, a year after it was abandoned by the US. President Hassan Rouhani informed other major powers still committed to the deal of the […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The US has been ratcheting up the pressure on Iran over the past year Iran is due to announce plans to “diminish its commitments” to the 2015 nuclear deal on Wednesday, state media report, one year after US President Donald Trump abandoned the agreement. It is unclear what steps Iran […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption A medical facility in Kafranbel was among those destroyed in reported air strikes The UN has called for an urgent de-escalation in north-western Syria, after fighting between government and opposition forces reportedly left dozens of civilians dead or injured. Secretary General António Guterres urged all parties to recommit to a […]
Media captionRockets were seen in the sky above Ashkelon in Israel There has been a lull in hostilities in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants said that a ceasefire with Israel had been agreed. It comes after a weekend during which Palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets into Israel prompting retaliatory air and artillery strikes. […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption A file photo from 2004 of the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is currently on its way to the Gulf The US has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Middle East to send a “clear and unmistakable message” to Iran. National Security Adviser John Bolton said the administration was acting “in […]
Media captionRockets were seen in the sky above Ashkelon in Israel There has been a lull in hostilities in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants said that a ceasefire with Israel had been agreed. It comes after a weekend during which Palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets into Israel prompting retaliatory air and artillery strikes. […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption A file photo from 2004 of the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is currently on its way to the Gulf The US has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Middle East to send a “clear and unmistakable message” to Iran. National Security Adviser John Bolton said the administration was acting “in […]
Media captionRockets were seen in the sky above Ashkelon in Israel There has been a lull in hostilities in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants said that a ceasefire with Israel had been agreed. It comes after a weekend during which Palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets into Israel prompting retaliatory air and artillery strikes. […]
