Image copyright Reuters Image caption The bombs hit two checkpoints in Gaza Suicide bombers thought to be aligned with the Islamic State (IS) group have attacked two police checkpoints in Gaza, killing three Palestinian officers, security sources say. The attacks follow a recent operation by Hamas, which controls Gaza, against militants linked to IS. One […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Harvard University says it is trying to resolve the matter before classes begin on 3 September A Palestinian teenager admitted to Harvard says he has been denied entry to the US after officials objected to his friends’ social media posts. Ismail Ajjawi, who lives in Lebanon, says he was […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Harvard University says it is trying to resolve the matter before classes begin on 3 September A Palestinian teenager admitted to Harvard says he has been denied entry to the US after officials objected to his friends’ social media posts. Ismail Ajjawi, who lives in Lebanon, says he was […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Harvard University says it is trying to resolve the matter before classes begin on 3 September A Palestinian teenager admitted to Harvard says he has been denied entry to the US after officials objected to his friends’ social media posts. Ismail Ajjawi, who lives in Lebanon, says he was […]
Image copyright US Central Command Image caption The US military posted photographs it said showed SDF forces destroying fortifications The Kurdish-led authorities in north-eastern Syria say a US-backed Kurdish militia has begun withdrawing from territory along the border with Turkey. The “first practical steps” came on the weekend, when the People’s Protection Units (YPG) pulled […]
Image copyright US Central Command Image caption The US military posted photographs it said showed SDF forces destroying fortifications The Kurdish-led authorities in north-eastern Syria say a US-backed Kurdish militia has begun withdrawing from territory along the border with Turkey. The “first practical steps” came on the weekend, when the People’s Protection Units (YPG) pulled […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the US sanctions were illegal, unjust and unfair Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged the United States to take the first step towards dialogue by lifting sanctions against Iran. “Without this step, this lock will not be unlocked,” Mr Rouhani said. He spoke a day […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the US sanctions were illegal, unjust and unfair Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged the United States to take the first step towards dialogue by lifting sanctions against Iran. “Without this step, this lock will not be unlocked,” Mr Rouhani said. He spoke a day […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Iran has detained a number of dual citizens and foreign nationals in recent years Iran’s judiciary says it has sentenced a British-Iranian dual national to 10 years in prison for spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Anousheh Ashouri was also handed a two-year term for illicitly acquiring money and fined […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Iran has detained a number of dual citizens and foreign nationals in recent years Iran’s judiciary says it has sentenced a British-Iranian dual national to 10 years in prison for spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Anousheh Ashouri was also handed a two-year term for illicitly acquiring money and fined […]