Turkey-Syria offensive: Russia vows to prevent clashes with Assad forces

Media captionWatch as Syrian government forces enter town of Ain Issa Russia has said it will not allow clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces, as Turkey’s military offensive in northern Syria continues. “This would simply be unacceptable… and therefore we will not allow it, of course,” said Moscow’s special envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentyev. The […]

Lebanon calls for help as forest fires spread

Image copyright EPA Image caption Drone footage shows the destruction as fires spread across Lebanon Lebanon has asked for international help battling hundreds of forest fires that broke out on Monday and have spread abroad. The blazes – the worst in decades – started in Lebanon’s western mountains, amid a heatwave and strong winds. Heavy […]

Ruhollah Zam: Iran ‘arrests exiled journalist’ for fanning unrest

Image copyright @Rohoolah_Zam on Twitter Image caption Ruhollah Zam, an exiled journalist living in Paris, ran the Amadnews website and Telegram channel Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has arrested an exiled journalist for allegedly using a messaging app to stir up dissent. Ruhollah Zam was “guided into the country” as part of […]

Gulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of ‘attacked’ ship

Image copyright National Iranian Tanker Company Image caption Iran says the photo is evidence its oil tanker was attacked Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The photos show two large holes in the Sabiti tanker, which Tehran says was hit twice in […]

Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries

Media captionWatch as Syrian government forces enter town of Ain Issa The US has sanctioned two Turkish ministries and three senior government officials in response to the country’s military offensive in northern Syria. President Donald Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, Vice-President Mike Pence said. Mr Pence […]

Ruhollah Zam: Iran ‘arrests exiled journalist’ for fanning unrest

Image copyright @Rohoolah_Zam on Twitter Image caption Ruhollah Zam, an exiled journalist living in Paris, ran the Amadnews website and Telegram channel Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has arrested an exiled journalist for allegedly using a messaging app to stir up dissent. Ruhollah Zam was “guided into the country” as part of […]

Gulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of ‘attacked’ ship

Image copyright National Iranian Tanker Company Image caption Iran says the photo is evidence its oil tanker was attacked Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The photos show two large holes in the Sabiti tanker, which Tehran says was hit twice in […]

Turkey-Syria offensive: Assad’s army ‘enters Manbij’

Media captionWatch as Syrian government forces enter town of Ain Issa Syria’s army has moved swiftly into towns and villages in the north-east of the country, which could lead to a confrontation with Turkish-led troops. State media said Russian-backed Syrian forces entered the town of Manbij as part of a deal reached with Kurdish-led forces […]

Ruhollah Zam: Iran ‘arrests exiled journalist’ for fanning unrest

Image copyright @Rohoolah_Zam on Twitter Image caption Ruhollah Zam, an exiled journalist living in Paris, ran the Amadnews website and Telegram channel Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has arrested an exiled journalist for allegedly using a messaging app to stir up dissent. Ruhollah Zam was “guided into the country” as part of […]

Gulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of ‘attacked’ ship

Image copyright National Iranian Tanker Company Image caption Iran says the photo is evidence its oil tanker was attacked Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The photos show two large holes in the Sabiti tanker, which Tehran says was hit twice in […]

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