Arab League holds coordination meeting for first Arab-Russian Summit

Doha: Arab League General Secretariat convened Wednesday a coordination meeting at the level of permanent representatives of member states to discuss preparations for the first Arab-Russian Summit, scheduled to be held in Moscow on October 15. In...

OSU sued for punishing student over Israel-Palestine statements

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is suing Ohio State University after a student who posted statements on social media about Israel and Palestine was removed from the school. The ACLU alleges that Guy Christensen's First Amendment rights...

Israel seizes US1.5m from crypto wallets

Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that it was ordering the seizure of 187 crypto wallets that allegedly belong to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. In a document detailing the seizure order, the ministry’s National...

Afghanistan eye fearless play against Sri Lanka for Super 4 spot

Afghanistan will need to play with more flair and freedom in their must-win Asia Cup group match against Sri Lanka here on Thursday. After their loss to Bangladesh, Afghanistan will need to get past a steady Sri Lanka to have a shot at making the...

Iran urges E3 to act 'responsibly' amid 'snapback' threats

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on France, Germany, and Britain, jointly known as the E3, to act “responsibly” and “independently” in the face of mounting pressure to re-impose UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic. In a joint...

Iran eyes positive response from European powers to IAEA agreement

Iran said Wednesday it expects European powers who triggered a snapback of UN sanctions to respond positively to its signing of a new cooperation agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog. The statement came as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...

Israel’s Destruction of Gaza City Intensifies

Israel called the campaign “Operation Gideon Chariots II,” which Hamas said it will counter with a series of operations dubbed “Moses’ Staff.” Israeli Forces level a high-rise building surrounded by refugee tents in Gaza. (Israeli Defense Minister...

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, says UN

ISRAEL is committing genocide in Gaza, a United Nations commission has said this week. In a report published on Tuesday, the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory concluded that Israel’s actions...

Israel’s culture minister threatens national film awards after Palestinian story takes top prize

Israel’s culture minister, Miki Zohar, has announced that funding for the Ophirs, the country’s national film awards, would be cancelled after The Sea, a film about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won the best feature film prize. In a statement on...

Israel presses Gaza City assault into second day under heavy fire

Israel’s ground invasion entered its second day on Wednesday, with tanks and troops advancing under air and sea fire. The New York Sun reports that about 400,000 have fled. The Israeli military has pushed tanks and infantry into Gaza City under...

Iran in no rush to resume relations with Syria: Foreign Ministry

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Wednesday that Iran is in no rush to resume relations with Syria, emphasizing that any restoration of ties will depend on conditions that genuinely serve the interests of the...

Iran dismisses US criticism of missile programme as ‘nonsense’

Agence France-Presse . Tehran, Iran 17 September, 2025, 22:32 | AFP file photo Iran on Wednesday dismissed as ‘nonsense’ US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s criticism this week of the Islamic republic’s missile programme as an ‘unacceptable risk’....

Iran executes Mossad spy for espionage amid Israeli aggression

Iranian authorities say the collaborator leaked sensitive intel for money and the promise of residency abroad. Iran on Wednesday carried out the execution of a man convicted of working with "Israel’s" Mossad intelligence agency and providing...

Iran Executed Alleged Israeli Spy Who Wanted To Fight For Ukraine

The official insignia of the Israeli Mossad. Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, state media reported on September 17, identifying him as Babak Shahbazi. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency said that Shahbazi gathered and sold...

OPEC’s 2014 Bid To Tame U.S. Shale Failed. Will 2025 Be Different?

An oil drilling rig along the Pecos River in the Permian Basin, New Mexico, U.S. (Photo: Jim West) UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images For much of the year OPEC+, a select group of Russia-led oil producers and the Organization of the...

Israel Signals Readiness for New Military Campaigns Against Iran and Yemen

Click to see the full-size image Originally published by IslamicWorldNews Israel’s Defense Ministry has announced preparations for a new phase of conflict with Iran and Yemen, citing the high costs of intercepting ballistic missiles and the need...

Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss defense ties as US and Riyadh stage counter-drone drills

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior Saudi officials in Riyadh. Iranian media quoted Larijani as saying Saudi officials had already viewed regional security with...

Israel rejects UN report that accused it of doing 'genocide against Palestinians', calls authors Hamas...

Home News Israel rejects UN report that accused it of doing genocide against Palestinians, calls authors Hamas... Calling the authors 'Hamas proxies', Israel has rejected the UN report that accused Israel of committing 'genocide'. Israel PM...

'Israel’s' future as a pariah? Netanyahu touts 'super-Sparta' course

Julian Borger examines Netanyahu’s push for a “super Sparta,” exploring market fallout, political motives, and how isolationist rhetoric is reshaping “Israel’s” alliances. Julian Borger, The Guardian’s senior international correspondent, wrote...

Israel's Doha strike has destroyed American credibility

RAMALLAH: It is unclear whether, and how much, the United States knew about Israel’s airstrike against Hamas negotiators in the Qatari capital of Doha. But there can no longer be any doubt that Israel has assumed carte blanche. After decades of...