Israel’s past defiance in spotlight as US calls for Iran attack restraint

[ad_1] Washington, DC – The response from US President Joe Biden’s administration to Iran’s historic missile and drone attack on Israel has been two-fold: Washington has re-upped its pledge to always stand by its “ironclad” ally Israel, while also appealing...

Fighting in southern Syria following bombing kills 17: War monitor

[ad_1] A blast that killed eight children on Saturday in al-Sanamayn led to clashes between rival groups in Deraa, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).A war monitor has said at least 17 people were killed in southern Syria’s...

Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the Iranian general assassinated by Israel?

[ad_1] Tehran, Iran – Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been assassinated by Israel in Syria. He was killed with six other people, including another Iranian general, when Israeli warplanes...

Several killed in Israeli strike on Iranian consulate in Damascus: Reports

[ad_1] Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the IRGC, among at least five killed, Iranian state media reports.Several people have been killed in an Israeli air strike that flattened the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, according to Iranian state...

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to step down due to health reasons

[ad_1] Griffiths has worked as the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs for three years.UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths, who has played a key role in pressing for aid to the Gaza Strip and led earlier efforts for Yemen, has announced...

Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia? 

[ad_1] More than 133 people have been killed and more than 100 others were injured following a brazen attack on concertgoers at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall before a performance by a Soviet-era rock band on Friday. Assailants dressed in camouflage...

A woman has to be ‘stronger than a lion’ to cross the Mediterranean

[ad_1] Mediterranean Sea - On the open sea, thousands of kilometres from land, on a flimsy blue wooden boat, 21-year-old Linda* from Daraa, Syria, didn’t care if she lived or died. She and 125 other refugees had left the Libyan...

Iran Revolutionary Guard member and two others killed in attack in Syria

[ad_1] Iranian media reports say IRGC member Reza Zarei was killed in a suspected Israeli attack in the port city of Baniyas.A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two other people have been killed in a suspected...