Category: 3. Middle East

Sardar Azmoun, one of Iran’s top soccer players, has been expelled from the national team for a perceived act of disloyalty to the government, Iranian media has reported, making it unlikely he will play any part in the World Cup.

Iran’s…

By Hyunjoo Jin

SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) – South Korean authorities said on Friday that Iranian attacks on Qatar’s energy facilities raise uncertainty, but downplayedconcerns about disruption to its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, citing the…

The 127 cheetahs living in a Somaliland sanctuary were all torn away from their mothers to be kept as pets in the Gulf, survivors of a trade that threatens the very survival of the species.

The long, slender, spotted felines yawn, stretch, and…

PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strategic stockpiles to deal with the effects of the U.S-Israeli war with Iran, outlined on Friday proposals to ease oil price…

Firefighters battled a blaze at a giant oil refinery in Kuwait on Friday after a fresh drone attack as Iran kept up a wave of strikes on its neighbours and vowed there was “no concern” about its missile production.

Despite calls for an end to…

Toward the end of third week of the war against Iran, the campaign saw a new development. Israel attacked key sites in the Iranian energy sector in a broad and aggressive operation from which U.S. President Donald Trump quickly dissociated…

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – Leading European nations, Japan and Canada issued a joint statement on Thursday saying they were ready to join appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz and would take steps to stabilise…