A top UK police chief who oversaw a contentious decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from a Birmingham match retired on Friday after public pressure for him to step down.
West Midlands Police and its chief constable Craig Guildford, 52,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lebanon detains Syrian funneling funds to pro-Assad fight
Lebanon has arrested a Syrian national who was helping senior associates of ousted president Bashar al-Assad finance fighters as part of a plot to destabilize Syria’s new ruling order, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on…
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Latest US sanctions target Houthi funding networks, Treasury says
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Trump administration issuedfresh sanctions on Friday further targeting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen and the transfer of oil products, weapons and other so-called dual-use equipment that it said helped fund…
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Son of Iran’s last Shah appeals for more pressure to help protesters
By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 – Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Friday urged the international community to ramp up pressure on the Iranian government to help protesters overthrow clerical rule, even as a deadly crackdown appears…
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Witkoff lays out conditions for deal with Iran, warns alternative 'bad one'
The US Middle East envoy has said he favors a diplomatic resolution of tensions with Iran rather than military action, in line with the president’s recent remarks, but the threat of military escalation remains.
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US congress members visit Denmark to support Greenland
A bipartisan US Congress delegation began a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to voice support for Denmark and Greenland after US President Donald Trump threatened to take over the Arctic island, an autonomous Danish territory.
The two-day visit comes…
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Israel says Gaza strikes hit senior terrorists in response to truce violation
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet carried out strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives, the security bodies confirmed, in response to what they describe as a “blatant…
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Iran plans to create closed internet network offering tiered access: Report
The shift heralds a new era in which internet access is no longer a right but a government-granted privilege, according to FilterWatch, a US-based group that monitors internet freedom in the Middle East.
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Five pro-Palestinian activists plead not guilty over UK military base break-in
LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Five pro-Palestinian activists pleaded not guilty on Friday to breaking into a British military air base and damaging two planes in protest against Britain’s support for Israel.
The five are accused of breaking into the…
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French prosecutor seeks year in jail for Iranian over comments online
A French prosecutor Friday sought a one-year jail term for an Iranian woman accused of promoting “terrorism” online in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens.
Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 39-year-old Iranian, was arrested in…
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