(Reuters) – At least seven ships caught fire in Iran’s Bushehr port, the Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday, in what appears to be the latest in a series of fires and explosions across the country, some of which have affected sensitive sites. Smoke rises from burning ships in the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oliver Taylor, a student at the University of Birmingham in England, is in his twenties with brown eyes, a light beard and a slightly stiff smile. A combined photograph showing an image purporting to be of British student and freelance writer Oliver Taylor (L) and a heat …
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Thousands of Israelis protested outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, demanding his resignation when the government is criticized for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Some banners carried by protesters on Tuesday said “Netanyahu’s corruption makes us sick” and “Netanyahu, resign.” “The deadliest virus is not COVID-19, but …
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Tehran, Iran – Iran executed a former defense ministry employee who was convicted of spying on behalf of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the country’s judiciary said on Tuesday. It was the second such execution in the last month. The report says that Reza Asgari was executed last week. …
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Israel has said he carried out fresh air forays into the Gaza Strip in response to three suspected rockets fired from the embattled Palestinian enclave. No victims were reported in the attacks late on Sunday. That took place amid intense tensions over Israel’s widely criticized plan to illegally annex parts …
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