TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found evidence Israel used white phosphorus in residential areas of southern Lebanon earlier this month, in violation of international humanitarian law.
Israeli fighter jets also bombarded the southern outskirts of Beirut, the Lebanese capital, as part of its escalating military campaign against Hezbollah.
Israel expands gun permits to residents of Jerusalem Jewish neighbourhoods Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 12:31 Policy drive by Ben Givr doubles civilian firearm licences, raising safety and domestic violence concerns Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir shakes hands with a volunteer of the new civilian guard unit while handing out M5 automatic assault rifles in Ashkelon on 27 October 2023 (AFP/Menahem Kahana) Off Israel 's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has authorised residents of Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem to carry firearms, local media reported on Monday. Under Ben Gvir’s order, residents of 41 Jewish neighbourhoods in the city can now apply for a licence to carry a gun, part of the far-right minister’s wider policy of expanding civilian gun permits. Reports suggest that around 300,000 Jewish residents of Jerusalem could now be eligible.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 16, health ministry says Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon have killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens more, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health. Officials said the attacks targeted the towns of Tayr Debba and Jouya. The ministry reported that 40 people were wounded in the strikes, which come as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues to intensify across the border region.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Demonstrators marched in more than 50 US cities over the weekend to protest the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, as the conflict entered its second week with continued strikes and retaliatory attacks.
Ali Jafarian, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Health, provided new casualty figures following the war between the U. S. , Israel, and Iran in an ...
Ministers understood to be considering ways to mitigate rising energy bills as oil prices surpass $100 a barrel Middle East crisis – live updates UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has said that a long-term US-Iran war would affect the “lives and households of everybody”, as the head of the AA advised motorists against making “non-essential” journeys. On Monday, oil prices surged past $100 (£75) a barrel for the first time since 2022, which will feed through to higher costs at petrol stations, and consumers will also be hit if energy costs push up inflation. Continue reading...
Footage of attack on Minab compound adds to evidence indicating it was a US strike that killed scores of children Middle East crisis – live updates A video has shown a US Tomahawk missile hitting the Iranian naval base next to a primary school in Minab where more than 168 people, mostly children, were killed – adding to evidence that indicates the US was responsible for the school strike. The video, released by the Iranian news agency Mehr and geolocated to the site by the investigative collective Bellingcat , shows the missile hitting the Minab compound on the morning of 28 February, when US-Israeli strikes on Iran began. Continue reading...
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Dozens of British MPs and peers back call for UK apology over Balfour Declaration Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 11:27 Arthur Balfour was foreign secretary in 1917 when he pledged British support for Jewish homeland in historic Palestine The Dome of the Rock shrine in the old city of Jerusalem, as seen from the Mount of Olives on 23 January 2026 (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli) Off Dozens of MPs and peers have signed a letter calling for a formal British apology over the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which paved the way for the creation of Israel in 1948 and the ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians during the Nakba . Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, Labour's Nadia Whittome and Green MP Carla Denyer are some of the 45 MPs and peers who have signed a letter so far, which also includes a condemnation of historic British abuses in Mandate-era Palestine between 1917 and 1948. "During its occupation of Palestine, Britain violated a series of international laws that were binding at the time," said Moran, adding: "The consequences of those actions have profoundly shaped the conflict we witness today, yet successive governments have refused to acknowledge this record or offer a formal apology.
EU says oil and gas stocks sufficient despite Israeli-US war The European Commission says EU countries have enough oil and gas reserves despite supply disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East. Speaking in Brussels on Monday, Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said the bloc was more concerned about rising energy prices than shortages. "We are far less concerned about the security of supply than we are of the high energy prices," Itkonen told reporters.
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): London-based political analyst Shabir Choudhry has said that the violent unrest in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) in early March exposes deeper political frustrations in the region and highlights the fragile situation under Pakistan's illegal occupation.
As turmoil continues in the Middle East, the price of crude oil rose to more than $100 a barrel on Monday.
The region is vital to New Delhis energy security, its foreign minister has said. India has called for de-escalating tensions in the Middle East region through dialogue and diplomacy. The region is key to India's energy security and includes many important suppliers of oil and gas, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar stated in the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of Parliament, on Monday.
A spike in oil prices has roiled stocks and bonds again and threatens to accelerate inflation — adding pressure on the White House.
A senior official from Tehran Province Emergency Services warned that airstrikes on oil depots in Tehran and Karaj have led to dangerous ...
After Mojtaba Khamenei was announced as the third Leader of the Islamic Republic, state-affiliated media unveiled the first documentary ...
Pars Today – Severe censorship by Zionist media indicates heavy damages from Iran’s missile attacks.
Pars Today – The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that aggressors, by misusing the airspace of neighboring countries, are endangering the region’s security.
Turkish man in London Quran burning case was apparently convicted of wife’s killing Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 03/06/2026 - 12:44 Hamit Coskun, hailed in UK as a free speech champion, was jailed in Turkey for strangling his wife, according to court documents Hamit Coskun, pictured during an interview on GB News in June 2025 following his conviction which was overturned on appeal (YouTube) Off A Turkish man hailed as a champion of free speech in the UK after being cleared of criminal charges over the burning of a copy of the Quran outside his country’s London embassy was previously convicted of killing his wife, according to court documents seen by Middle East Eye. Hamit Coskun, 51, was sentenced to 16 years in prison by an Istanbul court in 2007 after being found guilty of aggravated homicide over the death of Vesia Coskun in September 2002, according to the Turkish court documents. Coskun, who is half Kurdish and half Armenian, was released in 2009, having spent nearly seven years in prison following his arrest in 2002.
