New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday visited the Iranian Cultural Centre and the Embassy of Iran in the national capital to offer condolences over the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was killed on February 28 in the airstrikes launched by the US and Israel on Iran.
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Indian carriers, Akasa Air and SpiceJet, have announced continued and additional flight operations to support passenger travel between India and the Gulf region as airlines adapt to disruptions caused by the ongoing West Asia conflict and airspace restrictions in the region.
Singapore, March 9 (ANI): Singapore's Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said they will deploy RSAF A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for their citizens stranded in the Middle East. The statement said that the evacuation will take place from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia on March 10.
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday said the government is not willing to discuss the West Asian crisis in the Parliament, as it will unravel how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been compromised by the US and Israel. Congress MP said the situation in West Asia also impacts the public negatively, as the conflict there may lead to a rise in oil prices.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's deputy health minister said on Monday that US-Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,255 people across the country, including 200 children, with most victims being civilians, and have damaged dozens of healthcare facilities while also causing environmental hazards.
Hezbollah pledges allegiance to new Iran supreme leader Hezbollah welcomed the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader. "We in Hezbollah extend our warmest congratulations and blessings on this occasion. We renew our pledge of loyalty to this blessed approach and our steadfastness on the path of allegiance," the group said in a statement.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A military source has cited a major development in favor of Iran in the course of the unprovoked military aggression imposed by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Crude oil prices have skyrocketed beyond $100 per barrel following the fallout from the US and Israeli regime's unprovoked war against Iran.
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.
