Russia calls on Israel and US to end the Iran war Russia on Thursday called on Israel and the United States to end their attacks on Iran and come to the negotiating table. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the humanitarian situation in the region was extremely difficult and the escalation of the conflict was cause for deep concern.
The Italian Ministry of Defense said that one of its military bases in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region was hit by a missile on the evening of We ...
Israel army says Hezbollah fired 200 rockets Wednesday night The Israeli military said on Thursday that Hezbollah had fired around 200 rockets at Israel the night before, in what it described as the Lebanese armed group's "biggest barrage" since the war began. "Last night, Hezbollah timed a simultaneous attack with Iran, firing rockets and drones at towns and communities across Israel. The numbers (are) about approximately 200 rockets, approximately 20 UAVs (drones) and combine those with ballistic missiles that were being fired from Iran in the same time," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists in a briefing.
High court rules in favour of journalist Owen Jones in libel case Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 10:49 The case revolved around an article by Jones, which cited BBC journalists who pointing to BBC Middle East online editor Raffi Berg as playing a 'key role in a wider BBC culture of 'systematic Israeli propaganda' Off London's High Court has ruled in favour of journalist Owen Jones on key issues in a libel case brought by Raffi Berg, BBC news online's Middle East Editor, over an article alleging that he is biased towards Israel. The cases revolved around an article by Jones, published by the news outlet, Drop Site News, which cited BBC journalists who pointed to Berg as playing a "key role in a wider BBC culture of 'systematic Israeli propaganda". The court rejected Berg's lawyers' core argument that Jones' reporting presented him as "a rogue journalist and editor who deliberately disregards and breaches the duties of accuracy and impartiality that he knows are required of him as an Editor for BBC News online, with the purpose of presenting news reports falsely favourable to Israel that are intentionally biased and that deliberately ignore contrary evidence".
The South Asian country has immense potential in the emerging world order, Denis Alipov has told RT India is the future, the West is the past, and multipolarity is inevitable, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov has told RT India. In an exclusive interview aired on Thursday, Alipov said Russia wants to see a strong India, adding: "And this is something you are going to see very soon.
All 23 Georgian crew members aboard a Malta-flagged tanker struck by Iran off the Iraqi coast have been rescued, a relative of one of the sailors told RFE/RL's Georgian Service. Two oil tankers sailing in Iraqi territorial waters were struck in the Persian Gulf early on March 12, with sailors describing a coordinated attack involving drones and explosive devices.
“We are afraid of the sound of explosions and fighter jets, very afraid. But honestly, we are more terrified of the government supporter ...
The Most American King: Jordan’s Abdullah II and the craft of survival Submitted by Hossam el-Hamalawy on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 09:07 A rare biography into the life of Jordan’s king gives insight into the statecraft that has kept him in power, but not the domestic cost of his policies King Abdullah II meets US President Donald Trump at the White House in February, 2025 (AFP) Off Aaron Magid’s The Most American King: Abdullah of Jordan sets out to fill an important gap in contemporary Middle Eastern history. Despite Abdullah II having ruled Jordan for more than a quarter of a century, surviving regional upheavals that swept away presidents and monarchs alike, no comprehensive political biography has previously attempted to map his life, networks, and rule in detail. Magid offers a richly reported narrative built on more than a hundred interviews with Jordanian officials, western diplomats, intelligence figures, military officers and analysts, supplemented by archival material in the US and UK .
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens not to panic, saying India would overcome the LPG cylinder gas crisis as it did during COVID-Pandemic, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday expressed hope that PM Modi is right, but doubted the situation.
The Iranian Navy sought refuge in Sri Lanka and India. While India obliged, Sri Lanka stalled over fears it would threaten its neutrality.
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], March 12 (ANI): Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Thursday said that the Government of India is actively working to address the reported shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) across the country, adding that stringent measures may be taken against black marketing and hoarding of LPG cylinders.
“We just want to be back in our homes,” said a Lebanese man who, like many others in the latest round of fighting, has to flee.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hezbollah, the Lebanese resistance movement, announced a missile attack targeting a key Israeli army base in southern Haifa in occupied Palestine, according to a statement released on Thursday.
Up to 3. 2 million people displaced inside Iran by war, UN says The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that up to 3. 2 million people have been displaced inside Iran since the war began on 28 February.
Pars Today – The Israeli air bases of Palmachim and Ovda, along with the headquarters of the Shin Bet security agency, were targeted by drone strikes carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army.
ParsToday– Over the past two days, media outlets and news analysts in East, South, Central, and South Caucasus Asia, and Oceania have published extensive reactions, analyses, and stances regarding the military aggression by the US and Israel against Iran, reflecting the political, security, and economic repercussions of this crisis.
Russia's Rosatom says it will stay in Iran despite war Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom will stay in Iran despite the conflict in the Middle East and is committed to its agreement to build two more units at the Bushehr nuclear plant, its head Alexei Likhachev said on Thursday. Rosatom, which built the first 1‑gigawatt unit of Iran’s sole nuclear power plant at Bushehr, evacuated some of its staff and suspended construction work on the new units after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on 28 February. Around 450 Rosatom employees remain at the site, Likhachev said, after 150 returned to Russia via Armenia this week.
Iraqi prime minister condemns attacks on Popular Mobilisation Forces Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has today condemned attacks on the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a government umbrella organisation that oversees various paramilitary groups, including those close to Iran. The PMF has fired at US bases in Iraq during the Iran war and come under attack, with one fighter killed in the most recent attack in Kirkuk in northern Iraq. Sudani is keen to maintain balanced ties between Tehran and Washington.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced a drone attack targeting the Palmahim airbase and the Shin Bet (Shabak) headquarters in occupied Palestine, according to a new statement.
Es un año electoral crucial y los costos económicos y políticos de la guerra están en aumento. Tendría sentido suponer que el presidente declarará la victoria y se retirará.
