New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs will be held tomorrow in which the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs will brief the members on safety, security and repatriation of diaspora during the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
Tehran [Iran], March 17 (ANI): Iranian state media, Press TV on Tuesday shared a first-person view (FPV) of a drone flying over the US embassy compound in Baghdad. This followed reports that the US Embassy and a hotel in Baghdad were targeted by drones early today with video appearing to show air defences engaging a projectile near the embassy, CNN reported.
MANAMA, 17th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Kingdom of Bahrain announced that the air defence systems of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) intercepted and destroyed 129 ballistic missiles and 233 drones that targeted the Kingdom since the onset of the Iranian aggression.
Spain to release 11. 5 million barrels from oil reserves Spain’s energy minister says the country will release up to 11. 5 million barrels from strategic oil reserves over 90 days as a result of the ongoing Israel-US war on Iran which has upened energy markets around the world.
Kabul says hundreds killed in Pakistani air strike on hospital Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 03/17/2026 - 10:37 Islamabad rejects Afghan government's claim that 400 people were killed in attack on drug rehabilitation facility A Taliban security officer patrols the site of a Pakistani attack on Kabul on 17 March (AFP/Wakil Kohsar) Off A Taliban official has accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people at a drug rehabilitation facility in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Taliban government of Afghanistan, said the 2,000-bed Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital was attacked late on Monday evening. Images taken by the AFP news agency showed Afghan members of the Red Crescent removing bodies from the rubble, and surviving patients gathered in a holding area near the ruins of the targeted building.
Qatar says it intercepted second wave of missiles Qatar’s Ministry of Defence says its armed forces intercepted a second wave of missiles aimed at the country. In a brief statement, the ministry said Qatari air defences successfully engaged the incoming projectiles. تعلن وزارة الدفاع القطرية عن تصدي القوات المسلحة لموجة صاروخية ثانية استهدفت دولة قطر.
The crisis in the Middle East continues to intensify, with strikes and counter-strikes reported across the region and the humanitarian toll rising. UN agencies warn that health systems are under growing strain, children are increasingly affected by violence and displacement, and hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes. Despite mounting logistical and security challenges, UN agencies are scaling up emergency aid as the conflict’s impact spreads across the region and beyond.
The Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, the [former] Secretary of the Supreme National Security Counci ...
Energy prices continued to climb around the world as war in the Middle East intensifies. That has scrambled President Trump’s foreign policy strategy.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged the United Nations to fulfill its obligation to condemn the US-Israeli unprovoked military campaign against Iran and hold the aggressors accountable in compliance with the Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.
UN warns Israeli-US war on Iran could push 45 million into hunger The World Food Programme warns that the widening Iran war risks deepening global food insecurity. The UN agency says as many as 45 million more people could face acute hunger if the conflict drags on, raising alarm over supply disruptions, rising prices and growing pressure on already fragile food systems.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah announced Tuesday that it has shot down an advanced Israeli drone over southern Lebanon, emphasizing its commitment to defending the country and its people.
Iran says it seized hundreds of Starlink devices Iranian intelligence says it has confiscated hundreds of Starlink devices across the country. The official Iranian Mehr news agency, citing the Ministry of Intelligence, reported that authorities seized the equipment sent by the “American-Zionist enemy. ” Officials said the devices formed part of foreign efforts to undermine Iran.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the Israeli military's ground invasion of Lebanon, emphasizing that it violates Lebanese sovereignty and international law.
Donald Trump has vowed not to sign any other legislation until the passage of Save America act, which would create more barriers for voting Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The voter ID bill, would require proof of US citizenship for new voters, could be taken up by the Senate as early as today. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi , denied that he is in talks with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump ’s real-estate pal turned chief diplomat, and accused the US of leaking false claims that the two are in direct contact to calm panicked markets.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Army said its drones have attacked an arms manufacturing complex of the Zionist regime in the occupied territories on Tuesday.
After initially voicing support, US President Donald Trump says he doesn't want Iran's Kurds to enter the military operation against Tehran -- at least for now. Still, one group of exiled Kurds is "preparing for war" just in case, according to a photographer who visited one stronghold of Iranian Kurds.
After initially voicing support, US President Donald Trump says he doesn't want Iran's Kurds to enter the military operation against Tehran -- at least for now. Still, one group of exiled Kurds is "preparing for war" just in case, according to a photographer who visited one stronghold of Iranian Kurds.
GENEVA, 17th March, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE reaffirmed its categorical rejection of any justifications put forward by the Iranian government regarding the hostile escalation against countries in the region, stressing that such claims are merely attempts to mislead the international community in an effort to justify its unprovoked and unlawful aggression against the UAE and countries in the region.
