Middle East

France summoned Iran’s ambassador to Paris on Wednesday over what it described as a “disinformation campaign” by Iranian authorities concerning student protests in France, according to a Foreign Ministry statement, Anadolu reports. The ambassador was told that content disseminated online by official Iranian Foreign Ministry accounts was “absolutely unacceptable ” and false, the statement said. It said the ambassador was summoned at the request of Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. France also re

A French administrative court on Wednesday suspended a ban imposed Tuesday on a pro-Palestinian demonstration planned in Paris for the evening, allowing the rally to proceed, according to the court, Anadolu reports. The court said the demonstration did not constitute a “trouble to public order.” The rally, called by the Urgence Palestine collective “against the genocide in Gaza and for respect for the ceasefire,” can therefore go ahead Wednesday evening. Paris police chief Patrice Faure had bann

By Timour AzhariRIYADH, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Syria is carefully considering providing military assistance to key ally Saudi Arabia amid an escalating war against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, a US official and a Syrian military official briefed on the matter said.Options being considered include defensive aid to protect the kingdom from attacks, or deployment of forces in an offensive capacity to help Saudi-backed Yemeni troops fight the Houthis, the sources said.The US official said Saudi Arab

Egypt “categorically” rejected Wednesday dragging the Sinai Peninsula into remarks by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, an informed source told Egypt’s state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA), Anadolu reports. Responding to a query about Smotrich’s statements during the last two days, the source said Egypt “categorically” rejects any attempt to invoke Sinai in his remarks. The source described the statements as “empty threats,” noting that they coincide with Egypt’s celebrations markin

Israeli banks fear new international sanctions over financing settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, particularly measures planned by Britain, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The newspaper said the Association of Banks in Israel had prepared an assessment warning that anticipated British sanctions could affect Israeli financial institutions. The measures could target entities involved in settlement construction or financing, extending beyond those implicated i

Fossils recovered from the same limestone formation used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx belong to a distinct extinct crocodilian that lived about 45 million years ago, researchers said Tuesday. The animal, named Herugavialis cairensis, inhabited the shallow tropical sea that once covered what is now northern Egypt, according to a study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science. Its remains came from the Mokattam Formation, a thick limestone deposit containing fossils of fish, sharks and

Horn was declared an honored guest of Buenos Aires in a ceremony led by a city legislator who also addressed October 7 and antisemitism.

"What happened on October 7 is a legitimate thing, okay? It's legitimate,” Advisor to the Paestinian Authority's Religious Affairs Ministry, Mahmoud Al-Habbash said.

By Alex LefkowitzSOFIA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Bulgaria has halted its search for the missing crew of a ship that sank after being hit by a drone about 70 nautical miles (130 km) off its coast, Vice-Admiral Rumen Nikolov of the Maritime Administration Executive Agency said on Wednesday.Early on Tuesday, two ships were hit in a drone attack in Bulgaria's Black Sea exclusive economic zone. One sank and the other was damaged. The crew of the damaged ship were rescued, but the crew of the sunken one rema

"Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir - I'm sorry! Sorry that you're up there and I'm down here. I love you more than anything, always." Bibas wrote in an Instagram story.

Hezbollah received the cash last month despite a tightening US economic chokehold on Iran and increasing difficulties in getting funds to Tehran's Lebanese ally.

A Green Party spokesperson told British media that “Lubna Speitan holds no party positions other than being a member.” adding that the party has "internal processes to investigate" allegations.

Fifty-six countries, ranging from the United States, Britain, France and Germany to Bahrain, Morocco and Japan, reaffirmed their commitment to enforcing the the UN restrictions restored against Iran.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani mourned those killed and abducted on October 7 while accusing Israel of genocide, apartheid, and war crimes during the Israel-Hamas War and the Gaza ceasefire.

Israel should stand by its decision to close the British Consulate and make clear that Jerusalem is not a diplomatic no-man’s-land.

Parliamentary ratification will remove a legal hurdle for Turkish military deployment to Saudi Arabia under a trilateral defense pact.

By Francois MurphyVIENNA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - US Vice President JD Vance told Reuters on Tuesday Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction in its uranium enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries' seven-month war.While it is not clear what exactly he meant, below is a summary of what is known, and not, about the current status of Iran's uranium enrichment programme, which is at the heart of its nuclear infrastructure.WHAT DID IRAN HAVE BEFORE THE US AND ISRAEL BOMBED?

The two had been friends for about four years. During that time, Odeh repeatedly tried to start a romantic relationship with Gerenberg, but she refused.

More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Turkish opposition stronghold Izmir on Wednesday, angered by the defection of the city's

Israel demolishes properties of Palestinian who saved 30 Israelis on 7 October Israeli authorities have demolished properties belonging to a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who rescued 30 Israelis from the Nova music festival during the 7 October 2023 attacks. The Israeli news site Local Call reported on Monday that Israeli authorities razed a warehouse and chicken coop belonging to Yousef Zyadna, while his nephew's home was demolished. Zyadna, a mini