Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation said flights across Iran will be cancelled until 6am local time (02:30 GMT) on Monday, according to state media, following Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Lebanon to continue its assault on Shia militant group Hezbollah. The Israeli army has issued a new evacuation order for residents in the southern suburbs of…
An Israeli drone attack targeted and destroyed a weapons depot in the coastal Syrian city of Jableh before daybreak Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The attack carried out via drones and warplane missiles leveled the depot and caused massive explosions heard from long distances, said the UK-based watchdog group. It added that…
British Defence Secretary, John Healey, is in Cyprus as London steps up efforts for a potential evacuation of Lebanon with the Middle East teetering on the brink of wider war. Healey confirmed British forces were involved in efforts to defend Israel from Iran’s ballistic missile barrage as Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned of the risk…
German Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, expressed her dismay on Wednesday over reports that some people in Germany had celebrated Iran’s missile attack on Israel. Faeser said the scenes made her sad and angry. Cheers reportedly broke out at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin neighbourhood on Tuesday evening. Faeser said there had also been spontaneous demonstrations…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had a phone discussion with European colleagues immediately after his country’s missile attack on Israel, state media reported Wednesday. According to Iranian news agency IRNA, Araghchi spoke with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and colleagues in the UK, France and other countries. The missile attack on Israel has now been…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned of a further escalation in the Middle East, after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel. “Iran is risking setting the entire region on fire: This must be prevented at all costs,’’ the German leader was quoted as saying in a statement published on Wednesday. Scholz noted that…
Dozens of people are feared dead after two migrant boats overturned off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United Nations on Wednesday. The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said in a post on social media platform X on Tuesday. So far, 45 people have…
Iran has extended the closure of its airspace as it expects Israeli retaliation following its attack on the enemy country on Tuesday evening. All flights have been cancelled until 5 am (0130 GMT) on Thursday to maintain aviation security, state news agency ISNA reported, citing a spokesman for the aviation authority. Iran initially closed the…
France condemns the Israeli airstrikes, which it said have caused an unacceptable number of civilian casualties, including dozens of children and women, France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said. “France expresses its concern about reports of ground incursions by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon,” the ministry said, adding that civilians, whether Lebanese or…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday warned of further escalation after Iran launched missiles attack on Israel. “Such actions threaten regional stability and escalate tensions in an already extremely volatile situation,’’ von der Leyen said. “I urge all parties to protect the life of innocent civilians,’’ he added. Von der Leyen condemned…
