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- Iran International Read
Parsian Exchange transferred millions of dollars for Iran despite sanctions
Iran’s Bank Parsian, under US sanctions, used its foreign-exchange arm to move millions of dollars abroad through a network of intermediaries, according to an Iran International investigation based on leaked internal correspondence and transaction records.
Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Timour Azhari ANKARA/RIYADH, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, two officials said on Wednesday, after the NATO member and Pakistan pledged to act on the collective defence commitment of their newly formed alliance.
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Intelligence sources: Iran recruits African tribes to control Bab al-Mandab
ALBAWABA - Highly informed intelligence sources uncovered that Iran is planning a "terror" operation in the Bab al-Mandab Strait with the help of local African tribes
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Discord suffers major data breach leaking 275,000 emails
ALBAWABA - Discord suffered another major data breach involving a server protection service called Double Counter, which leaked about 275,000 unique email addresses
- Iran International Read
Iran protester recounts torture, mock execution after January arrest
“Write your will.” Those were the words Iranian protester Erfan Nabian says he heard in solitary confinement before he was handed a sheet of paper and asked what he wanted for his final meal before his execution.
Mayor of Turkey’s secular stronghold Izmir joins Erdogan’s party
By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin HayatseverANKARA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city and a bastion of its secular opposition, joined President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party (AKP) on Wednesday, amid a crackdown on the opposition in which dozens of mayors have been jailed.Cemil Tugay, elected mayor in 2024 as a candidate of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) before quitting in June, formally joined the AKP at a ceremony in Ankara,
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Video: Policeman accused of sexually assaulting young girl in France
France recently witnessed nationwide student-led protests over school conditions and low funding. One video flooding social media sparked out
Yemen’s Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi airports as conflict deepens
The Houthis claimed a flurry of attacks on Saudi targets on Wednesday including firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh airport, as the group battles for territory in Yemen against government forces supported by the kingdom. The Houthis, who control most of northwest Yemen, captured swathes of coastal land from Yemen’s pro-government forces last month after the country’s civil war reignited in July. The fighting has displaced more than 200,000 people within the country, the United Nations said Wednesday.
- Iran International Read
Family of executed January protester says Iran concealed burial site
The family of Alireza Raisi, executed this week over the January protests in Isfahan, still does not know where he was buried after security agents took his father blindfolded to the burial site, a source close to the family told Iran International.
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Zendaya accused of insulting Brigitte Macron
ALBAWABA - American star Zendaya was heavily attacked on social media after a behavior that was dubbed as an insult to France's First Lady Brigitte Macron
- Iran International Read
Iran lawmaker named in alleged illegal treasure excavation
A senior hardline Iranian lawmaker has been named in an allegation involving unauthorized excavation for antiquities and treasure, while parliament is also examining a reported excavation case involving an unnamed member of the legislature.
IEA, EU discuss proposed oil, diesel stocks release, sources say
(Adds dropped word 'release' in paragraph 1) By Kate Abnett and Holger Hansen BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency and European Union on Wednesday were discussing an oil and diesel stocks release proposed last week with diplomats and analysts expecting it to include volumes pledged in March. War with Iran and Ukraine has damaged refineries and disrupted tanker traffic, helping send diesel prices to record highs and impacting inflation and sectors including trucking and agriculture.
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Trump announces building the largest new shipyard for $6.6 billion
U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington will be constructing the country’s largest new shipyard in the U.S. at Sparrows Point in Mar
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Christa Pike is 'conscious and talking' after failed execution
ALBAWABA - American death row inmate Christa Pike is "conscious and speaking" after surviving a failed execution attempt in Tennessee last Wednesday, according to her lawyers
- Iran International Read
Iran’s own surveys reveal demand for ‘fundamental change’
Two surveys emerging from within or around Iran's political establishment paint a bleak picture of public confidence: deep skepticism toward state institutions, single-digit trust in political officials and overwhelming demand for change.
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Video: Naval drone strikes tanker off Russia's Sochi
ALBAWABA - A naval drone struck a Liberian-flagged oil tanker off the city of Sochi in Russia, causing a massive blaze, The Guardian reported Wednesday
- Al Bawaba - Daily Read
Venezuela's second-largest oil refinery catches fire, operations halted
ALBAWABA - Venezuela halted operations at the Cardon oil refinery, the country's second-largest field with a capacity of 310,000 barrels per day, after a fire sparked by a ruptured natural gas line, according to state-run oil company PDVSA
Israelis mark three years since October 7 as Palestinians mourn Gaza’s destruction
By Rami Amichay and Mahmoud Issa KFAR AZA, Israel/GAZA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Israelis gathered in silence on Wednesday in a kibbutz near the Gaza border that was overrun by Hamas militants on October 7 three years ago, mourning victims of attacks that set off Israel's assault in Gaza and plunged the Middle East into war. In the Gaza Strip, devastated by two years of Israeli bombardment, Palestinians sheltering among the ruins of destroyed cities recalled life before a war that displaced nearly the entire population and tore apart families.
Mourning, war and elections as Israel marks October 7
Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza and intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country's deadliest day will be front and centre. At the site of the Nova music festival, where Hamas militants in trucks and paragliders opened fire around dawn on October 7, 2023, family members bowed their heads in silence -- although at least one instead put on techno music in tribute to the fallen.
- BBC News Read
Residents of kibbutz destroyed in 7 October Hamas attacks grapple with how to rebuild
Three years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there.
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