Parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were “seriously damaged” by military strikes that forced one of its reactors to shut down, the plant’s operator said on Saturday. The Friday strikes on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in south Ukraine …
Lebanon asks EU for help to deport Syrian refugees
Lebanon requested on Friday that the European Union help it carry out its controversial policy of deporting Syrian refugees to their war-torn home country. The Lebanese government recently announced a plan to deport 15,000 refugees per month to Syria, …
Concern grows for Iranian woman detained after hijab protest
Concern grew on Friday over the fate of a young Iranian woman who protested on a bus against the obligatory headscarf for women, following reports that she had been subjected to a forced televised confession and hospitalised. Sepideh Rashno, 28, disapp…
Israel strikes on Gaza triggered rocket barrage
Israel’s pounded Gaza with air strikes on Saturday and a Palestinian militant group retaliated with a barrage of rocket fire, in the territory’s worst escalation of violence since a war last year. Health authorities Gaza said 10 people have been killed…
Twitter breach exposed anonymous account owners
A vulnerability in Twitter’s software that exposed an undetermined number of owners of anonymous accounts to potential identity compromise last year was apparently exploited by a malicious actor, the social media company said Friday. It did not confirm…
Parents of boy in right to life case lose bid for hospice care
The parents of 12-year-old British boy Archie Battersbee on Friday lost last-ditch legal bids to allow him to die in a hospice after accepting their legal battle to keep him on life support was over. A campaign organisation supporting the family, Chris…
Losing Lebanon: Part Two
Lebanon marked the second anniversary of the Beirut port blast on 4 August. The blast was a devastating tragedy for the city and the country. It left at least 231 people dead, over 7,000 injured, and over 300,000 homeless. The port blast left a permane…
What Adani’s Haifa port purchase means for India-Israel ties
Gone are the days of Nehru and Indian support for Palestinian self-determination, with Modi’s India taking relations with Israel to unprecedented heights, encouraged by close cooperation between partners like the UAE and Israel, especially in infrastru…
Amnesty ‘stands by’ accusation Ukraine endangering civilians
Amnesty International on Friday said it stands by its accusation that Ukraine is endangering civilians by creating army bases in residential areas to counter Russian forces, after a Thursday report from the rights group prompted a furious response from…
Egypt to crack down on Syrian, Lebanese drug shipments
Egyptian authorities are cracking down on Syrian and Lebanese shipments in an effort to combat drug smuggling, Egyptian media reported on Wednesday. The Egyptian Customs Authority will tighten control procedures at various air, land and sea customs por…