Taliban realise power of film as propaganda

Afghanistan’s cinemas were closed and movie reels burnt in public during the infamous repression of the 1990s. But the current Taliban government appears to have realised the power of cinema as ...

Iran: Revolutionary Guards chief tells protesters today is last day on streets

The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has told protesters that Saturday will be their last day of taking to the streets, in a sign that security forces may intensify their crackdown on unrest ...

'Jamie Oliver of Iran' beaten to death after arrest at hijab protests

Irans answer to Jamie Oliver was beaten to death by security forces after anti-regime protests, triggering a fresh wave of unrest. Thousands marched on Saturday during the funeral for ...

Russian naval base ‘hit by massive drone attack’

Ukraine Calls for More Air-Defense Help as Russian Barrages Continue

Ukraine called for more air-defense systems from the West to defend itself against Russian missile-and-drone attacks that have targeted its energy infrastructure in recent weeks, a senior ...

Protesters defy crackdown at universities across Iran.

Students have protested at universities across Iran, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini’s death. “A student may ...

Five more Lion’s Den militants killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria

Iran’s influence suddenly makes an issue of hijab for pupils in Gaza

Anti-regime protests in Iran that started with opposition to compulsory head-covering for women are drawing attention to a similar conflict in Gaza, the Palestinian-controlled territory governed by ...

Long, bleak wait for justice after young fathers die in Turkish mining blast

The stench of coal smoke hangs heavy over Amasra, a Turkish tourist resort on the Black Sea. Scattered through the green mountains that cradle the town are 41 new graves. Most of the men who died in ...

Fears over Russian threat to Norway's energy infrastructure

Norwegian oil and gas workers normally don’t see anything more threatening than North Sea waves crashing against the steel legs of their offshore platforms. But lately they have noticed a more ...

Russian fighter jet fatally crashes into Siberian residential building days after similar crash near Ukraine

A Russian fighter jet has crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, in the second such fatal incident this week. The two pilots were killed after the Sukhoi Su-30 plane ...

Ex-Pakistani PM Khan challenges disqualification from office

Fresh Russian Strikes Leave Parts of Ukraine Without Power

Russian drone-makers in the frame as Sweden’s speed cameras vanish