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Evin Prison holds thousands of political prisoners, including some arrested during nationwide protests in 2022. Photo: West Asia News Agency
Women in Iran jail begin hunger strike after protester's execution

Rights activists say decision to hang Mohammad Ghobadlou was 'glaring injustice'

IranJanuary 25, 2024
Palestinian children wounded in an Israeli strike receive treatment at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Reuters
Israeli air strike kills at least 20 in Gaza city

Situation 'dramatically escalating' in Khan Younis, says Red Crescent chief as Nasser Hospital runs out of medicine

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 25, 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi review a guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Ankara. Reuters
Erdogan welcomes Iran's Raisi to Turkey to discuss Gaza

This is the Iranian leader's first visit to the country since taking office in 2021

IranJanuary 24, 2024
Houthi fighters attend a gathering at the end of a military training session, on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
US launches new strikes on Houthi anti-ship missiles

Pentagon says it has destroyed more than 25 missile launch and deployment sites in Yemen

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 24, 2024
Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Israel has waged war in the enclave for the past three months. Reuters
Israeli army says 24 soldiers killed in its biggest loss in Gaza

Army says deaths occurred when RPG fired at tank detonated explosives set to demolish buildings

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 23, 2024
Protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 spread quickly across Iran. EPA
Iran executes protester arrested in Mahsa Amini demonstrations

Mohammad Ghobadlou, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, was denied medication in order to force a confession, rights groups say

IranJanuary 23, 2024
People bury Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike at Al Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters
Gaza's Al Nasser Hospital becomes site of mass graves

Injured people are trapped inside complex amid continued bombardment, health workers say

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 22, 2024
Pakistani security officials check people at a roadside checkpoint in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan province, Pakistan, on Wednesday. EPA
Pakistan strikes on southern Iran kill at least nine

Islamabad had warned Tehran of 'serious consequences' after Iranian air strikes killed two children on Tuesday

IranJanuary 18, 2024
Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps take part in a rally in Tehran. Reuters
Iraqi Kurdistan repeats request for defence system after Erbil attack

Bill to equip Peshmerga was approved by US Congress in December but is waiting for Biden's signature

IranJanuary 16, 2024
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran on their way to life in exile on January 16, 1979. AP Photo
Legacy of Iranian monarchy still divisive 45 years after shah's exile

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi propelled Iran's economy and education forward, but oppression

IranJanuary 16, 2024
An oil tanker, identified as having been involved in a US-Iran dispute, was boarded by men in military uniforms near Oman. Reuters
Iranian navy boards 'American oil tanker' in Gulf of Oman

Vessel identified as Marshall Islands-flagged tanker St Nikolas, which was previously seized by US for carrying Iranian oil

GulfJanuary 11, 2024
Palestinians injured in Israeli strikes lie on beds at Al Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital in Deir Al Balah. Reuters
Location of 600 patients at Gazan hospital unknown, says UN

Several international organisations withdrew teams from hospital in enclave amid security concerns

MENAJanuary 08, 2024
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli air strike which killed six men, near Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
Seven Palestinians killed in Jenin strike as violence surges

Four brothers among men struck while sitting on a pavement in Jenin, says Palestinian media

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 07, 2024
A pirate stands on the shore in north-east Somalia. AFP
Crew in hiding as 'armed persons' board Bahrain-bound ship off Somali coast

Vessel headed towards Khalifa bin Salman reported incident near Eyl

AfricaJanuary 04, 2024
People gather at a Hamas office that was hit by an Israeli drone in a southern suburb of Beirut. AFP
Hamas deputy leader killed in Israeli drone strike on Beirut

Six others also killed in attack on Hamas office in Dahieh

LebanonJanuary 02, 2024
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