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Saudi Arabia, the three-time Asian champions, finish bottom of Group H with two points from three games. Published On 29 Jun 202629 Jun 2026 The president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation has announced his resignation after the national team were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup in the first round. Saudi Arabia finished…
Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have killed one person, the country’s health ministry said, a day after the two countries signed a deal aimed at paving the way to a lasting peace. Lebanon’s state news agency said an Israeli drone hit the southern town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, and later reported further strikes in the area,…
101 East goes undercover to expose the playbook of Myanmar’s notorious scam industry. Southeast Asia’s cyberscam industry has trafficked at least 300,000 people from more than 60 countries, and stolen trillions of dollars from victims across the world. In this global exclusive, 101 East exposes how the industry is run with impunity. This two-year investigation…
Iran doubled down on Friday on its claim to being a central authority in managing marine traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a day after its forces struck a container vessel there, temporarily halting shipping through the critical waterway. The attack on the Ever Lovely, a container ship that was passing near the Omani side…
In recent days, there has been a dispute between the US and Iran over the issue of UN nuclear inspectors visiting sites in the country. On Monday, following talks in Switzerland with Iran’s chief negotiator, US Vice-President JD Vance said Iran had “agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country”. The next day, Iranian…
The United States Senate has voted in favour of invoking its war powers to force President Donald Trump to halt his military campaign against Iran or seek congressional approval before any further action is taken. Here is a closer look at Tuesday’s vote – the 10th attempt Congress has made to rein in the US-Israel…
An Iranian court has sentenced an outspoken female singer to 74 lashes for performing at a concert without wearing a hijab, according to a family member and state media news reports. The punishment indicated a possible tightening of religious rules for women under an Iranian political order reshaped by war. The singer, Parastoo Ahmadi, was…
By Isaac Hammouch The signing of the “Islamabad Memorandum” on June 17 does not merely constitute a tactical pause in the turmoil that has shaken the Middle East for the past four months; in many respects, it marks the end of a period of military blitz to inaugurate a phase of great diplomatic complexity. While…
A new case of alleged fraud linked to emigration to Europe is currently shaking northern Morocco. In Tangier, the justice system has opened an investigation following several complaints targeting a network suspected of promising employment contracts in Belgium to dozens of emigration candidates in exchange for large sums of money. According to publicly released information,…
NewsFeed US and Iranian delegations have arrived for high-level talks at a hotel in Switzerland. JD Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Pakistani mediators, while Iranian officials including Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi and chief negotiator Bagher Ghalibaf met their Swiss hosts. Published On 21 Jun 202621 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social…
