Government And Politics
Iran and Sweden agree to a prisoner swap freeing man convicted of war crimes over '88 executions
Iran and Sweden have agreed to a prisoner swap freeing Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic
Sweden frees an Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in exchange for 2 men held by Iran
Iran and Sweden have carried out a prisoner swap that involves the release of Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic
US military targets Houthi radar sites in Yemen after a merchant sailor goes missing
The U.S. military has unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after one merchant sailor went missing and the vessel he was on caught fire in the latest Houthi strike in the Red Sea
Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program
Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear program
Israelis and Palestinians are hopeful but cautious over the latest cease-fire proposal
A proposed cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is raising hopes across the Middle East and beyond that eight months of fighting could soon come to an end and that dozens of captives taken by the militant group could soon be freed
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch 2 cruise missles and hit ship in Gulf of Aden, sparking blaze, US says
The U.S. says the Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, setting it on fire and severely injuring one civilian mariner
At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing workers in Kuwait
At least 41 people have died when a fire swept through a building that housed workers in Kuwait
A migrant boat sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing, UN agency says
The U.N. International Organization for Migration says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead and 140 missing
At least 49 die and 140 are missing in sinking of migrant boat off Yemen's coast, UN agency says
A U.N. group says a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing
Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza has made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan