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The Editor

Middle East

The latest on the US-Iran crisis

House TV
The House of Representatives have approved the Iran War Powers resolution.

The vote was 22..

by The Editor
January 10, 2020
World

US House to vote on limiting Trump war powers against Iran

The US House of Representatives is set to vote on a resolution that aims to limit President Donald T..

by The Editor
January 10, 2020
World

US House of Representatives votes to limit Trump’s ability to declare war on Iran

Issued on: 10/01/2020 – 00:13Modified: 10/01/2020 – 00:13

The U.S. House of Representatives passed..

by The Editor
January 10, 2020
Middle East

Live: Carlos Ghosn speaks to FRANCE 24 in Beirut

Issued on: 09/01/2020 – 18:12Modified: 09/01/2020 – 18:13

The Interview with Carlos Ghosn © France..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Iran ‘mistakenly shot down Ukraine jet’ – US media

Iran mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian plane that crashed on Wednesday near Tehran with 176 people ..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Iran crisis: Commander says more air strikes were planned against US

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Strikes against US forces in Iraq could have been just..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

We wont give up: French protesters defiant on day 36 of pension strikes

Hundreds of defiant protesters took to the streets of Paris on Thursday for a fourth day of nationwi..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
Middle East

Iran’s military power: Unconventional tactics, numbers in strategic places

Here's a breakdown of how some of its key elements work.

Missile forces
As Iranian strikes aga..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
Middle East

Ukrainian plane changed directions before it crashed in Iran, report says

The Iranian Civil Aviation authority released the report, citing witnesses. It said the plane also c..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
Middle East

Questions, diplomatic tensions plague investigators probing Ukrainian plane crash in Iran

Issued on: 09/01/2020 – 11:32Modified: 09/01/2020 – 11:32

Ukrainian authorities on Thursday said t..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
USA

At UN, US justifies killing Iranian commander as self-defence

Issued on: 09/01/2020 – 05:09Modified: 09/01/2020 – 05:09

The United States told the United Nation..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Australia fires: Victoria extends ‘state of disaster’ as threat intensifies

The Australian state of Victoria has again declared a state of disaster ahead of forecast "dangerous..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Iran crisis: US ‘ready for serious negotiations’ with Tehran

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The US says it is "ready to engage without preconditio..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Iran plane crash: Airliner ‘was trying to return to airport’

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A plane that crashed in Iran with 176 people on board ..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Iran plane crash: Vigil held for victims in Toronto

Mourners have gathered at the University of Toronto to remember those who died when Ukraine Internat..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Trump: Iran ‘standing down’ after missile strikes

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US President Donald Trump has said Iran "appears to be..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Iran plane crash: Tehran won’t give Boeing or US black boxes

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Iran has said it will not hand over black box flight r..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Japan justice minister calls ex-Nissan boss Ghosn’s accusations ‘absolutely intolerable’

Issued on: 09/01/2020 – 03:32Modified: 09/01/2020 – 03:32

Carlos Ghosn's accusations against ..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
UK News

US-Iran tension threatens lifeline to millions across the Middle East

Statement by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council

“Tens of millions of p..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
UK News

Italy contributes €500,000 (US$ 610,000) to help relieve drought-affected people from hunger

LUSAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €500,000 (US$ 610,000) contrib..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

IRC Emergency Watchlist 2020

Watchlist 2020 highlights the countries where the IRC assesses there to be the greatest risk of a ma..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
World

Spread of polio still an international public health concern – WHO

The twenty-third meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005..

by The Editor
January 9, 2020
USA

Live: President Trump responds to the Iranian attacks on US forces in Iraq

Issued on: 08/01/2020 – 15:09Modified: 08/01/2020 – 15:09

Iran struck back at the United States ea..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
Middle East

UN raises alarm over latest wave of displacement in Idleb

Gaziantep, 7 January 2020

I am alarmed at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Idleb, northw..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

Aftermath of Ukrainian passenger plane crash in Iran

A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with more than 170 people on board has crashed in Iran, officials say.

Iran&..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
Middle East

Ukrainian Boeing plane crashes in Iran, 176 people dead

The tail of the plane that crashed in Iran. IRNA (the Islamic Republic News Agency)
Photos from the ..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
Middle East

Soleimani assassination: The spectre of retaliation

Issued on: 08/01/2020 – 10:59Modified: 08/01/2020 – 11:00

MIDDLE EAST MATTERS FRANCE 24
This wee..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

Iran attack: Crude oil prices jump after Iraq missile attacks

Oil prices have jumped after at least two airbases hosting US troops in Iraq were hit by ballistic m..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran

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A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with more than 170 people on bo..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
Middle East

Iraqi leader demands clarity on US letter blunder on troop withdrawal

The document in question was an unsigned draft of a memo from the US Command in Baghdad notifying th..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
Middle East

Iran fires missiles at Iraqi bases in retaliation for US strike on commander

Iran said it launched a missile attack on U.S.-led forces in Iraq in the early hours of Wednesday in..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
Middle East

Carlos Ghosn’s legal team accuses Nissan of ‘perversion of truth

Issued on: 08/01/2020 – 00:20Modified: 08/01/2020 – 00:20

Fugitive Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Gho..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
USA

Venezuela’s Guaido sworn in as parliament speaker after stand-off

Issued on: 07/01/2020 – 17:57Modified: 07/01/2020 – 17:57

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan ..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

Australia fires: Misleading maps and pictures go viral

Maps and pictures of Australia's unprecedented bushfires have spread widely on social media.

U..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

Qasem Soleimani: Trump says US killed ‘a monster’

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President Donald Trump has said the US killing of Iran..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

US airbase in Iraq hit by rockets – reports

An airbase housing US and coalition troops in Iraq has been hit by rockets, according to US security..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

Reynhard Sinaga: Father of rapist says punishment fits his crimes

The father of Reynhard Sinaga, the worst rapist in British legal history, has said his son's pu..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
World

US insists it has no plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq

Issued on: 08/01/2020 – 00:04Modified: 08/01/2020 – 00:04

The United States has no plans to withdr..

by The Editor
January 8, 2020
Middle East

Iran drops espionage charges for jailed French acadamic

Issued on: 07/01/2020 – 14:08Modified: 07/01/2020 – 14:08

Iran has dropped espionage charges broug..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
Middle East

Khaled Meshaal Fast Facts

Birth date: 1956Birth place: Silwad, West BankBirth name: Khaled MeshaalFather: Imam, name unknown p..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

Trump under fire for threat to Iranian cultural sites

US President Donald Trump has faced growing criticism over his threats to attack Iran's cultura..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

Japan issues arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn’s wife

Tokyo prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the wife of fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

Iraq PM Abdel Mahdi says he received signed US ‘withdrawal’ letter on Monday

Issued on: 07/01/2020 – 19:22Modified: 07/01/2020 – 19:22

Iraqs premier Adel Abdel Mahdi confirmed..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

Putin makes rare visit to Syria, meets Assad

Issued on: 07/01/2020 – 15:49Modified: 07/01/2020 – 15:49

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
Middle East

Thousands in Iran gather to mourn as Soleimani’s body arrives in hometown of Kerman

Issued on: 07/01/2020 – 04:18Modified: 07/01/2020 – 04:46

The body of the senior Iranian military ..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
USA

Venezuela opposition leader Guaido vows to lead parliament despite having been blocked from building

Issued on: 07/01/2020 – 04:38Modified: 07/01/2020 – 04:38

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

Australia fires: Almost 2,000 homes destroyed in marathon crisis

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Almost 2,000 houses have been confirmed destroyed in A..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

Soleimani: Iranians flock to hometown for commander’s burial

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Huge numbers of black-clad mourners have turned out to..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

India university attack: ‘Students fell to the ground… they kept beating’

More than 100 masked men wielding sticks and rods attacked students and teachers of Delhi's pre..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
World

Japan issues arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn’s wife

Issued on: 07/01/2020 – 09:36Modified: 07/01/2020 – 09:36

Tokyo prosecutors issued an arrest warra..

by The Editor
January 7, 2020
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