A Panama-flagged ship has been hijacked by armed men in the Gulf of Oman and ordered to sail to Iran, Lloyds List Maritime Intelligence has confirmed. The bitumen tanker MV Asphalt Princess is heading into the congested approach to the Strait of Hormuz, it said. It is not clear who has seized the ship but […]
Palestinians threatened with eviction in East Jerusalem have rejected an offer that they rent their homes from a Jewish settlement organisation. In a closely-watched and divisive case, Israel’s top court proposed a compromise to end a long legal fight. It suggested the four families could stay in their homes in Sheikh Jarrah if they recognised […]
An Israeli court is to decide the fate of Palestinians facing eviction in East Jerusalem in a case which has become the focus of international attention. The long-awaited hearing concerns four of more than 70 families appealing against an order to leave their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Lower courts have ruled the land where […]
Iran nuclear deal Israel’s PM has said he knows “with certainty” Iran was involved in a deadly tanker attack off Oman, accusations Tehran called “baseless”. Two crew members died when the MV Mercer Street, operated by an Israeli-owned firm, was attacked on Thursday. Israeli PM Naftali Bennett warned “we know how to send a […]
Israel has accused Iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker in which two crew members – a British national and a Romanian citizen – were killed. The MV Mercer Street, operated by the London-based company Zodiac Maritime, was off Oman’s coast in the Arabian Sea when the incident occurred on […]
Two European crew members are reported to have been killed in an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. Zodiac Maritime, the London-based company that operates the tanker, said a British and a Romanian citizen had died in the attack late on Thursday. A spokesperson for the […]
Lebanon protests Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has given up trying to form a new government after nine months of deadlock over its make-up, pushing the country deeper into crisis. Mr Hariri said it was clear that he would not be able to agree on cabinet positions with President Michel Aoun. The last government […]
Coronavirus pandemic More than 60 people have died after a fire in a coronavirus isolation ward at a hospital in the Iraqi city of Nasiriya. Much of Iraq’s health care system is in poor condition after years of conflict and angry relatives of the victims have been protesting outside the facility. The cause of the […]
By Sarah Fowler BBC News Jehan Sadat was sitting in the stands, just a few metres away from her husband, when gunmen opened fire at a military parade in Cairo. Her life partner, Anwar – then president of Egypt – was hit by several bullets and died two hours later in hospital. It was 6 […]
The US says it has carried out air strikes against Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border in response to drone attacks on its forces in Iraq. A Pentagon spokesman said the strikes targeted “operational and weapons storage facilities” at three locations. President Biden had been clear he would act to protect US personnel, he added. […]
