The Palestinian Red Crescent say a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza killed at least six people. BBC News
Read More »Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, rescuers say
In Tehran, rallies for Iran’s revolution overshadowed by discontent and defiance
“To me and to all Iranians, the revolution means a revival of life; new life was blown into our society and country, and I believe even to the Islamic world, and the whole world,” exclaimed a beaming young woman who, like many women participating in this rally, was clothed in …
Read More »BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Tehran for first time since unprecedented protest crackdown
The BBC has visited Iran for the first time since the crackdown by security forces on nationwide anti-government protests last month. Iran’s leaders are marking 47 years since the Islamic Revolution, with bunting and flags decorating the streets of Tehran – but the pain is still raw after unprecedented force …
Read More »Iran arrests reformists as crackdown on dissent widens, reports say
The head of the main reformist coalition, Azar Mansouri, is said to be among those held a month after security forces crushed nationwide protests. BBC News
Read More »Indonesia preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza
It would be the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US last year. BBC News
Read More »Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran
BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces’ deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry. BBC News
Read More »Palestinians say new Israeli steps amount to de facto annexation
In a strongly worded joint statement on Monday, the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar condemned the announcement by Israel, describing it as “accelerating attempts at its illegal annexation and the displacement of the Palestinian people”. BBC News
Read More »Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown
BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran. BBC News
Read More »Fourteen killed in latest Lebanon building collapse, as warnings of neglect grow
Two blocks fall down in what is the fifth such disaster this winter, as warnings of neglect grow. BBC News
Read More »Israeli intelligence chief's brother charged with smuggling cigarettes into Gaza
Bezalel Zini, an Israeli military reservist on active duty, is accused of smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes in exchange for $117,000. BBC News
Read More »US and Iran agree to hold nuclear talks in Oman on Friday
The talks had appeared to be in jeopardy, with the two countries at odds over the location and parameters. BBC News
Read More »Inside Gaza hospital struggling to provide care to newborn babies
The director of one of Gaza’s main hospitals says he is still seeing a pattern of malnourished and traumatised mothers giving birth to underweight or premature babies, more than three months into a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Although significantly more aid has been allowed into Gaza since the …
Read More »Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza, medics say, after soldier wounded
Israel’s military said it happened after “terrorists” opened fire in the north of the Strip, seriously wounding a soldier during an operation near the Yellow Line, which marks territory controlled by Israel under the three-month-old ceasefire agreement with Hamas. BBC News
Read More »Gazans returning through Rafah crossing describe checks by Palestinian militia
One Palestinian woman said members of the Israel-linked militia searched them and their belongings at an Israeli checkpoint inside Gaza. BBC News
Read More »Iran's president says it will negotiate with the US
Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would pursue “fair and equitable” talks, as the US builds up forces in the region. BBC News
Read More »Gaza's key Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopens
Only dozens of Palestinians and no goods will be able to cross in both directions each day. BBC News
Read More »I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube – then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London
Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it’s unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay. BBC News
Read More »Israeli air strikes kill at least 27 Palestinians in Gaza, rescue officials say
Israel’s military confirmed the strikes, which come during a ceasefire that Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaking. BBC News
Read More »Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led forces
The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state. BBC News
Read More »Why Iran’s response to a US attack could be different this time
President Donald Trump’s recent threats, made in the context of Iran’s violent suppression of domestic unrest, come at a moment of exceptional internal strain for the Islamic Republic. As a result, any US attack now carries a significantly higher risk of rapid escalation, both regionally and inside Iran. BBC News
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