ATHENS/TEL AVIV: Greece is moving to finalize a roughly $3.6 billion deal to purchase three advanced air defense systems from Israel. After nearly three years of negotiations, Athens will integrate Israel’s David’s Sling, Spyder, and Barak MX systems into its planned multi-layered air defense network, dubbed “Achilles Shield.”Israeli defense firm Rafael is expected to secure…
TEHRAN — Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has reaffirmed that the Strait of Hormuz remains completely closed, stating that any ship passing through does so only with Iran’s coordination and permission. He rejected as false the U.S. claim that vessels can transit the strait freely.According to Gharibabadi, an agreement on shipping movement through Hormuz…
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan has called on authorities to provide former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail, with all necessary medical care as both a former head of government and a Pakistani citizen.In a video statement, Moin Khan said his former captain’s health had deteriorated significantly. He appealed to the Pakistani…
WASHINGTON— The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a US federal regulator, has fined Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, $172,000 over allegations that he used inside information to place bets on President Donald Trump’s speeches through an online prediction market.According to reports, Perez left his position after the allegations came to light. In…
TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei called on Sunday, August 30, for Muslim nations across the region to unite against the United States and Israel, in a written message issued six months after the start of the Middle East war.Khamenei assumed the position of Supreme Leader on February 28, immediately after his father, Ali…
CALIFORNIA (International Desk) — A federal court in California ruled on Friday that the Trump administration violated the US Constitution by threatening deportation against student journalists who expressed views on the Israel-Palestine conflict and other controversial issues.The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Stanford University’s student newspaper. District Judge Noel Wise, a Biden appointee,…
VENICE (International Desk) — Prominent figures from cinema and culture have called on organizers of the Venice Film Festival to fly the Palestinian flag at this year’s edition, in tribute to two Palestinian films included in the official selection.In an open letter released ahead of the festival, which begins next week, the “Venice4Palestine” initiative said…
ISLAMABAD — Under the personal interest and patronage of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have concluded successful talks on strengthening agricultural and food security cooperation, resulting in a joint declaration.A high-level Saudi delegation led by Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Engineer Abdulrahman A. Al-Fadhli visited Islamabad from August 26–28, 2026….
New York: The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has warned that the Middle East war has severely disrupted global maritime trade, leaving hundreds of commercial vessels and thousands of crew members stranded in the Persian Gulf.The IMO said Friday that six months after the war began, more than 400 commercial ships and 6,000 crew members…
Iranian President Accuses Israel of Sowing Discord Among Muslim Nations, Calls for Broader Islamic UnityTehran/Washington: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday urged US President Donald Trump to refrain from making inflammatory and destabilizing statements, saying the ongoing dispute between the two countries could be resolved through dialogue and implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
