Iran, Russia, China orchestrate Suez disruption

Iran, Russia, China orchestrate Suez disruption

2024-04-02

port visit in Hong Kong on June 5, 2017. [Anthony Wallace/AFP] The disruption


Iran investing billions to destabilize region, advance goals

Iran investing billions to destabilize region, advance goals

2024-04-19

from drug trafficking to buy weapons and finance their activities, say observers


State-ordered internet outages drive out Iranian startups

State-ordered internet outages drive out Iranian startups

2023-08-18

-old pharmacist in the Iranian city of Kermanshah told al-Fassel he has to buy a new VPN "pretty much


Deir Ezzor residents facing hardship under IRGC militias fear Hamas war repercussions

Deir Ezzor residents facing hardship under IRGC militias fear Hamas war repercussions

2023-10-31

said, while high prices have forced people to buy flour, which is often of poor quality, and make bread


Iraq takes steps to boost dinar and curb dollar smuggling to Iran

Iraq takes steps to boost dinar and curb dollar smuggling to Iran

2023-09-28

-13 visit to Baghdad, US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Elizabeth Rosenberg met with Prime


Authorities crack down as Russian 'shadow tankers' attempt to skirt sanctions

Authorities crack down as Russian 'shadow tankers' attempt to skirt sanctions

2024-02-15

Initially successful, the price cap lost its impact once Russia found new buyers and new tankers to deliver


Houthis' Red Sea threats add to Egypt's economic woes

Houthis' Red Sea threats add to Egypt's economic woes

2023-12-26

be seen transiting the New Suez Canal, which doubled the longest parts of the waterway and eased traffic


Houthis attack Norway-flagged tanker in Bab al-Mandeb strait

Houthis attack Norway-flagged tanker in Bab al-Mandeb strait

2023-12-12

the vessel to prevent an "attempted hijacking." The latest incident comes after the Languedoc


US mulls task force expansion to counter Red Sea threats

US mulls task force expansion to counter Red Sea threats

2023-12-11

Sea on August 26 as part of Combined Task Force 153. [Combined Maritime Forces


Daily life is a 'bitter struggle for survival' in Yemen

Daily life is a 'bitter struggle for survival' in Yemen

2023-09-29

wife's gold and buy a motorcycle to use for work." "Every day is different from the other


China oil field exits upset Iran's 'Looking East' policy

China oil field exits upset Iran's 'Looking East' policy

2023-09-25

welcoming ceremony during Raisi's visit to China. [IRNA] China's Sinopec has


Palestinian civilians pay heavy price for Hamas assault on Israel

Palestinian civilians pay heavy price for Hamas assault on Israel

2023-10-12

medical complex, men burst into tears after receiving news that their loved ones had died in the air


Families displaced from Lebanon-Israel border are fearful, angry

Families displaced from Lebanon-Israel border are fearful, angry

2023-10-27

that are now overflowing. Local authorities are working to help them and to open new shelters


Farmers in Yemen struggle to eke out a living amid ongoing war

Farmers in Yemen struggle to eke out a living amid ongoing war

2023-09-13

with the money needed to buy fuel to irrigate their farms." Al-Najjar noted that the UN Development