Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as “misleading information” during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday. The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and missiles. Those arrested […]
Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week. “The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor,” the New York-based rights group said in a report. HRW added […]
Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday. Torrential rains lashed the Kenyan capital Nairobi late Friday, turning major streets into rivers and flooding thousands of homes and businesses. Police said Saturday that at least 23 people had died in […]
As tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday mocked the United States’ ‘Operation Epic Fury”, warning President Donald Trump that Tehran still has “many surprises” in store. “Nine days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are skyrocketing. We know the US is plotting […]
Iran’s armed forces are carrying out what they describe as “managed and phased offensive operations” targeting United States military personnel and Israeli positions in the Middle Eastern region, according to the spokesman for the Khatim Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. In a statement posted on X, the spokesperson claimed that Iranian units were conducting “step-by-step and calculated” […]
In a bid to address the escalating national fuel shortage triggered by global supply disruptions, all public and private educational institutions across Balochistan have been closed from March 9 to March 23. The decision, outlined in an official notification issued by the Balochistan Education Department, suspended classes at schools, colleges and universities across the province. The […]
The United States military’s so-called “Doomsday planes” have been spotted in increased activity as fears of a potential nuclear conflict intensify following the ongoing war in Iran, The Daily Mail, a UK-based tabloid newspaper, reported on Monday. Flight-tracking data has captured multiple launches of the Navy’s E-6B Mercury strategic airborne command aircraft since February 28, […]
The United States military campaign against Iran has racked up an estimated $10.35 billion in costs in just 10 days — an average of more than $1b per day. The figure represents roughly 1.23% of the entire 2026 US defence budget, according to estimates and data compiled by Anadolu. US forces spent an estimated $779 million in […]
The Pakistan Navy on Monday launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr to counter “multidimensional threats to national shipping and maritime trade” amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, the military’s media wing said. Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply after US and Israeli air strikes last week assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior officials, […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to take the nation into confidence shortly on the overall situation amid the prevailing Middle East crisis, following attacks by the the United States and Israel on Iran. Tensions in the Middle East surged last week after US and Israeli air strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, […]