War in Yemen: Second bomb-laden drone hits Abha airport in Saudi Arabia August 31, 2021 Eight people were wounded and a civilian plane was damaged after a bomb-laden drone targeted an airport in south-western Saudi Arabia this morning, the country’s state television reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the second such strike on Abha airport in the last 24 hours. The earlier attack caused no [...]
West blames Iran missile for plane crash as new video emerges January 10, 2020 Western leaders believe it is highly likely that a missile is to blame for the crash of a passenger jet over Iran that led to the death of all 176 people on board. Officials from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia have all agreed it is likely an Iranian missile was the cause of the [...]
From climate change to the Iran crisis, we need to bring back the experts January 28, 2020 The EU Referendum set in motion a debate the nation had rarely seen before. Among the first casualties of the divisive and brutal campaign were the “experts”. As Michael Gove famously said, the country had had enough of experts getting it wrong. The public rejected advice from academics, business leaders and prominent politicians, and voted [...]
Both black boxes from crashed Ukranian plane found in Iran January 8, 2020 Both black boxes from a Ukranian airliner that crashed just outside Tehran early on Wednesday have been found, according to Iranian state television. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed earlier shortly after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport this morning, killing all 176 people on board. Read more: Iran plane crash: Three Brits [...]
Ad build-up to Qatar World Cup is ‘oh so quiet’ October 26, 2022 The World Cup is a little over three weeks away but it’s oh so quiet. At least when Björk sung those words, the accompanying music video by Spike Jonze showed people spontaneously spilling into the street in a Busby Berkeley-style choreographed celebration. But it’s increasingly hard to shake the feeling that there isn’t quite that [...]
Gold and oil prices climb as Iran crisis deepens after attacks January 8, 2020 Gold and oil prices have risen after Iranian missile attacks on Iraqi military bases housing US and UK personnel caused already heightened tensions in the Middle East to flare. The precious metal surged more than two per cent to hit a seven-year high overnight, breaking through the $1,600 barrier for the first time since 2013 [...]
Why the remote Wakhan Corridor is your travel bucket list destination for 2024 December 5, 2023 The Wakhan Corridor is a land that's been largely forgotten by the outside world. Sophie Ibbotson went to explore
Qasem Soleimani: Dominic Raab urges ‘nefarious’ Iran to calm tensions January 5, 2020 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has called for a de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, while also chastising Iran’s “nefarious activities” in the region. Raab said today that America “had a right to exercise self-defence” when they killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on Friday. Read more: ‘US will pay for Soleimani assassination for years t [...]
‘US will pay for Soleimani assassination for years to come’, says Iran President January 4, 2020 Iran President Hassan Rouhani has said the assassination of general Qassem Soleimani will “never be forgotten” as he compared it to the US-led coup that reinstated the Shah in 1953 and threatened a lengthy retaliation. A US airstrike on Friday killed the head of the Quds Force, Soleimani, widely considered the second most influential person [...]
Huawei chief suffers extradition setback after HSBC documents blocked July 11, 2021 Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has been dealt a major blow in her extradition case after a judge denied her application to use a trove of HSBC documents as evidence. Meng is facing extradition from Canada to the US on charges of bank fraud for allegedly misleading HSBC about Huawei’s dealings in Iran, potentially [...]