Astana: Commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since May, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported, quoting Reuters, which cited ship-tracking data. Over the past 10 days, an average of 10 ships carrying crude oil have passed t…

Geneva: UN human rights chief Volker Trk added his voice on Monday to growing calls for greater AI controls, warning that the revolutionary technology could become an existential risk to humanity if left unchecked. Without binding rules, independent o…

Sana‚¬„¢a: The Yemeni army has recaptured positions in Taiz and Al-Hudaydah governorates during clashes with the Houthis that left more than 20 members of the group killed or wounded, the military announced. The Yemeni Armed Forces Media Centre stated…

New jersey: US rapper Macklemore used his opening performances for Ed Sheeran in New Jersey to deliver a forceful pro-Palestinian message, prompting an Israeli-American organisation to call for his removal from the remaining dates of Sheeran’s tour. P…

Tehran: An Iranian-American citizen, Kamran Hekmati, has been released from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, sources have told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, but he is unable to leave the country due to a travel ban. The release has not yet been officially conf…

Beirut: At least 11 people were killed, including two infants, in Israeli strikes on a residential building in a town in southern Lebanon early on Monday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported. The Israeli army had demanded early Monday that residents …

Tehran: Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has reacted to the US war secretary’s threats against Iran and said any attack on Iran’s assets will be met with strikes on US energy companies in the region. “It’s simple: the oil and gas production…