(2024-09-30). Bootleg alcohol kills six in Iran: state media. newarab.com 
Six people have died of alcohol poisoning in northern Iran banned the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages after the Ever since, smuggled and unregulated alcohol has proliferated on the black market, with methanol often added to drinks as a cheaper alternative to ethanol. | Official…
(2024-09-30). Is a regional war between Israel and Iran inevitable. newarab.com 
On 27 September, Israel Felt dozens of kilometres away, these Israeli airstrikes produced the By targeting Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and other leaders in the Lebanese party, Tel Aviv's military strikes da…
(2024-09-30). The MENA films from Lebanon and Iran featured at the 2024 VIFF. newarab.com 
While Vancouver is 10,000 miles away from most Middle Eastern capitals, its growing diaspora communities are reflected in this year's programming at the Rather topically, most of the films from the MENA region this year are from Iran (where there are over 50,000 Farsi speakers in the greater Vancouver area) and Lebanon (home to over 6,000 Lebanese). The festival includes an array of documentaries, short films, and feature films. | Spotlight on Lebanon's trauma : | As Lebanon once again reels from Israeli bombardment, the wo…
(2024-09-30). Saudi executes 198 in 2024, most in over 30 years: AFP. newarab.com 
The Gulf monarchy executed the third highest number of prisoners in the world after China and Iran in 2023, according to Amnesty International. | The latest tally surpassed its previous highs of 196 in 2022 and 192 in 1995, according to the London-based human rights group, which began recording the annual data in 1990. | The co…
(2024-09-30). Israel's plan to assassinate leaders. unitedworldint.com First impressions from Iran and evaluations of Palestinian journalist Mohammed Abu Taqiyya The world's eyes are on Lebanon after the martyrdom of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the central commanders in Israel's attack. We continue to present the observations and evaluations of our sources in the region. Gàºrkan Demir, the Iran correspondent for Türkiye's Ulusal …
(2024-09-30). CBI Chief Leaves for Istanbul to Attend 6th OIC Central Banks Conference. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Mohammadreza Farzin left Tehran for Istanbul at the head of a high-ranking delegation late on Sunday to participate in the 6th International Conference of the Central Banks of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
(2024-09-30). Iran, India to Hold Joint Naval Drill in Persian Gulf. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Indian naval fleet has berthed at Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas for a joint exercise with the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf's waters.
(2024-09-30). Revealed: Iran's Nasrallah Revenge Plan; 2 Camps, 2 Ideas – What Khamenei, Pezeshkian Want | Israel. hindustantimes.com
(2024-09-30). Hezbollah top official Nabil Qaouq killed in Israeli airstrike. newarab.com 
Israel said Sunday it killed another senior Hezbollah official in an airstrike a day earlier after dealing the Iran-backed group a seismic blow by assassinating its leader, Israel announced the killing of Hezbollah officially announced Qaouq's death in a statement later on Sunday. | Israeli strikes have in re…
(2024-09-30). Iranian spy tipped off Israel about Nasrallah location: report. newarab.com 
An Iranian spy allegedly tipped off Israel about the location of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah before the latter was targeted and killed in a massive airstrike on Friday, the French newspaper A Lebanese security source told the daily that Nasrallah was killed in his highly secure underground headquarters built beneath a residential block of six buildings in the heart of Bei…
(2024-09-30). World leaders react to Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah. newarab.com 
World leaders warned of potential repercussions on Saturday after Lebanese group Hezbollah confirmed that its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah The killing of the Iran-backed group's chief has intensified fears of all-out war in the Middle East, with states across the region condemning it. | US President Joe Biden however claimed that it was "a measure of justice". |
(2024-09-30). Hassan Nasrallah: Hezbollah chief leaves behind a sullied legacy. newarab.com 
Lebanon's Hezbollah announced on Saturday that Born in 1960, Nasrallah joined Hezbollah in 1982, the year it was formed with the help of Iran's Revolutionary Guards to fight against Israeli forces invading Lebanon. | Known as a dedicated student of Shia Islam, he quickly rose through the ranks and became the third secretary-general of the group in 1992 when his predecessor Abbas M…
(2024-09-30). US Bolsters Forces in Middle East, Issues Warning to Iran. scheerpost.com 
Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 8, 2024. (DoD photo by Joseph Clark) By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com The Pentagon on Sunday announced steps to bolster its forces in the Middle East amid Israel's non-stop bombardment of Lebanon. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat …
(2024-09-30). US Bolsters Forces in Middle East, Issues Warning to Iran. scheerpost.com
(2024-09-30). Iran's space technology leap amid yoke of sanctions. presstv.ir Iran's comprehensive scientific roadmap has set aerospace as a top priority goal in the country's science and technology system given the role it plays in the development of other priority technologies.
(2024-09-30). Iran's Pezeshkian denounces Israeli attacks on Tehran allies. newarab.com 
A prominent general in Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader The killing of Gen. Abbas Nilforushan marks the latest casualty suffered by Iran as the nearly yearlong war in the His death further ratchets up pressure on Iran to respond, even as Tehran has signaled in r…
The United States unveiled charges Friday against three individuals as it accused Iran of election interference, saying malicious actors had hacked the campaign of former president The three defendants were said to have conspired with others to carry out "a years-long, wide ranging hacking operation on behalf of the The ope…
The assassination of Hassan Nasrallah leaves Lebanon, Iran and Israel itself at a crossroads, where a turn toward chaos would be all too easy | Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah movement, was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut. This incident occurred amid the escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. Hezbollah had been actively supporting the Palestinians by launching attacks on Israeli territories from southern Lebanon. | The confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah dates back to the 1980s, when the Lebanese Shiite gro…
Israel's military announced Saturday that "Hassan Nasrallah is dead," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X. | Captain David Avraham, another military spokesman, also confirmed to news agency AFP that the Hezbollah chief had been "eliminated" following strikes Friday on the Lebanese capital. | A source close to the Iran-backed gro…
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Works and Transport requested that an The statement was made after the 
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, in a statement after the Israeli army said it had killed