File photo: A handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on October 27, 2024, shows him addressing the crowd during a meeting in Tehran. Khamenei said that Israel’s attack on Iran “should neither be exaggerated nor minimised”, a day after Israeli warplanes struck military bases and missile sites in
File photo: A handout picture provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on October 27, 2024, shows him addressing the crowd during a meeting in Tehran. Khamenei said that Israel’s attack on Iran “should neither be exaggerated nor minimised”, a day after Israeli warplanes struck military bases and missile sites in several Iranian provinces. Image Credit: AFP
TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday warned of a “harsh and regretful” response to Saturday’s deadly Israeli attack on Iranian military facilities, local media reported after officials and media initially downplayed the strikes.
“The recent action of the Zionist regime in attacking parts of our country was a desperate move and the Islamic Republic of Iran will give it a harsh and regretful response,” said Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, a senior aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, quoted by Tasnim news agency.
People check the rubble of buildings which were levelled on September 27 by Israeli strikes that targeted and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs, on September 29, 2024. Image Credit: AFP Beirut: An eerie calm on Sunday engulfed the rubble-strewn Beirut site where an Israeli air strike
Saudi Arabia has intensified its crackdown on narcotics smugglers and traffickers in what is dubbed the “war on drugs,” reporting a series of foiled attempts. Image Credit: @Zatca_sa/X Cairo: Saudi customs officers aborted an attempt to smuggle 1.2 million Captagon pills at a border crossing, the kingdom’s customs authorities have reported. The haul was discovered
Egyptian singer Saad Al Sagheer is in custody for four days pending interrogation on charges of possessing and taking drugs. Image Credit: AP Cairo: Egyptian prosecutors have ordered well-known folk singer Saad Al Sagheer be kept in custody for four days pending interrogation on charges of possessing and taking drugs, legal sources said. Al Sagheer
Representational image. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has intensified its efforts to protect the environment and combat climate change. Image Credit: Shutterstock Cairo: Saudi authorities have warned that fines up to SR2,000 will be imposed on camping without licensing under regulations for developing vegetation and combat desertification in the kingdom. Daghim Al Numsi, the director
Burj Khalifa lights up with the Lebanese flag as part of the initiative “UAE Stands with Lebanon”. Image Credit: @DXBMediaOffice/X Abu Dhabi: In a poignant demonstration of solidarity with the Lebanese people, prominent landmarks across the United Arab Emirates have been illuminated with the campaign slogan ‘UAE Stands with Lebanon,’ accompanied by the Lebanese flag
