TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says a senior diplomat missing since the Saudi hajj stampede in September has been found dead. Tehran had accused Saudi Arabia of kidnapping Ghazanfar Roknabadi because he previously held sensitive positions for the Iranian government, such as the post of ambassador to ...
The body of a former Iranian diplomat missing since the September hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia has been found, Iranian news agencies have reported. The corpse of Iran's former ambassador to Lebanon, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, was identified through DNA tests, the ISNA news agency reported on November ...
An aerial view shows the Grand mosque and the Kaaba (center) in Saudi Arabia's holy Muslim city of Mecca on September 25, 2015 (AFP Photo/Mohammed al-Shaikh)/ Tehran (AFP) - The body of a senior Iranian diplomat missing since the hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia in September has been identified, ...
Pilgrims and Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies at the site where hundreds of pilgrims were killed and wounded in a stampede in Mina, near the holy city of Makkah/ Tehran: The body of a senior Iranian diplomat missing since the Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia in September has been ...
The body of the senior Iranian diplomat, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, who was missing following the deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Sept. 24 has been identified. Roknabadi, 49, who was attending the annual Muslim gathering, was among Iranians who remain missing following the stampede, which ...
An Egyptian soldier standing guard in a watch tower, seen from the Gaza city of Rafah (file image)/ Israel's military says it has taken control over a strategic zone along the border between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said ...
The World No. 1 is free of all charges stemming from a confrontation outside Valhalla Golf Club on May 17./ Louisville officials have dropped all charges against on May 17. The dismissal of charges brings to a close one of the strangest incidents in a bizarre era for men's golf. Jefferson County ...
Russian President Putin inspects an exercise to test delivering a massive retaliatory nuclear strike, via a video link from Moscow/ (Reuters) - A senior member of a Russian think tank whose ideas sometimes become government policy has suggested Moscow consider a "demonstrative" nuclear explosion ...
More than a million Palestinians have fled Rafah since the start of the Israeli military operation in the city three weeks ago/ A senior Israeli official has said he expects the war against Hamas in Gaza to continue for at least the rest of this year. "We are expecting another seven months of ...
After a price adjustment, Collier County will move ahead with the purchase of nearly 2,250 acres near Lake Trafford in Immokalee. On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously agreed to pay $20.77 million for the land. The decision came after the sellers accepted a lesser offer, saving a few ...
Comedian Bill Maher clashed with Jewish actress and over whether the current rise in antisemitism comes mostly from the left or the right in the United States. Bernhard, who discussed the topic with Maher during a of his "Club Random" podcast, argued that antisemitism has been spreading thanks ...
The rise in executions in Iran has given rise to protests around the world/ The number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest for eight years, as some Middle Eastern states sharply increased their use of the death penalty, Amnesty International says. A total of 1,153 people are ...
The US does not believe Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby has said. He spoke hours after Israeli forces reached the centre of the city and reportedly seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt ...
) — We now know the cause of death for the Ponchatoula police officer who died while on duty on Tuesday, May 28. Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson said police and fire departments responded to a Rouses Supermarket around 10 a.m. after someone reported an unresponsive officer./ He said the ...
ICJ president Nawaf Salam (centre) stands during a ruling over the situation in Rafah/ The UN's top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), issued a ruling last week on Israel's military offensive in Rafah. It was the latest pronouncement by the court in a case brought by South Africa, ...