Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, son and successor to Iran’s supreme leader?
Born on September 8, 1969, in the holy city of Mashhad in eastern Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei is one of six children of the late...
How will the Iran turmoil affect China and its Middle East ties? Pan Guang weighs in
Professor Pan Guang has spent decades focused on Jewish studies, the Middle East and its ties with China. Among his many roles, Pan is...
Device thrown near New York anti-Islam protest was bomb: police
A home-made explosive thrown near anti-Islam protesters outside the New York mayor’s home was a viable device “that could have caused serious injury or...
Weaponise EU market against China or face manufacturing collapse: official think tank
The European Union has been urged to weaponise its giant market to draw concessions from China, whose economic fragility is making it increasingly reliant...
3 people arrested after 44 injured in Peru nightclub bombing: officials
Authorities in Peru on Sunday said they have arrested three people following the bombing of a nightclub as the number of those injured rose...
Tehran indicates Khamenei’s son will be named supreme leader as Israel expands Iran strikes
Iran on Sunday indicated it had chosen Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, as his successor, after Israel struck fuel depots in Tehran...
Starmer holds call with Trump to discuss war in Middle East after latest rebuke over Iran
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump held a call on Sunday about the Middle East war, the UK government said,...
Macron to visit Cyprus as France deploys warships to Mediterranean
President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the...
US activists, politicians rally on anniversary of civil rights march
Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this...