Hezbollah chief: Only 'occupiers and settlers' in Israel
Speaking at "Palestine Emerges Victorious" conference in Lebanon, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah blames US policy for Lebanon's dire economic woes.
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Protesters chant 'Death to Khamenei' as massive blackouts plunge Iran into chaos
Hospitals, communication and traffic grids, and the business sector rattled by frequent power cuts triggered by consumption surge attributed to sweltering heat. Government apologizes to Iranians for the outages.
Iran's president apologizes for blackouts in wake of protests
Iranians take to the street following power outages during a heatwave. Officials blame the blackouts on surging demand for power and low rainfall cutting hydroelectric output.
Iran blames Israel for June drone attack on nuclear site
The Zionist regime has carried out these actions to derail talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear, government spokesman Ali Rabiei says.
Blaze engulfs state-owned facility near Tehran
Fire erupts following a mysterious explosion in a factory in Karaj, west of Tehran. State media attributes indecent to electrical fire or one sparked when "consumer goods" stored in the warehouse caught fire over the extreme heatwave in Iran.
Report: UN agrees to handle Qatari aid to Gaza
The United Nations will ensure that the monetary aid is distributed through banks that are not under Hamas rule, Palestinian sources say.
Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrate against Abbas
Demonstrators hope to inject new momentum into a protest movement sparked by the death of outspoken Palestinian Authority critic Nizar Banat while in the custody of security forces last month.
Iran restricts IAEA access to main enrichment plant after attack
"They are provoking us," says one Western diplomat who follows the International Atomic Energy Agency closely, adding that inspectors should be able to have full access next week.
UN official urges Palestinian security to allow protests
Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, says Palestinian Authority security forces used force last weekend against initially peaceful protesters, "including beating them with batons and firing teargas and stun grenades."
UN expert backs probe of Raisi's role in 1988 killings of political prisoners
The UN investigator on human rights in Iran has called for an independent inquiry into allegations of state-ordered executions of thousands of political prisoners in 1988 and the role played by Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi as Tehran's deputy prosecutor.