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BBC News
13 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Newshour Israel says it has full control of Tehran's skies
Israel says eight people have been killed in a third night of Iranian bombardment of Israeli cities, bringing the total to 24. Nearly 300 people are being treated in hospital. Iran meanwhile, has accused Israel of targeting a hospital in western Iran, condemning it as a war crime. Iran's health ministry says at least 224 people have been killed since the Israeli attacks started on Friday. We ask: what is Israel trying to achieve? Also in the programme: Britain's foreign intelligence service is getting a new boss - the first woman to run the agency in its 116 year history; and we have a report from India, where families are still waiting for news after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last week. (Photo: Smoke rises, after what Iran says was an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025. Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
The Guardian
17-05-2025
- The Guardian
Three Iranians charged under National Security Act
Three Iranian nationals have been charged under the National Security Act with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service, the Metropolitan police said. More details soon …
Iraqi News
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Iraqi delegation headed by al-Shatri meets with al-Sharaa in Syria
Baghdad-INA The Iraqi delegation, which visited Damascus on Friday at the direction of the Prime Minister, met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and the administration responsible for the holy shrines in Syria. A senior source within the Iraqi delegation told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "the Iraqi delegation, headed by the head of the Intelligence Service, Hamid al-Shatri, met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and a number of government officials. They discussed cooperation in the field of combating terrorism, strengthening arrangements related to securing the shared border strip and strengthening them against any potential violations or threats, expanding trade opportunities, and discussing the possibility of rehabilitating the Iraqi pipeline to transport oil through Syrian territory to Mediterranean ports." The source confirmed that "the Syrian President expressed his readiness to cooperate with Iraq in various fields." He explained that "the Iraqi delegation expressed Iraq's support and commitment to the unity and sovereignty of Syrian territory, and the importance of Syria's stability for Iraqi national security and the security of the region." "The Iraqi delegation also met with the administration responsible for the holy shrines in Syria and conveyed to them the concern of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Iraq's support for the Syrian people, with all their sects and components." The Iraqi delegation visited the shrine of Al-Sayyida Zainab (peace be upon her). An official Iraqi government delegation, headed by the head of the National Intelligence Service, Hamid al-Shatri, arrived in Damascus upon the directives of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, to meet with the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Ahmad al-Sharaa, and a number of government officials. The official delegation included officials from the Border Forces Command at the Ministry of Interior, the Ministries of Oil and Trade, and the Border Ports Authority.
