Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Crisis-hit Lebanon goes to polls but few expect major change

Lebanon

Lebanon held its first election on Sunday since a painful economic crisis pushed the country to the brink of collapse, a major test for new opposition groups intent on deposing the ruling elite. Few observers expected a seismic shift, with traditional sectarian parties controlling all levers of political power and an electoral system perceived to … Read more

Iran arrests 3 suspects

iran

TEHRAN: Iranian police have detained three suspects in the recent shooting murder of two Sunni Muslim clerics, according to the director of the Golestan province’s legal authority on Tuesday. Investigators discovered that the three, who were also Sunnis, had “no affiliation with terrorist organisations,” according to the official IRNA news agency. According to local media, … Read more