01:00 Iran Iran bids farewell to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid tensions with US Large crowds of mourners marched through Mashhad on 9 July for the burial of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Mashhad’s Imam Reza ...
01:00 Iraq Iraq: Ashoura in Karbala draws thousands of Shiite pilgrims for rituals Thousands of Shiite pilgrims mark Ashoura in Karbala, mourning Imam Hussein’s 680 AD death with processions, prayers and reinforced security.
00:04 Yemen A new threat to global shipping as Yemen's Houthis threaten to close vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait
