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Whether Iranian intelligence services genuinely believed Akbari was a spy is up for debate“I have to go. I am a soldier. It is my duty.” Alireza Akbari was explaining to his family why he felt he had to answer a call by his former boss, Ali Shamkhani t…
Demonstrators on Saturday demanded Kais Saied step down as they marked the anniversary of 2011 revolutionThousands of protesters in central Tunis have marched against the seizure of near total power by the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, demanding he s…
Minister says ultranationalists in coalition want to dismantle body and create ‘new reality in the West Bank’Senior allies of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, have expressed fears that Benjamin Netanyahu’s new ultranationalist coalition in Isr…
Campaigners warn ‘breathtaking conflict of interest’ could jeopardise climate negotiating processSultan Al Jaber, the government minister for United Arab Emirates who will preside over this year’s crucial UN climate talks, will retain his roles as head…
British-Iranian, who was sentenced to death for allegedly spying for MI6, gave reports on Iran’s nuclear programme, he says in TV interviewAlireza Akbari, the British-Iranian dual national sentenced to death for allegedly spying for MI6, gave his Briti…
UN special envoys to meet in Washington as figures show Libyan politicians’ salaries rose by more than 40% in 2022Western leaders are losing patience with an entrenched Libyan political elite that has collectively failed to agree on the basis of electi…
Sultan Al Jaber, chief of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, expected to be named president of global climate talksThe United Arab Emirates will launch its presidency of global climate talks on Thursday, with the head of its national oil company likely to…
Foreign secretary warns Tehran over case of Alireza Akbari, an ex-Iranian minister accused of being MI6 spyThe UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has urged the Iranian government not to press ahead with plans to execute a British-Iranian dual nation…
Reported casualties in Ukraine were eight times more than Afghanistan – and real figure likely to be much higherRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesCivilian casualties from the use of explosive weapons soared by 83% last year because of the war in …
As Netanyahu takes an aggressively anti-Palestinian line, the White House will seek to avoid the humiliations heaped on ObamaThe more things change in Israel, the harder Joe Biden is working to make sure they stay the same.The new far-right government …