Iran points out ‘600 Mossad agents’ behind protests in country
- 11-Jan-2026
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have identified a group of 600 Mossad agents in country allegedly involved in instigating protests in the country. Iran’s Handala group of hackers affiliated with Pasdaran have published identity papers of 600 Mossad agents within the country, Telegram channel of Tasnim news agency reported. The group reported unveiling of an Israeli agent […]
Iran president tells government listen to protesters ‘legitimate demands’
- 30-Dec-2025
TEHRAN: Iran’s president urged his government to listen to the “legitimate demands” of protesters, state media reported Tuesday, after several days of demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran over economic hardships. Shopkeepers in the capital had shut their stores for the second day in a row on Monday, after Iran’s embattled currency hit new lows on […]
Bangladesh offers reward for stolen guns before polls
- 05-Nov-2025
DHAKA: Bangladesh announced on Wednesday cash rewards to surrender machine guns, rifles and pistols looted during an uprising last year, hoping to collect hundreds of weapons ahead of key elections. An estimated 6,000 firearms were stolen from police armouries during the deadly August 2024 unrest that toppled the rule of then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina. More […]
Strike called in Italy, protests flare over interception of Gaza aid ships
- 02-Oct-2025
ROME: Italian unions called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the international aid flotilla for Gaza, while protests sprang up in a number of cities late on Wednesday after reports that the ships had been intercepted by military personnel. In the southern city of Naples, demonstrators got into the main railway station and […]
At least 19 injured in Peru anti-government protests
- 29-Sep-2025
LIMA, Peru: At least 19 people, including a police officer, were injured during protests against the government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Congress over the weekend, authorities and human rights advocates said Sunday. Hundreds of people marched over the weekend toward the seats of government in downtown Lima under heavy police presence. Groups of […]
Indonesia leader in damage control, installs loyalists after protests
- 14-Sep-2025
JAKARTA, Indonesia: In removing Indonesia’s finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, the leader of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy is scrambling to restore public trust while seizing a chance to install loyalists after deadly riots last month, experts say. Demonstrations that were sparked by low wages, unemployment and anger over lawmakers’ lavish perks grew after […]
Deadly Indonesia protests force U-turn on lawmakers’ perks
- 31-Aug-2025
JAKARTA: Political parties in Indonesia have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have killed at least five people in the country’s worst violence in decades. Protests began on Monday over what demonstrators called excessive pay and housing allowances for parliamentarians of Indonesia, […]
Indonesia’s president cancels China trip as protests continue
- 31-Aug-2025
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set ablaze. Prabowo had been due to attend a “Victory Day” parade in China on September 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World […]
Curfew goes into effect in protest-hit downtown Los Angeles
- 11-Jun-2025
LOS ANGELES, United States: A nighttime curfew was in force in Los Angeles on Tuesday as local officials sought to get a handle on protests that Donald Trump claimed were an invasion by a “foreign enemy.” Looting and vandalism has scarred the heart of America’s second biggest city as largely peaceful protests over immigration arrests […]
Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue
- 08-Jun-2025
LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump’s administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that the Pentagon was prepared to mobilize active-duty troops “if violence continues” in Los […]