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Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe - WFP to suspend food aid to Palestinians, this would affect people living in Gaza and the West Bank, where food shortages and poverty are still widespread, starting from next month. There are 2.3 million people living in Gaza, which is currently ruled by the islamist Hamas group, 80 of whom depend on international aid.

WFP to suspend food aid to Palestinians | Israel demolishes Palestinian school

Iran executed two people on Monday who were convicted of blasphemy, said the judiciary. The two men were hanged to death in the morning over 'burning the Quran' and 'insulting the Prophet of Islam' at Arak Prison in central Iran.

Iran executes two men convicted for 'burning Quran'

The head of Iran's athletics federation resigned on Sunday over a sporting event featuring women without the mandatory headscarf, state media reported, as the Islamic republic toughens enforcement of hijab rules.

Iran's athletics federation chief resigns following hijab controversy in a sporting event

In light of a sporting event including women who were not wearing the required headscarf, the head of Iran's athletics federation resigned on Sunday, according to state media, as the Islamic Republic is stricter about enforcing the hijab laws. According to Iran's official news agency, IRNA, "Hashem Siami resigned from his post due to the controversies that arose from the endurance [running] race organised in Shiraz."

Women without hijab take part in marathon in Iran, Tehran calls for investigation

Iran on Saturday executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Farajollah Chaab for being "corrupt on earth," and allegedly leading an Arab separatist group accused of multiple attacks, including a 2018 one that killed 25 people.

Iran hangs Swedish-Iranian dissident Habib Farajollah Chaab for being 'corrupt on earth'

Former Iranian football player Ali Karimi, his wife and her family have been subjected to a travel ban during the recent anti-government protests, leaked documents acquired by the BBC have shown.

Iran football star Ali Karimi put under travel ban, reveal leaked documents

The US Navy said on Wednesday (May 3) that Iran has seized a second oil tanker in a week in Gulf waters. This is being seen as the latest escalation in a series of seizures/attacks on commercial vessels in these waters since 2019.

Iran seizes oil tanker, second in a week: US Navy

There are fresh tensions in the commercially vital Gulf waters, the US Navy says that Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, making it the second-such capture in the Gulf waters. The Panama-flagged oil tanker 'Naomi' was seized by Iran's Paramilitary.

Iran seizes Panama-flagged oil tanker in Tehran on judicial order | World News | WION

Three Iranian female journalists who are currently detained received the UN's top award for press freedom on Tuesday evening "for their commitment to truth and accountability.

Iran: Three women journalists jailed after Mahsa Amini’s death win UN’s top press freedom award

India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval visited Iran Monday where he held talks with his Iranian counterpart Ali Shamkhani. The Iranian media reported that the two officials discussed economic, political and security ties between the two countries.

India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval holds talks with Iranian counterpart ahead of SCO summit

According to reports, Iran's president Ibrahim Rai will travel to Syria on Wednesday. Since the beginning of Syria's Civil War in 2011, this will be the first tour of this kind. The two-day visit takes place against the backdrop of improved relations between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as growing Arab engagement with Damascus.

Raisi to lead economic and political delegation to Damascus

NSA Ajit Doval and his Iranian counterpart Ali Shamkhani held extensive conversations on a variety of topics on Monday in Tehran, with a focus on the two nations' relations on the political, economic, and security fronts. The National Security Adviser is travelling to Iran for a day. According to Iran's IRNA news agency, the two officials talked on key regional and worldwide developments as well as economic, political, and security matters involving the two countries.

NSA Ajit Doval visits Iran, holds talks with Iranian counterpart

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid that the presence of “even one American in Iraq is too many”. The two met in Tehran on Saturday in Rashid’s first visit to Iran as head of state since his election last October.

‘Even one American in Iraq is too many’, Iran’s Khamenei says

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran told visiting Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Saturday that the United States is an untrustworthy ally and that Iraq should not permit any American soldiers on its soil.

'Even the presence of one American in Iraq is too much': Iran leader Khamenei tells Iraqi president

Amid soaring inflation in the country, the Iranian parliament on Sunday voted in an impeachment session to remove industry minister Reza Fatemi Amin. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf announced the results during a session broadcast live on state television.

Iranian industry minister impeached over rising inflation, mismanagement

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday will travel to the Syrian capital of Damascus for a "very important" two-day visit. As per state media reports, his trip comes at the official invitation of his Syrian counterpart President Bashar al-Assad.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to visit Syria for 'very important' two-day trip

The presence of even one American soldier in Iraq, according to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, is "too much," and Western military interventions are to blame for the region's unrest. The statement was made while Abdul Latif Rashid, the president of Iraq, was in Iran for extensive talks on Saturday.

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei: US is an unreliable friend

Saudi Arabia and Iran are set to open embassies in each other's capitals "within days," Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday (April 28) as the restoration of ties due to a China-brokered peace starts taking up an independent bilateral shape between Tehran and Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia, Iran to reopen embassies in each other's capitals 'within days'

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who is on an official visit to Lebanon, visited the Lenanon-Iran border. During his visit, he met with the leadership of the Lebanese group Hezbollah and slammed Israel for its continued attacks in the region.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian expresses support for Hezbollah | World News | WION

Iran's intelligence ministry, on Friday, condemned 'foreign enemies' and dissidents for inciting fears over suspected poisonings of schoolgirls saying that no toxic substance capable of causing poisoning was found in its laboratory investigations and field findings.

Iran denies schoolgirls poisoning attacks, says probe shows no toxic substance

Iran’s army has said it seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it collided with an Iranian boat, injuring several crewmen, state media reported.

Iran seizes oil tanker 'trying to flee' in Gulf waters

Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman in international waters on Thursday, the US Navy said, the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in sensitive Gulf waters since 2019.

Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf: US Navy

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