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  • Explosions heard in Iran, Syria, Iraq - report

    Explosions were heard in Isfahan in central Iran, in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria, and in the Baghdad area and Babil Governorate of Iraq early Friday morning, according to initial reports.Reports of strikes on sites belonging to Syrian armySyrian reports indicated airstrikes targeted sites belonging to the Syrian Army in the As-Suwayda and Daraa Governorates of southern Syria.مراسل السويداء 24: أصوات قوية لتحليق طيران حربي في الريف الجنوبي لمحافظة #السويداء جنوب #سوريا، سبقها...

  • Heard the one about the city that doesn’t own its bus station?

    You know the sort of thing. Elon Musk has flown his own rocket into outer space, Elvis Presley is still alive and owns a fish-and-chip shop in Broxburn, or Liz Truss has written a book. Hang on, I’ve just done some research and discovered that two of those stories are actually true. Incredible. Who’d have believed that Liz Truss has actually written a book? Anyway, I read this week that Edinburgh Bus Station is not owned by the council. It is in fact owned by a pension fund who want to develop...

  • Explosion hits base of Iranian-aligned Iraqi army unit

    Officials report casualties with some citing air strike on former anti-Isis unit known as Hashed al-Shaabi, which is now part of Iraq’s regular militaryAn explosion has hit an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian paramilitaries, according to security sources.The explosion on Friday night was at the Calso base, where former pro-Iranian paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi – now integrated into the regular army – is stationed, an interior ministry source and a military official told Agence...