Author: Tall Iskarnah

Iran has blamed Israel for a drone attack on a military site in the central city of Isfahan on Saturday. Its ambassador to the UN said findings indicated Israel “was responsible for this attempted act of aggression”. Iran, he said, reserves the right “to respond resolutely to any threats or wrongful actions” by Israel. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied it was behind the attack, which Iran said caused minor damage, though this has not been independently verified. The two countries are arch-foes and in recent years have been engaged in what has been described as a “shadow war” of…

An estimated 110,000 people have packed the streets of Tel Aviv, in one of Israel’s biggest anti-government protests in the past decade. The rallies spread across the city centre as banners were hoisted calling for an end to the ruling coalition, which is the most right-wing and religious-nationalist in Israel’s history. “This is a dangerous government,” said Yaara Ben Geraluf, a teacher from Jaffa, a western suburb on the coast. “This government will not be any good for women, for LGBTQ, for the impoverished people… and of course for Palestinians,” she told the BBC. Organisers say they are trying to…

The Lebanon boys and girls basketball teams will be hosting their annual holiday tournaments this week. The girls tournament will run Tuesday and Wednesday, with the boys playing on Wednesday and Thursday. The girls action starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday with Mooresville and Lafayette Jeff. Indian Creek will face Greenfield-Central at noon, with Lowell vs. Perry Meridian taking place at 4 p.m. and host Lebanon taking on Pike at 6 p.m. The losers of game 1 and 2 will face off at 4 p.m. Tuesday, with the winners playing at 6 p.m. The winners and losers of games 3 and…