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High court rules in favour of journalist Owen Jones in libel case MEE staff on Thu, 03/12/2026 - 10:49 The case revolved around an article by Jones, which cited BBC journalists who pointing to BBC Middle East online editor Raffi Berg as playing a 'key role in a wider BBC culture of 'systematic Israeli propaganda' Off London's High Court has ruled in favour of journalist Owen Jones on key issues in a libel case brought by Raffi Berg, BBC news online's Middle East Editor, over an article alleging that he is biased towards Israel. The cases revolved around an article by Jones, published by the news outlet, Drop Site News, which cited BBC journalists who pointed to Berg as playing a "key role in a wider BBC culture of 'systematic Israeli propaganda". The court rejected Berg's lawyers' core argument that Jones' reporting presented him  as "a rogue journalist and editor who deliberately disregards and breaches the duties of accuracy and impartiality that he knows are required of him as an Editor for BBC News online, with the purpose of presenting news reports falsely favourable to Israel that are intentionally biased and that deliberately ignore contrary evidence". The court ruled that Jones' article expressed an opinion, and indicated the basis for that opinion through examples of Berg's journalism and editorial role.  The ruling is central to determining whether the case is to be pursued. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The claimant will now need to show that Jones did not genuinely hold the opinion he expressed in his reporting, or demonstrate that the opinon is not one an honest person could hold on the basis of any fact that existed at the time of its publication. In a statement on X following the ruling, Jones said : "I stand by my journalism and, if Mr Berg decides to continue the libel claim, I look forward to defending my article in court". This is a developing story... Israel's genocide in Gaza News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis  NPR

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has said that approving anti-Iranian resolution has inflicted a serious blow to the credibility of the UN Security Council (UNSC).

The Iran War Is Breaking Global Humanitarian Aid Efforts  Council on Foreign Relations

Up to 3.2 million people displaced inside Iran by war, UN says The UN refugee agency said on Thursday that up to 3.2 million people have been displaced inside Iran since the war began on 28 February. "This figure is likely to continue rising as hostilities persist, marking a worrying escalation in humanitarian needs," UNHCR said in a statement, citing preliminary assessments based on the number of uprooted households.

Missile alert alarms sound in Jerusalem as the Israeli military says it launches another round of 'wide-scale' strikes.

Projectile fragments hit Hapag-Lloyd container vessel near Strait of Hormuz  Reuters

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The Islamic Resistance group have launched dozens of drone attacks on the US bases in Iraq.

How the Iran war could hit gas prices, airfare and everyday costs  The Washington Post

The Iran war threatens to undermine Trump’s favorite bragging point  CNN

How to help everyday people suffering in Iran — and beyond  Vox

If regime holds, control of enriched uranium may be ultimate measure of US-Israeli success, insiders say Middle East crisis – live updates Israel did not have a realistic plan for regime change when it attacked Iran, multiple Israeli security sources have said, with expectations that airstrikes could drive a popular uprising driven by “wishful thinking” rather than hard intelligence. Iran has now survived nearly two weeks of bombing raids and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Trump is publicly contemplating ending an increasingly costly war. Continue reading...

Live Updates: Iran's war tactic of punishing U.S. Gulf allies sends oil prices back up and stock markets down  CBS News

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s heavy strikes on the radar systems of the Israeli regime have caused disruptions in detecting the timing of missile launches from Iran.

Iran will 'abandon all restraint' if US, Israel attack Gulf islands Iran's powerful parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Thursday that Tehran will "abandon all restraint" if the United States and Israel attack any of its islands in the Gulf.  "Any aggression against soil of Iranian islands will shatter all restraint. We will abandon all restraint and make the Persian Gulf run with the blood of invaders," said Ghalibaf in a post on X.  It was not immediately clear which islands he was referring to, but a recent Axios report cited US officials as saying that capturing Kharg was on the table as the war in the Middle East spirals. Homeland or Death! March 12, 2026

Analysis: Why Trump’s Gulf allies are resisting pressure to join the Iran war  CNN

Golestan palace in Tehran, a world heritage site, and buildings in historic city of Isfahan harmed, despite Unesco sending coordinates Middle East crisis – latest updates The governor of the historic Iranian city of Isfahan has accused the US and Israel of a “declaration of war on a civilization” as heritage sites across the country suffer damage in their bombing campaign. The most serious confirmed damage to date has been to Tehran’s Golestan palace, dating back to the 14th century, and the 17th-century Chehel Sotoon palace in Isfahan. Continue reading...

Crew members have been killed and global shipping severely disrupted

Desertions, shortages and army-IRGC rift strain Iran’s military  ایران اینترنشنال

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Local media in the occupied Palestinian lands have reported that the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah fired over 200 missiles at occupying regime of Israel on Thursday night.