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Exhausted Afghans cross the border from Iran in a sandstorm, leaving behind a country in the grip of war to return to a homeland that is battered by conflict and humanitarian crisis. At the Islam Qala crossing point in Herat province, western Afghanistan, Talibshah, who did not to give his family name, said he had been working in agriculture northwest of Tehran. He was cheated by money changers at the border and was trying to figure out how to get back to Sar-e-Pol province in the north, hundreds of kilometres away on difficult, mountainous roads.

Israeli officials said to assess there's no certainty Tehran regime will fall, despite Netanyahu telling Iranians Israel is creating 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to topple it The post Iran’s police chief says anti-government protesters will be treated as ‘enemies’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

By Sarah Young LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - British police said they had banned a pro-Iranian march due to take place in London on Sunday, citing the possibility of "extreme tensions" with counter-protesters and the risk posed by Tehran during the conflict in the Middle East. The Al Quds march in central London is organised annually by the Islamic Human Rights Commission, which the police said was supportive of the Iranian regime.

SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's senior presidential secretary for AI, Ha Jung-woo, said on Wednesday that artificial intelligence cooperation with the United Arab Emirates could accelerate after the Middle East conflict ends, given the UAE's need to strengthen its defence capabilities.

Seven agreed to humanitarian visas to stay permanently, but one later reverses course and contacts the Iranian embassy to arrange her return The post After some accept asylum, most of Iran women’s soccer team declines and leaves Australia appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Two drones come down in vicinity of Dubai airport, injuring four people Two drones came down in the vicinity of Dubai airport on Wednesday, injuring four people, Dubai's media office said. Air traffic is operating as normal, it added.

France to provide 60 tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon France will provide 60 metric tons of humanitarian aid for Lebanon, French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. "And what we have decided is to triple the volume of aid that will arrive this week. This aid will reach ... 60 tons of humanitarian aid for the Lebanese, including sanitation kits, hygiene kits, mattresses, lamps, and also a mobile medical post," Barrot said in an interview with French radio TF1.

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Multiple gunshots were fired at the US Consulate in Toronto, Canada, law enforcement said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee for a senior State Department position withdrew from consideration on Tuesday after his controversial comments about Jewish people and diminishing white power stirred rare Republican opposition to the president's choice. In a statement on X, Jeremy Carl, Trump's nominee for assistant secretary of state for international organizations, thanked Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for their support, but said their backing was not sufficient.

Iran official accuses Israel, US of striking civilian sites  The Jerusalem Post

Families in southern Lebanon flee Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah and have taken shelter in Beirut stadiums and schools, as the effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran are felt across the region.

Members of the squad arrived in Kuala Lumpur on a flight from Sydney after Australia granted some of their teammates humanitarian visas. Seven players sought asylum over safety concerns on their return home for not singing the national anthem Two more Iranian football team members granted asylum in Australia as rest of squad land in Kuala Lumpur Continue reading...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday granted humanitarian visas to two more members of the Iranian women's soccer team who decided to stay in the country due to fears for their safety if they returned home. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said a player and a support staff member accepted the government's offer, after five players from the team were granted asylum a day earlier. "I made them the same offer that I made the five players the night before," Burke told reporters.

Two more members of Iran's visiting women's football team have claimed asylum in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home over a pre-match protest, the government said Wednesday. One player and one support member sought sanctuary before the side flew out of Sydney on Tuesday evening, joining five other athletes who had already claimed asylum, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said. "When I met with them, I made the same offer that I had made the five players the night before," Burke told reporters.

Iranian women footballers claiming asylum in Australia evacuated from their safe house on Wednesday after one team member changed her mind and revealed their location to the Iranian embassy, Canberra said. Seven members of Iran's visiting women's football delegation had sought sanctuary in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home for refusing to sing the national anthem. But one member of the group had second thoughts after speaking to other players who had turned down asylum in favour of returning to Iran, Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.

Tony Burke says one player and one support member reunited with five players women’s team granted humanitarian visas this week A total of seven members of the Iranian women’s football team have now sought asylum in Australia, home affairs minister Tony Burke has confirmed. He confirmed an additional two people had sought asylum before the rest of the Iranian team departed Sydney on a flight to Malaysia on Tuesday night, one player and one support member. Burke said the pair were offered humanitarian visas, and both took up the offer. The visas were processed overnight. Continue reading...

Trump Tries to Sidestep Blame for Any Civilian Deaths in Iran  The New York Times

Trump Tries to Sidestep Blame for Any Civilian Deaths in Iran - The New York Times  The New York Times

SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) - Two more players from the Iranian women's soccer team sought asylum in Australia, local media reported, after five players were granted humanitarian visas on Tuesday over safety concerns on their return home for not singing the national anthem. One player may have refused to board a flight at Sydney airport at the last minute on Tuesday night, national broadcaster ABC News said in a report, citing unidentified sources. The remaining players have left Australia for Iran.

Advocacy groups sue Trump administration to maintain temporary visas for Somalis MEE staff on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 17:28 The temporary protected status programme is scheduled to end on 17 March A view of the sign in front of the US Department of Homeland Security in southeast Washington, DC, on 15 February 2026 (Ken Cedeno/Reuters) Off Advocacy groups on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's shutdown of the temporary protected status (TPS) programme for Somalis in the US. Three Somali TPS holders, one Somali TPS applicant, and the groups African Communities Together and Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans said in their complaint that Somalia is "currently facing a humanitarian crisis with roots that stretch back decades". "In recognition of ongoing armed conflict and other extraordinary conditions threatening the safety of Somali nationals, the United States government designated Somalia for TPS in 1991," they wrote. "Since 2002, each extension and redesignation has acknowledged Somalia’s ongoing armed conflict, which has led to arbitrary detentions, physical violence, torture, the murder of civilians, and other severe human rights violations." The legal team on the case comprises Muslim Advocates; the Haitian Bridge Alliance; the Legal Defense Fund; and Communities United for Status and Protection.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The lawyers said in a statement that if [TPS] protections "are unlawfully and imminently stripped away, Somali TPS holders face loss of immigration status and work authorization, deportation proceedings and related immigration confinement, forced family separation, and removal to a country where conditions remain deeply unsafe".  Trump administration to end legal protections for some Somalis in mid-March Read More » The complaint points to the Trump administration's fast-paced decision to remove Somalis as part of "preordained, pretextual, politically influenced agendas". Late last year, US President Donald Trump lashed out at Somali immigrants, as well as the only Somali-American member of Congress, Ilhan Omar, for what he says is a takeover of the state of Minnesota. Its largest city, Minneapolis, has the largest Somali immigrant community in the US, estimated at just over 80,000 people.  "They come from hell, and they complain and do nothing but bitch. We don't want them in our country. Let them go back to where they came from and fix it," Trump told reporters.  "I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you, okay? Somebody said, 'Oh, that’s not politically correct.' I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks, and we don’t want them in our country," the president added.  His comments were in response to a question about whether Trump thinks former Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz should resign over a Covid-era payment programme that was, according to the Department of Justice, defrauded by a large number of Somalis.  'Temporary means temporary' The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in January that TPS for Somali nationals in the US will expire on 17 March, and urged members of the community to "self-deport". TPS is a short-term legal status typically granted to citizens of countries who cannot return home due to war or major instability. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It often gets extended every few years, given US law - at least on paper - espouses "non-refoulement", meaning people cannot be sent back somewhere they could face imminent death or injury.  'Devastated': Previously protected Syrians in US face upheaval as legal protections end Read More » That stipulation, however, often faces legal challenges. Over the past 12 months, the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants has meant the cancellation of TPS for Venezuelans, Syrians, and Afghans, among others.  "Temporary means temporary. Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status," former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement earlier this year. "Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. We are putting Americans first," she said.  Monday's court filing said there are approximately 1,082 Somalis in the US who are TPS beneficiaries. Another 1,383 Somalis have pending TPS applications.  If Somalis do not wish to become the target of an arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after 17 March, they should use the "Customs and Border Protection Home" mobile app to report their departure from the United States, the agency said, in which case they would be reimbursed for their outbound flight expenses. DHS previously claimed that hundreds of people have used the app to self-deport, but there are no known instances of anyone receiving the promised funds.  "This is part of a nakedly white supremacist pattern and practice of terminating TPS for Black and brown countries, from Cameroon to Haiti to Yemen, even as this administration signals its openness to immigration from predominantly white and European countries," Omar Farah, the executive director of Muslim Advocates, told reporters in a press briefing on Tuesday. "This administration has shown no restraint in its willingness to denigrate Somali people, their culture and identity, en masse and with a degree of cruelty that has become a signature of this administration's approach to immigrants of colour. We really can't mince words," he said.  US Muslims News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0