Alireza Akbari

Factbox: Alireza Akbari: the British-Iranian executed by Tehran

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on…

UPDATED: Iran executes British-Iranian national, UK condemns ‘barbaric’ act

Alireza Akbari was a former Iranian deputy defence minister Arrested in 2019, he was accused of spying for Britain UK's Sunak calls it 'a callous and cowardly act' Britain had…

Malta News Briefing – Saturday 21 March 2026

Morning Briefing Abela urges EU action on energy as geopolitical tensions rise Prime Minister ...

EU membership back on agenda in Norway amid opposition pressure

Norway should reapply to become a member of the European Union in light of their shared security cha...

Swiss government approves anti-money laundering plan

The Swiss government on Friday approved a plan for combating money laundering and terrorist ‌financ...

Ukraine deploys units to intercept targets in Middle East

Ukraine has deployed military units to protect critical and civilian infrastructure against drones ...

Updated – Malta News Briefing – Friday 20 March 2026

Updated 1215 Malta Records EU’s Lowest Fertility Rate as Birth Trends Shift: Malta’s fertility ra...

Umberto Bossi, firebrand founder of Italy’s Northern League party, dies at 84

Umberto Bossi, a gravel-voiced populist leader who pushed for independence for northern Italy and sh...

US Weighs Seizing Iran’s Kharg Island to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

The administration of President Donald Trump is weighing military options targeting Kharg Island as ...

US weighs military reinforcements as Iran war enters possible new phase

President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinfor...

Malta News Briefing – Thursday 19 March 2026

Southern EU states push Brussels over drifting Russian tanker risk Malta and four southern EU mem...

Joe Kent resignation shines light on right-wing ties, conspiracy theories and antisemitism

Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), resigned from his post Tuesday...