Senior Hamas officials on Tuesday joined the family of Nelson Mandela to mark the 10th anniversary of his death and cast the spotlight on the Israel-Hamas war.
South Africa has strongly condemned Israel’s response to the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attacks that unleashed a war in which thousands have died.

Iran wants to acquire sophisticated Russian weaponry, a move that would only increase its ability to destabilize the region, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday, as he charged that the Islamic Republic was behind the attacks on maritime shipping routes.
“We have reason to believe that they want their hands on some sophisticated attack helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, missiles, cruise and/or ballistic,” he said.

Kilian Foerster (KF): Welchen Klang verbinden Sie mit Ihrer Kindheit im Iran?
Ebi: Alles, was ich als Musiker mache, meine gesamte Arbeit, hat ihre Wurzeln im Iran. Meine Gefühle und ich als Person sind bis heute wie mit einer Nabelschnur mit dem Iran verbunden.
In meiner Kindheit vor ungefähr 65 Jahren waren meine Idole die Sänger Aref, Viguen, Ali Nazari und Davood Maghami. Diese Personen waren die Vorbilder der iranischen Musik in meiner Jugendzeit.