Israeli defence forces said yesterday that Iran had launched drones toward Tel Aviv; an attack that the U.S. and Israel had warned was possible amid escalating tensions between the two countries. IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Israel was tracking the threat in its airspace, noting that drones fired from Iran would take several hours to reach Israel. The …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) in the country to be wary of transactions with businesses and persons in the Russian Federation, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iran and Cameroun. The warning was contained in a circular referenced: FPR/AML/PUB/BOF/001/029, which was issued on Thursday by the Director, Financial …

British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari has been executed after being sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain, according to Iran’s state media. The Iranian judiciary claimed Akbari, who was Deputy Defence Minister under former President Mohammad Khatami until 2001, was a “key spy” for the British government, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. It said Iranian intelligence unmasked …