Isabel Debre, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Smoke and fire rise from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, early Friday, April 7, 2023. The Israeli military struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday, pushing the region closer toward a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country's northern and southern borders following two days of unrest at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

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Israel strikes targets in Gaza, drawing new rocket barrage

by Isabel Debre Associated Press, and Sam McNeil Associated PressApril 6, 2023

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday, pushing the region toward a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country’s northern and southern borders following two days of unrest at Jerusalem’s…

FILE - A count down clock is displayed at the seafront in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Qatar's residents squeezed as World Cup rental demand soars. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Qatar’s residents squeezed as World Cup rental demand soars

by Lujain Jo Associated Press, and Isabel Debre Associated PressOctober 25, 2022

Ruins of a tower under construction near the 10-story Metropol Building are shown after it collapsed last week in the southwestern city of Abadan, Iran.

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Iranians boo cleric at tower collapse site

by Jon Gambrell Associated Press, and Isabel Debre Associated PressMay 30, 2022

FILE - A photographer takes pictures of the Khurais oil field during a tour for journalists, 150 km east-northeast of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 28, 2021. In a statement on Monday, March 21, 2022, carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia said it “won’t bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets” after attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have affected the kingdom’s production. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

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Saudis won’t accept blame for oil shortages

by Isabel Debre Associated PressMarch 21, 2022

Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The UAE intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, the third such attack in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

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UAE intercepts missile fired from Yemen as Israeli president visits

by Jon Gambrell Associated Press, and Isabel Debre Associated PressJanuary 31, 2022

Afghan drivers and passengers stuck in a traffic jam look at Taliban fighters riding in the back of a pickup truck in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Islamic State bomb attacks hit Taliban

by Isabel Debre Associated Press, and Rahim Faiez Associated PressSeptember 20, 2021

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 file photo, container ships dock at the Dubai Port in the Jebel Ali Free Zone about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Authorities in Dubai say a container ship anchored at its huge port caught fire, causing an explosion that sent tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. The Twitter post from Dubai’s state-run media office said the fire was reported on the ship late Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (AP...

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Fiery blast erupts on container ship at busy Dubai port

by Isabel Debre Associated Press, and Aya Batrawy Associated PressJuly 7, 2021

FILE - This Monday, June 21, 2021 photo shows Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi during a news conference in Tehran, Iran. Iran said Tuesday, June 22, that several state-linked news websites have been seized by the U.S. government under unclear circumstances. While there was no immediate acknowledgement of the seizures from American authorities, it comes amid the wider heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's now-tattered nuclear deal with world powers. (AP...

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US takes down Iran-linked news sites

by Isabel Debre Associated PressJune 22, 2021

Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi waves to participants at the conclusion of his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday.

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Iran’s president-elect takes hard line

by Isabel Debre Associated Press, and Jon Gambrell Associated PressJune 21, 2021

This undated family photo shows Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman held in Iran.

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US denies Iran claims of prisoner agreement

by Jon Gambrell Associated Press, Isabel Debre Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressMay 2, 2021