Hezbollah says Nasrallah funeral to be held on February 23
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The funeral for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will be held on February 23, the group’s current chief said on Sunday, months after his predecessor’s death in an…
Hezbollah says to help army build Lebanon’s defensive capacities
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday vowed to cooperate with the Lebanese army and help build the country’s defence capacities amid efforts to implement the terms of a ceasefire with…
Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza as Netanyahu visits northern border
Israeli forces conducted airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting areas without prior evacuation warnings, resulting in casualties and significant damage, including to a hospital in Tebnin. Israel on Sunday pressed on…
Blinken in Israel in last big ceasefire push before US election
Reuters Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Tuesday in the first big U.S. push for a Middle East ceasefire since Israel killed the leader of Hamas last…
Saudi crown prince in Brussels for first EU-Gulf summit
AFP BRUSSELS, Belgium – Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gathered with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting…
Israeli strikes kill 22 in Beirut as Hezbollah leader evades assassination
Reuters Israeli strikes killed 22 people and injured more than 100 in central Beirut on Thursday, Lebanese authorities said, as a senior Hezbollah official evaded an Israeli assassination attempt in…
Israeli forces fire at UN peacekeeper positions in south Lebanon, peacekeepers say
Reuters Israeli forces fired on two positions used by U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon on Thursday and at a third one on Wednesday, the U.N. force said, as Israel warned Lebanese…
Hezbollah, Israeli forces clash ahead of expected Biden-Netanyahu talks
AFP Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces exchanged fire along the Lebanon-Israel border on Wednesday, ahead of expected talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden. Hezbollah…
Thousands around the world protest Middle East war as Oct 7 anniversary nears
Reuters Thousands of protesters took to the streets in major cities around the world on Saturday demanding an end to bloodshed in Gaza and the wider Middle East as the…
Dubai’s Emirates Airlines bans pagers, walkie-talkies after Lebanon attacks
Reuters Dubai’s Emirates Airlines has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on its flights, following last month’s attacks on Lebanese group Hezbollah involving communication devices that exploded. “All passengers…