Beirut/Jerusalem, Sept 24 (Reuters/GNA) – An Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides…
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Shocked Lebanese hunker down in Beirut hotels to flee Israeli attack
Beirut, Sept. 24, (dpa/GNA) – Thousands of families who fled southern Lebanon after deadly Israeli airstrikes have filled hotels across the capital Beirut, waiting for whatever comes…
Death toll from Friday Beirut attack at 37, IDF destroys launchers
Beirut/Tel Aviv, Sept 21,. (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from Friday’s Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs, a hotbed of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement,…
One dead after Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, authorities say
Beirut, Sept 21, (dpa/GNA) – One person was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, the authorities reported on Saturday. The strike targeted…
Iran condemns targeted killing of Hezbollah commander in Beirut
Tehran/New York, Sept 21, (dpa/GNA) – Iran has strongly condemned the targeted killing of a military commander of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in an…
Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
Beirut, Sept 18 (Reuters/GNA) – Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon’s south and in Beirut suburbs, further stoking tensions with…
UN says Israel endangered lives of staff in polio vaccine convoy
New York, Sept. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Humanitarian aid workers were surrounded and threatened during an incident involving a UN convoy and the Israeli army in the Gaza…
Israeli strikes in southern, western Lebanon, kill one and wound 10
Beirut, Sept. 10, (dpa/GNA) – An Israeli drone on Tuesday fired several missiles at a flat in a five-story building in the market town of Nabatieh in southern…
Jordanians vote in parliamentary elections overshadowed by Gaza war
Cairo, Sept. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Jordanians are voting on Tuesday to elect a new parliament, as the Gaza war continues to cast its shadow on the kingdom’s…
UN commission says violence in Syria on the rise again
Geneva, Sept. 10, (dpa/GNA) – The conflict in Syria, which has been going on since 2011, is threatening to escalate again, a United Nations commission has warned. …
Israeli strikes kill at least 14 in Syria, state media says
Damascus, Sept. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli airstrikes have killed 14 people in Syria’s Hama province, the official SANA news agency reported on Monday. Another 43 people were injured,…
Egyptian army official inspects Gaza border, West Bank sees deaths
Cairo/Ramallah, Sept. 6, (dpa/GNA) – Egypt’s army chief of staff Ahmed Khalifa has made a surprise visit to inspect the security situation on the border with Gaza,…
Palestinian authorities report West Bank deaths in IDF operations
Ramallah, Sept. 5, (dpa/GNA) – Five Palestinians died when the car they were travelling in was hit by a rocket fired by an Israeli drone in Tubas…
Taliban ready for direct negotiations with Germany after deportations
Berlin, Sept. 5, (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban is hoping to engage in direct negotiations with Germany, a high-ranking official said on Thursday, after Berlin deported criminals to…
Turkish, Egyptian leaders stress joint stance on Gaza conflict
Istanbul, Sept. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip, stressing…
Massive protests hit Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza
Jerusalem, Sept 1 (Reuters/GNA) – Massive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of…
Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire in major escalation
Aug 26 (BBC/GNA) – Israel has said it carried out a wave of pre-emptive strikes across southern Lebanon to thwart a large-scale rocket and…
Israeli drone strike kills three in West Bank operation
Ramallah/Tel Aviv, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Three people have been killed in an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, the Health Ministry in Ramallah said…
Iran’s new foreign minister aims to warm ties with the West
Tehran, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is planning a rapprochement with the West in the face of international sanctions and political isolation.…
Sixteen civilians reported killed in clashes in Syria
Cairo, Aug 11, (dpa/GNA) – At least 16 people have been killed since violent clashes began several days ago, between pro-Iranian fighters and the…