Israel bombs historic Lebanese port city

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed yesterday for a halt to fighting between Israel and militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, but heavy Israeli air strikes on a large historic Lebanese port city demonstrated that there was no respite.
23 October 2024, 18:37 PM

Hezbollah says it launched volley of rockets into Israel

Hezbollah said it had fired rockets at two bases near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and one west of Haifa on Tuesday morning just hours before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to make another push for an elusive ceasefire
22 October 2024, 09:58 AM

Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah-linked finance network

Lebanese state media reported Israeli strikes Sunday on branches of a Hezbollah-linked financial association, including near the country’s only airport, after the Israeli military warned it would attack Al-Qard Al-Hassan’s branches.
21 October 2024, 19:20 PM

Israeli strikes on Beirut after evacuation warning: state media

Two Israeli air strikes targeted south Beirut on Sunday after the Israeli army warned civilians to evacuate the stronghold of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement
20 October 2024, 06:32 AM

Hope for peace in Gaza, Lebanon dashed

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promises to press on with Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon dashed hopes yesterday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar might help end more than a year of escalating conflict in the Middle East.
18 October 2024, 18:58 PM

Strikes hits south Beirut after Israeli military evacuation order

Strikes hit south Beirut on Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, less than an hour after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave part of the Lebanese capital
16 October 2024, 04:36 AM

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli targets

Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli naval base yesterday, a day after a drone strike killed four soldiers in the deadliest attack on Israel since the war in Lebanon began.
14 October 2024, 18:41 PM

US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel, Pentagon says

US President Joe Biden said the move was meant "to defend Israel," which is weighing an expected retaliation against Iran after Tehran fired more than 180 missiles at Israel on Oct 1
14 October 2024, 03:53 AM

Israel’s war on two fronts will be catastrophic

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned yesterday against a “catastrophic” regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas militants on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran sends satellites to Russia for rocket launch

Iran has sent two locally made satellites to Russia to be put into orbit by a Russian space vehicle, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported yesterday, in the latest space cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Dozens hurt at Gaza school shelter

Dozens of Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli quadcopter fire at a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee Camp, the Civil Defence said yesterday.
11 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Stop Israel from bombing Iran’s oil sites

Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran’s proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters.
11 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Hezbollah’s military capability still intact

The deputy leader of Hezbollah said yesterday the Iran-backed group had moved beyond “painful blows” inflicted by Israel as Israeli forces began ground operations in the southwest of Lebanon, expanding its incursions into a new zone.
8 October 2024, 19:43 PM

Israeli strikes endanger civilians on Lebanon-Syria border: HRW

Human Rights Watch yesterday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at “grave risk” as they prevented them from fleeing and hampered humanitarian operations.
7 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran air traffic resumes after suspension: state media

Flights have been operational again since 11:00 pm (1930 GMT) Sunday and were being "carried out in accordance with the flight schedule"
7 October 2024, 03:34 AM

Israeli air attacks batter south Beirut

Israeli air attacks battered Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and early yesterday in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated its campaign against Iran-backed group Hezbollah last month.
6 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran prepares plan to respond to any Israeli attack

Iran has prepared a plan to respond to a possible Israeli attack following the Islamic republic’s retaliatory missile strike against it last week, local media reported yesterday.
6 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Potential new Hezbollah leader out of contact, Lebanese source says

The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike reported to have targeted him
6 October 2024, 03:50 AM

Mothers struggle to care for newborns

Gazan mother Rana Salah cradles her one-month-old daughter Milana in her arms in a sweltering tent for the displaced, and speaks of the guilt she feels for bringing her child into a world of war and suffering.
5 October 2024, 19:57 PM

Iran’s allies will keep fighting Israel

Iran’s supreme leader yesterday vowed in a rare address that his allies around the region would keep fighting Israel, as he defended his country’s missile strike on its arch-foe.
4 October 2024, 18:00 PM