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Two charged over deadly Iran-linked drone strike on US troops in Jordan
BOSTON - U.S. prosecutors on Monday charged two men with illegally exporting sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Explainer-What is the significance of the Golan Heights?
The Israeli government decided on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
Hezbollah must focus on Lebanon not wider region, senior politician Bassil says
PARIS - Iran-backed Hezbollah needs to focus on domestic issues in Lebanon and not the wider region, senior Lebanese Maronite politician...
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Germany, UK and France say they are extremely concerned about Iran enrichment increase
BERLIN - Germany, Britain and France said on Monday they were "extremely concerned" about Iran's acceleration in its capacity for...
Dec 10, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Iran in direct contact with groups in new Syrian leadership, Iranian official says
DUBAI -Iran has opened a direct line of communication with rebels in Syria's new leadership since its ally Bashar al-Assad was ousted, a...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Syrian rebel chief: former PM will supervise state bodies until hand over
Syrian state institutions will be supervised by former Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali until they are handed over, rebel leader Abu...
Dec 8, 20241 min read
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus to an unknown destination, say two senior army officers
AMMAN -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left to an unknown destination, two senior army officers familiar with the...
Dec 8, 20241 min read
Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him
Syria's Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them,...
Dec 8, 20245 min read
Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement
AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO - Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in their first...
Dec 8, 20244 min read
Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies
DUBAI - A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its...
Dec 3, 20247 min read
Exclusive-Iran plans new uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says
VIENNA - Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it plans to install more than 6,000 extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its...
Nov 29, 20243 min read
Iran's Khamenei calls for death sentence for Israeli leaders
DUBAI - The supreme leader of Iran, which backs the Hamas and Hezbollah militants fighting Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, said on Monday...
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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