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Moderate Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential race, interior ministry says
DUBAI - The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have...
Jul 6, 20243 min read
Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages 16 days after first phase, Hamas source says
DUBAI/CAIRO - Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after...
Jul 6, 20242 min read
Iranians vote in run-off presidential race amid widespread apathy
DUBAI - Iranians voted on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy at...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Lebanese farmers dig for answers on Israel's white phosphorus use
Qlayaa, LEBANON - The last time Lebanese farmer Zakaria Farah stepped onto his fields outside the southern town of Qlayaa was in January...
Jul 5, 20244 min read
Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel on Thursday and threatened to hit new targets in...
Jul 5, 20243 min read
Lebanon's Hezbollah says it launched rockets and drones at Israeli military sites
DUBAI - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Thursday it launched more than 200 rockets and a swarm of drones at 10 Israeli military sites in...
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad
JERUSALEM - Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal and ceasefire in Gaza, according...
Jul 4, 20242 min read
US has 'undeniable complicity' in Gaza war killings, say former US officials
WASHINGTON - A dozen former U.S. government officials who quit over U.S. support for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday accused...
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Iran presidential contenders face hurdle of voter apathy
DUBAI - The zealous anti-Westerner and the low-key moderate hoping to become Iran's next president could struggle to mobilise millions of...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Yemen's Houthis claim attack on vital target in Israel's Haifa
CAIRO - Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that they, along with the Islamic resistance in Iraq, have conducted a joint military operation,...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
UN says Israel evacuation order largest in Gaza since October
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations said on Tuesday that an order by Israel for Palestinians to evacuate areas of Khan Younis and Rafah...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
Israel's next headache: who will run post-war Gaza?
JERUSALEM - The plan for post-war Gaza that Israel pitched to U.S. allies is to run the strip in cooperation with powerful local...
Jul 3, 20246 min read
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