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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
Another bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as Christian families quit West Bank
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem, with tourists shunning the Palestinian city...
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syria's rebel-held northwest
AMMAN - Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-held city of Idlib in northern Syria on Sunday, military sources said, as President...
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad
AMMAN - The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack led by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham...
Dec 1, 20244 min read
Syria rebels say they reached Aleppo city in surprise sweep
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday they had reached the heart of the northern city of Aleppo,...
Nov 30, 20243 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
Israel-Hezbollah truce holds, displaced Lebanese begin to journey home
BEIRUT - A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday under a deal brokered by the U.S. and France as...
Nov 28, 20244 min read
Rainstorms flood tents of Gaza's displaced as Israel steps up strikes
CAIRO/GAZA - Heavy rains flooded tent encampments of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, adding seasonal winter...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Prospect of Lebanon ceasefire leaves Gazans feeling abandoned
CAIRO - The prospect of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah without a similar deal with Hamas in Gaza has left...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for first time in five months, official source
AMMAN - Jordanian military planes dropped aid to northern Gaza on Tuesday for the first time in five months to help relieve the dire...
Nov 27, 20242 min read
Biden to push for Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Lebanon deal
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration was pushing for an elusive ceasefire in Gaza and that it is...
Nov 27, 20241 min read
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides...
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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