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French, Lebanese leaders discuss effort to quell Hezbollah, Israel clashes
BEIRUT - French President Emmanuel Macron met Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the country's army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris on...
Apr 20, 20241 min read
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
DUBAI/JERUSALEM -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down...
Apr 19, 20244 min read
US stops UN from recognizing a Palestinian state through membership
UNITED NATIONS -The United States on Thursday effectively stopped the United Nations from recognizing a Palestinian state by casting a...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
No missile attack against Iran, Iranian official tells Reuters
DUBAI - Explosions heard in Isfahan were a result of the activation of Iran's air defence systems, an Iranian official told Reuters on...
Apr 19, 20241 min read
Factbox-What Iran and Israel would wield in a long-range air war
JERUSALEM - Iran's first direct attack on Israel on April 13 has brought renewed focus on their air-defence capabilities as Israeli...
Apr 19, 20243 min read
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, ABC News reports
WASHINGTON -Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a U.S. official, while Iranian state...
Apr 19, 20242 min read
Factbox-Lebanon's Hezbollah: What weapons does it have?
Lebanon's Hezbollah is one of the most heavily armed non-state groups in the world, and a formidable actor in the Iran-backed "Axis of...
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Iran says there was no pre-arranged deal on its response to Israel
DUBAI -No pre-arranged agreement was made with any country prior to Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel, Iran's Foreign Ministry...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Iran attack on Israel adds to airline troubles in Middle East
SINGAPORE - Global airlines faced disruptions to flights on Monday after Iran's missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
UN chief calls for maximum restraint after Iran's attack on Israel
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday warned members not to further escalate tensions with reprisals against Iran,...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Netanyahu says smart response needed to Iranian attack
Tel Aviv, April 16 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly said at a private meeting with ministers from his Likud...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all of the...
Apr 14, 20243 min read
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