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Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination
CAIRO - Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran...
Aug 7, 20243 min read
US says military moves in Middle East aimed at de-escalating tensions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is deploying additional military might in the Middle East as a defensive measure with a goal of de-escalating...
Aug 6, 20243 min read
Factbox-What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?
DUBAI - If Iran retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, its regional allies -...
Aug 5, 20244 min read
Factbox-Iran's Revolutionary Guards: powerful group with wide regional reach
DUBAI - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are likely to play a central role if the country retaliates for the assassination of its close...
Aug 5, 20243 min read
Israeli strikes hit Gaza schools, hospital compound after talks fail
CAIRO - An Israeli airstrike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, Palestinian officials said, while the...
Aug 5, 20243 min read
Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school, nine West Bank militants
CAIRO/RAMALLAH - An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday,...
Aug 4, 20243 min read
U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as...
Aug 4, 20242 min read
Death of Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, Oct 7 mastermind, confirmed, Israel says
CAIRO/JERUSALEM - The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli...
Aug 2, 20243 min read
Blinken says US not involved in killing of Hamas leader
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United States was not involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail...
Aug 1, 20241 min read
Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources
DUBAI - Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss...
Aug 1, 20243 min read
Factbox-Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?
DUBAI - The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said...
Aug 1, 20244 min read
Factbox-Israel's targeted killings in Lebanon since Gaza war began
BEIRUT - An Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital on Tuesday killed Fuad Shukr, identified by the Israeli military...
Aug 1, 20242 min read
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