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Hashem Safieddine likely to succeed Nasrallah as Hezbollah chief
In a new turn of development, Hashem Safieddine is likely to succeed the slain Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah leader. Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem will temporarily assume leadership, according to AFP reports. Hassan…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis claim missile attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group claimed that it had launched a missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel. In a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV on Saturday,…
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‘Gravely concerned’ over Israeli strikes in Beirut: UN chief
United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he was “gravely concerned” over the rising violence in the Middle East, urging all sides to halt the cycle of violence immediately.…
- Middle East
Mideast countries, anti-Israel factions condemn killing of Hezbollah leader
Cairo: Countries and anti-Israel factions in the Middle East have strongly condemned the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. On Friday evening,…
- Middle East
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah killing brings ‘measure of justice’: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Saturday welcomed the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah as “a measure of justice for his many victims” and called for Israel and Lebanon to conclude…
- Middle East
Israel bans gatherings of over 1,000 people in central region
Jerusalem: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Saturday a ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people in central Israel. The IDF’s Home Front Command tightened its directives on gatherings following…
- Middle East
Genocide not a Jewish value: Activists protest Israel’s war on Gaza
A group of Jewish activists and rabbis on Wednesday, September 25, staged a huge demonstration at the Los Angeles offices of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to express their solidarity…
- Middle East
Saudi Crown Prince tells Blinken he ‘doesn’t care’ about Palestinian issue: Report
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has told United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he doesn’t personally prioritize and care about the “Palestinian issue,” as reported…
- Middle East
Death toll in 115 Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon rises to 60
Beirut: The death toll from 115 Israeli airstrikes on various regions in Lebanon rose to 60, the Health Ministry reported on Friday. Israel conducted attacks across Lebanon on Thursday, the ministry noted,…
- Middle East
‘Leave Lebanon’: Indian Embassy to its citizens amid Israeli attack
Jerusalem: The Indian Embassy in Beirut has urged its nationals to avoid travel to Lebanon due to escalating violence and “strongly advised” those present there to exercise extreme caution and leave the…
- Middle East
Israel sends 90 decomposed bodies to Gaza, health ministry refuses to accept
Israel sent a truck carrying nearly decomposing 90 Palestinians to Gaza on Wednesday, September 25, which the territory’s health ministry refused to bury, citing they would not accept the bodies due to Israel’s…
- World
UN security council holds emergency meeting on Lebanon
United Nations: As requested by France, the UN Security Council on Wednesday, September 25 convened an emergency meeting on Lebanon, the second meeting on the country’s deteriorating situation in less than a…
- World
US, allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah
New York: The US, France and other allies have jointly called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire to facilitate negotiations in the intensifying conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 600…
- Middle East
Iraqi Shiite militia threatens to attack US forces if assaulted by Israel
Baghdad: Iraqi Shiite militia Kata’ib Hezbollah threatened to attack the presence of US forces if Israel assaults Iraq. Abu Ali al-Askar, security leader of the Iranian-backed Shiite militia, said in a statement…
- Middle East
Israel resumes intensive airstrikes on Lebanon
Beirut: Israeli warplanes resumed intensive airstrikes on eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke anonymously, told Xinhua on Wednesday evening that Israeli warplanes carried out about…