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Egypt, Qatar discuss efforts to reach ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani discussed efforts to end conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.…
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Lebanon receives aid from countries amid continuous Hezbollah-Israeli war
Beirut: Lebanon continued to receive donations from different countries to support the Lebanese government amid the escalation of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict. Lebanon received a second airplane from Pakistan carrying 17 tons of…
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Jordan evacuates 10 nationals from Lebanon
Amman: Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has announced the evacuation of 10 Jordanian citizens from Lebanon aboard a military plane, which had carried food, relief supplies, medicine, and medical equipment…
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Israeli army intercepts drone launched from Lebanon
The Israel Air Force (IAF) on Saturday, October 26, said that it intercepted a drone crossing into Israel from Lebanon. “Following the sirens that sounded between 08:39 (05:39 GMT) and 08:41 in…
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UN steps up efforts to deliver aid in Lebanon amid fighting
United Nations: The United Nations and its partners in Lebanon are stepping up their efforts to reach people in need amid continued fighting, a UN spokesperson said. A humanitarian convoy, comprised of…
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UNIFIL peacekeepers withdraw from post in Lebanon under Israeli fire
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that its peacekeepers have withdrawn from a post near the southern Lebanese village of Dhayra after being fired upon by the…
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Israel launches airstrikes on military targets in Iran
Dubai: Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault on October 1, officials said. There was no immediate information…
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5 Israeli soldiers killed, 4 injured in southern Lebanon
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday, October 25 said in a statement that five soldiers were killed and four others seriously injured by a rocket hit in southern Lebanon on…
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At least three journalists killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
Beirut: Israeli drone strike kills three journalists in LebanonBeirut, Oct 25 (IANS) An Israeli drone strike killed three Lebanese journalists and injured three more early on Friday in Lebanon, according to Lebanese…
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UNDP projects Lebanon’s economy could shrink 9.2 pc in 2024 if hostilities continue
United Nations: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has estimated that Lebanon’s economy could shrink as much as 9.2 percent in 2024 if the escalating hostilities continue through the end of the…
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At least 10 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon
Jerusalem: Ten people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, media reported. Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike at dawn, destroying a husseiniya in Maifadoun village in Nabatieh district and killing two…
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Video: Israeli strike in Beirut destroys multi-storey building in seconds
As Israel continues its relentless attacks in Lebanon, a Gaza-like situation is unfolding for residents. A video of a 10-storey residential building in the Chiyah-Ghobeiry area of southern Beirut collapsing into rubble…
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At least 19 killed in Israeli strikes in south, northeast Lebanon
At least 19 people were killed and 35 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern and northeastern Lebanon on Tuesday, October 22. The strikes targeted Nabatiyeh and Bint Jbeil districts in Nabatiyeh Governorate,…
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Israel confirms killing Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s successor Hashem Safieddine
Jerusalem: The Israeli military has confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, was killed in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago. Safieddine was killed in a bombing carried…
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Neighbours won’t allow use of territory for attacks on Iran: FM Araghchi
Kuwait City: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that neighbouring countries have assured Iran they will not allow the use of their territories in any potential attacks against the country.…