Lebanon
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Dubai Ruler directs urgent relief to help 250K people in Lebanon
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, has directed the provision of urgent food relief to the 250,000 people affected by…
- Middle East
Israeli PM confirms senior Hezbollah leader dead
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel has killed “thousands” of Hezbollah members, including Hashem Safieddine, the expected successor to the group’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah. The statement was…
- Middle East
Jordan evacuates 44 nationals from Lebanon
Amman: A group of 44 Jordanians was evacuated from Lebanon aboard a plane from Jordan’s military forces. The evacuation plane, operated by the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, initially arrived at Lebanon’s Rafic…
- Middle East
Israeli infantry enters Lebanese village, clashes with Hezbollah fighters
Beirut/Jerusalem: An Israeli infantry force has entered the Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras and crossed the Blue Line from different directions, according to Lebanese security sources. An estimated 50 Israeli soldiers…
- World
Over 900 Australians leave Lebanon on assisted departure flights
Canberra: More than 900 Australians have left Lebanon on assisted departure flights coordinated by the Australian government, according to official data. The government on Monday said that 904 Australian citizens, permanent residents…
- News
Lebanon receives 25 tonnes of medical aid from UN agency
Beirut: Lebanon on Sunday afternoon received 25 tonnes of medical aid from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Attending the handover ceremony at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut,…
- Middle East
Iran backs ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon, warns of stronger retaliation against Israel
Damascus: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has said here that Iran supports a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, and warned Israel that his country would respond proportionately to any attacks, and…
- Middle East
Syria, Iran discuss ways to support Lebanon
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday discussed ways to support Lebanon amid the ongoing Israeli military offensive in Lebanon. According to Syria’s state news agency…
- Middle East
Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah’s ‘successor’, likely killed in Beirut by Israel airstrike: Reports
In a new turn of development, Hashem Safieddine, seen as a potential successor to Salin Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut on Friday, according to…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 1,974, injure 9,384: Health minister
Beirut: Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad reported that a total of 1,974 people have been killed, including 127 children and 261 women, and 9,384 others wounded in Lebanon since the onset of…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes hit Lebanon capital Beirut overnight
Powerful explosions shook Lebanon’s Beirut overnight, marking some of the most intense Israeli airstrikes on the city to date. The Lebanese Health Ministry has reported that 37 people were killed and 151…
- Middle East
28 healthcare workers killed in Lebanon in 24 hours: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that 28 healthcare workers have been killed in 24 hours in Lebanon amid escalating hostilities. “Many health workers are not reporting to duty as…
- Middle East
Nasrallah agreed to truce with Israel shortly before assassination: Lebanese min
The Lebanese foreign minister Abdallah Bouhabib on Thursday, October 3, revealed that the slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a ceasefire truce with Israel shortly before his assassination by Israeli…
- Opinions
Israel’s long game to exploit Lebanon’s crisis
While analyzing the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hasan Nasarallah and subsequent developments one needs to understand the complex history of Lebanon and how the Israelis had in the past managed to…
- Middle East
Lebanon conflict: UN chief commends peacekeeping troops
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed “deep appreciation” for India and other countries contributing troops to the peacekeeping operation in Lebanon where they face dangers from a growing conflict between…
