Today: October 07, 2024
Today: October 07, 2024

Middle East

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Israel can't confirm death of Hezbollah's Safieddine, spokesperson says

Israel cannot confirm whether the potential successor to the slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, a government spokesperson said on Monday, following

Israel can't confirm death of Hezbollah's Safieddine, spokesperson says
World

Britain withdraws family members of embassy staff from Israel

Britain has withdrawn the families of its embassy staff working in Israel due to the escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and the risk of a wider regional conflict.

Britain withdraws family members of embassy staff from Israel
MidEast

Commander of Iran's Quds Force is 'in good health', force's deputy commander says

The top commander of Iran's Quds Force, Esmail Qaani, is in "good health", the force's deputy commander Iraj Masjedi said on Monday, after two Iranian security sources told Reuters he

Commander of Iran's Quds Force is 'in good health', force's deputy commander says
World

How the world is marking Oct. 7 attack on Israel, start of Gaza war

People around the world were holding vigils, ceremonies and protests to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, as fighting raged on in

How the world is marking Oct. 7 attack on Israel, start of Gaza war
World

Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7

Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired a barrage of rockets into Israel as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack

Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7
World

Hezbollah missiles hit Israel's Haifa, Israel strikes targets in southern Lebanon

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third largest city Haifa early on Monday as Israeli forces looked poised to expand ground incursions

Hezbollah missiles hit Israel's Haifa, Israel strikes targets in southern Lebanon
World

‘He should put a sock in it’: Bolton says Biden shouldn’t tell Iran what Israel should do

President Biden is cautioning Israel against striking Iran’s oil fields in reatliation for Tehran’s missile attacks. Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton reacts.

‘He should put a sock in it’: Bolton says Biden shouldn’t tell Iran what Israel should do
MidEast

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began

A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending and seems to be getting worse

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
US

Harris to mark anniversary of October 7 attacks with tree planting at her residence

Harris to mark anniversary of October 7 attacks with tree planting at her residence

Harris to mark anniversary of October 7 attacks with tree planting at her residence
Finance

Oil prices extend gains on fears of wider Middle East conflict

Oil prices extended gains on Monday, with Brent nearing $80 to build on last week's steepest weekly jump since early 2023, driven by fears of a wider Middle East

Oil prices extend gains on fears of wider Middle East conflict
World

Who is Esmail Qaani, Iran's Quds Force commander ?

Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani has not been heard from since Israeli strikes on Beirut late last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters.

Who is Esmail Qaani, Iran's Quds Force commander ?
Health

Saudi King Salman to undergo medical tests for lung inflammation

Saudi King Salman will undergo medical tests on Sunday evening for lung inflammation, the state news agency said, citing a statement from the royal court.

Saudi King Salman to undergo medical tests for lung inflammation
US

Harris reiterates support for Gaza ceasefire as conflict escalates

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Washington will continue to pressure Israel and other players in the

Harris reiterates support for Gaza ceasefire as conflict escalates
World

Netanyahu tells Macron that putting limits on Israel will strengthen Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, his office said, and told him that placing restrictions on Israel

Netanyahu tells Macron that putting limits on Israel will strengthen Iran
World

Arkia brings home thousands of stranded Israelis from Athens, Larnaca

Israeli airline Arkia said on Sunday it had repatriated 17,000 Israeli citizens over the past four days who were stranded after European carriers halted flights to Tel Aviv due

Arkia brings home thousands of stranded Israelis from Athens, Larnaca
MidEast

Iran summons Australian envoy over stance on its Israel attack, Tasnim says

Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the Australian ambassador in Tehran over what it called his country's biased stance regarding Iran's attack on Israel, Iranian news agency Tasnim

Iran summons Australian envoy over stance on its Israel attack, Tasnim says
Crime

Woman killed in shooting attack in southern Israel

A gunman opened fire at a bus station in the Israeli city of Beersheba on Sunday killing one woman and wounding 10 people, emergency services said, as security forces

Woman killed in shooting attack in southern Israel
Election

Tunisia's President Saied is poised to win a second term after cracking down on the opposition

Tunisia’s incumbent president says he will wait for official results before declaring victory while acknowledging exit polls showing him winning by a landslide

Tunisia's President Saied is poised to win a second term after cracking down on the opposition
World

Israel bombs Lebanon, Gaza ahead of one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on Sunday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks that

Israel bombs Lebanon, Gaza ahead of one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks
Technology

Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon

Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon

Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon
World

Lebanon's migrant workers stuck in limbo as thousands flee conflict

Migrant worker Fajima Kamara came to Lebanon three years ago from Sierra Leone, but when Israeli jets started pounding her neighbourhood

Lebanon's migrant workers stuck in limbo as thousands flee conflict
World

Israel says France's call for halting sales of arms used in Gaza is a 'disgrace'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at France's President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday for saying that shipments of arms to Israel used in the conflict in Gaza

Israel says France's call for halting sales of arms used in Gaza is a 'disgrace'
MidEast

Hezbollah's Safieddine 'unreachable' since Friday, source says

Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs since Friday have kept rescue workers from searching the site of an Israeli strike suspected to have killed Hezbollah’s anticipated

Hezbollah's Safieddine 'unreachable' since Friday, source says
World

Middle East latest: Two Hamas officials killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Lebanon

Middle East latest: Two Hamas officials killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon

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