World Sep 06 Israel targets more high-rises in Gaza City, ordering residents stricken by famine to evacuate The Israeli army issued evacuation orders and targeted high-rise buildings in famine-stricken Gaza City on Saturday, calling on Palestinians to move to the territory's south as it escalates operations ahead of a new offensive to seize the city of nearly 1 million.
World Sep 03 UN criticizes Israel for dropping grenades near peacekeepers in southern Lebanon The peacekeeping force, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, described the Tuesday morning incident as “one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets” since the cessation of hostilities in November that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.
World Aug 13 Lebanon’s leader rejects foreign intervention during visit by top Iranian official Lebanon’s president has told a top Iranian security official that Beirut rejects foreign intervention and wants stability for its people.
World Aug 11 U.S. congressman speaks with Syrian president about returning Kayla Mueller’s remains A U.S. Congressman has made a brief visit to Syria where he discussed with the country’s interim president the return of the body of an American aid worker who was taken hostage and later confirmed dead in the war-torn country.
World Aug 06 Survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover The Associated Press explores the human toll of Sept. 17, 2024, when thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group blew up across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel. Over 10 months later, more than 3,000 wounded Lebanese are on a…
World Jul 02 Hamas says it’s open to Gaza ceasefire but won’t support Trump-backed temporary proposal Hamas' response, which emphasized its demand that the war end, raised questions about whether the latest offer could materialize into an actual pause in fighting.
World Jun 06 Lebanese army warns Israeli airstrikes might force it to freeze cooperation with ceasefire committee The army's statement Friday came hours after the Israeli military struck several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production.
World May 30 Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian government forces since Assad’s fall The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government forces that an opposition war monitor described as the first on the Syrian army to be carried out by the extremists since the…
World May 28 Who is Mohammed Sinwar, the Hamas leader Netanyahu says Israel killed in Gaza? Benjamin Netanyahu says the man believed to be the head of Hamas’ armed wing, Mohammed Sinwar, has been killed, apparently confirming his death in a recent strike in the Gaza Strip.
World May 14 What lifting sanctions on Syria could mean for the war-torn country President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will ease sanctions on Syria could eventually facilitate the country’s recovery from years of civil war and transform the lives of everyday Syrians.