World Dec 02 Pope Leo sends message of support to southern Lebanon on final day of his foreign trip Pope Leo XIV has prayed at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, urging justice for the 218 victims.
World Nov 27 Israeli soldiers appear to kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they surrender The Israeli military said it was investigating. The killings, captured in a pair of videos shown on two Arab TV stations, came as Israel pressed ahead with its latest offensive in the West Bank, where the army has stepped up…
World Nov 19 Israel’s military carries out airstrikes in Lebanon after evacuation warnings The new wave of strikes came as tensions between Israel and militants are escalating.
World Nov 15 Syrians and EU officials hold rare open meeting in Damascus Saturday's meetings came nearly a year after the fall of the 54-year Assad family rule in Syria in a stunning offensive by insurgent groups in early December.
World Oct 03 Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas accepts parts of his peace plan “I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE,” Trump wrote on social media. “Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly! Right now, it’s far too dangerous to…
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…