World Dec 06 Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on Homs, the country’s third-largest city If President Bashar Assad’s military loses Homs, it could be a crippling blow. The city, parts of which were controlled by insurgents until 2014, stands at an important intersection between Damascus and Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where…
World Dec 05 Syrian insurgents deal another setback to Assad by capturing central city of Hama Syrian insurgents have swept into the central city of Hama after days of intense clashes with government forces.
World Dec 03 The key players in Syria’s long-running civil war Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages.
World Nov 30 World Central Kitchen says Israeli airstrike hit car with its workers in Gaza, killing 5 people An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people including employees of World Central Kitchen, and the charity said it was “urgently seeking more details” after Israel's military said it targeted a WCK worker who had been…
World Nov 26 Netanyahu says he supports cease-fire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will recommend his Cabinet adopt a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
World Nov 23 At least 20 killed by surprise Israeli strikes in central Beirut as diplomats push for cease-fire Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon's capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire.
World Nov 17 Rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s chief spokesman, official says The latest in targeted killings of senior Hezbollah officials came as Lebanese officials considered a United States-led cease-fire proposal.
World Nov 16 Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since October invasion, Lebanese media say The clashes and further Israeli bombardment came as Lebanese and Hezbollah officials study a draft proposal presented by the U.S. earlier this week on ending the war.
World Nov 15 Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war Mikati made the comments in talks with Ali Larijani, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
World Nov 04 The death toll in Lebanon crosses 3,000, Health Ministry says The Lebanese Health Ministry said 16 people were killed and 90 injured in attacks on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 3,002. At least 13,492 have been injured.