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President Aoun tells Iran "not your job to interfere" in Lebanon
30+ min ago (263+ words) BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Iran not to interfere in his country in a video interview published on Friday by CNN, also telling the Tehran-backed Hezbollah that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict with Israel. "It's not…...
IAEA: UAE nuclear plant attack "serious compromise of nuclear safety
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (552+ words) VIENNA: Last month's drone attack on the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant was a "serious compromise of nuclear safety, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday, adding any such attack "is unacceptable, a no-go, taboo." The UAE…...
Iran says fired "warning missiles" at US destroyers in Gulf of Oman
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (472+ words) TEHRAN: Iran's military said on Friday it had fired "warning missiles" at two US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, forcing the vessels to leave the area, according to state media. It said the two destroyers left the Gulf of…...
Lebanon parliament speaker supports Hezbollah pullback in parallel with Israeli withdrawal
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (300+ words) BEIRUT: Lebanon's parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally "Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group "from southern "Lebanon "if Israeli "troops "simultaneously "left territory "they occupy in the country. In written comments distributed…...
What Israel's capture of a medieval castle says about the challenge of breaking Lebanon's cycle of conflict
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (1576+ words) LONDON: Even as diplomats search for a way to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah, a medieval fortress in southern Lebanon has become one of the conflict's most potent symbols. Recent talks in Washington between Israeli and Lebanese officials…...
2 children among 9 killed in Gaza City
15+ hour, 52+ min ago (559+ words) Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least nine Palestinians, a hospital said on Thursday, even as much of the world's attention was focused on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The nine people were killed in at least…...
Aid group urges meaningful action during Lebanon ceasefire
16+ hour, 52+ min ago (270+ words) LONDON: Humanitarian organization Action For Humanity has welcomed reports of a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon while warning that any truce must translate into tangible improvements for civilians affected by months of conflict. The UK-based charity said on Thursday the agreement…...
Iran leader says dealt enemies "decisive blow" in Middle East war
20+ hour, 7+ min ago (750+ words) TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the United States and Israel had been dealt a "decisive blow" in the Middle East war, after the government reported "no tangible progress" in negotiations on ending the conflict. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's message,…...
US-Iran talks going "very well" says Trump, Rubio says "war with Iran is over" " but does Iran agree?
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (699+ words) WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Iran are going "very well" and could yield results over the coming weekend. "I hear the negotiation itself is going very well actually," Trump told reporters, adding of a…...
Israel, Lebanon agree to renew fragile ceasefire, establish security zones in south
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (639+ words) BEIRUT: Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and establish a number of pilot security zones in southern Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be excluded. In a joint statement issued after a fourth round of US-mediated…...