7+ hour, 24+ min ago  (243+ words) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday said Lebanon will suffer increasing damage to its infrastructure as Israel targets Hezbollah, after the military destroyed a bridge over the southern Litani river. "This is just the beginning and the Lebanese government…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago  (240+ words) I strongly condemn the Israeli regime's continued closure of the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, which prevents worshippers from reaching one of Islam's holiest sites. Worshippers are being denied the opportunity to pray, connect spiritually, and fulfil their religious duties due…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (436+ words) An Israeli strike hit an apartment in central Beirut on Wednesday, state media reported, the second targeting of the heart of the Lebanese capital since the latest war with Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah broke out. Lebanon was drawn into the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (182+ words) Suspicions arose recently that Iran helped stabilise the ANC's finances in early 2024, allegedly in exchange for South Africa bringing a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Iran's ANC funding has certainly dried up now with the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (255+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump is so erratic, you can never be sure which Trump will turn up. One moment he portrays himself as a peacemaker, the next he unleashes his armed forces on a country seemingly without any provocation. While he…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (672+ words) Erratic flights coupled with the escalation of fighting in the Middle East have delayed the evacuation of South Africans caught up in the war. Despite an earlier announcement by the South African Department of International Relations and Co-operation (Dirco) that…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (607+ words) Tensions across the Middle East escalated sharply overnight as a wave of strikes, drone attacks and military warnings spread across several countries in the region. Oil facilities in Tehran were reportedly damaged in US-Israeli air strikes, while Gulf states, including…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (276+ words) The raging war in the Middle East is escalating out of control. Sadly, there are forces who are manipulating events for their own selfish purposes, while the area descends and fragments into utter chaos. Scores of people of every religion…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (224+ words) War is a terrible outcome anywhere and only if the consequences of diplomacy would be considerably worse can any war be justified. In response to Mohamed Saeed's letter, there are just a few questions I would like answered: Would a…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (442+ words) South Africa has begun preparing for the possible evacuation of its citizens from the Middle East as fears grow that the rapidly escalating conflict could intensify in the coming days, with government urging those in the region to leave immediately…...