Lebanon complains to UN over Israel strike on journalists
Lebanon said Monday it had submitted a complaint to the United Nations Security Council over an Israeli strike last week that killed three journalists in the country鈥檚 south...
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Oil prices fall, global stocks increase
Oil prices tumbled and global stocks mostly rose Monday on relief that Israel鈥檚 strikes on Iran avoided the country鈥檚 energy infrastructure...
Israel pounds Gaza, Lebanon after Iran strikes
Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, with no respite in the conflict one day after its strikes on Iran raised fears of a broader war...
Israel鈥檚 war on journalism
THERE are some 4,000 foreign reporters accredited in Israel to cover the war. They stay in luxury hotels. They go on dog and pony shows orchestrated by the Israeli military. They can, on rare occasions, be escorted by Israeli soldiers on lightning visits to Gaza, where they are shown alleged weapons caches or tunnels the military says are used by Hamas...
Bangladesh unequivocally condemns Israeli attacks on Iran
Bangladesh on Sunday unequivocally condemned the recent Israeli military strikes on Iran, viewing these actions as a severe violation of Iran鈥檚 sovereignty and a breach of the United Nations Charter and international law...
Nations call for de-escalation, condemn Israel for Iran strike
The US, Britain and the European Union called for 鈥榙e-escalation鈥� after Israel on Saturday hit military targets across Iran in deadly retaliatory strikes as Muslim countries and Russia blamed...
Israel鈥檚 assassination campaign
IN RECENT times, Israel鈥檚 geopolitical calculus has taken even more aggressive steps and strategies, executing the high-profile assassinations of Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah鈥檚 Hassan Nasrallah. These killings are part of a broader strategy rooted in Israel鈥檚 longstanding policy of targeted assassinations 鈥� once covert but...
Two dead in Israeli strikes on military targets: Iran
Iran said an Israeli attack targeted military sites in the Islamic republic on Saturday, killing two soldiers, almost a month after Israel vowed to avenge a missile barrage that raised fears of a full-scale Middle East war...
Israel hits Iran military sites
Israel bombed military targets in Iran on Saturday, killing at least two soldiers, fulfilling a vow to avenge a missile barrage and stirring fears of a full-scale Middle East war.
Israeli forces detain hundreds at Gaza hospital
Gaza鈥檚 health ministry said on Friday hundreds of patients and staff were detained in north Gaza鈥檚 last functioning hospital, after the Israeli army said it was on the ground in the area.
Lebanon vs Israeli savagery
THE Israeli war machine is accelerating its attacks on North Gaza, Lebanon, the West Bank and as far away as Yemen. It even hit Egypt 鈥榖y mistake.鈥�
Iran says neighbours won鈥檛 allow use of their 鈥榮oil or airspace鈥� for attack
Iran鈥檚 neighbours have pledged they will not allow the use of their 鈥榮oil or airspace鈥� for any attack, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday, as Israel weighs a retaliation for the...
54 Bangladesh nationals return to Dhaka from Lebanon
The first batch of 54 Bangladesh nationals evacuated from Lebanon arrived in Dhaka by a Saudi Arabian commercial flight on Monday afternoon.
Israel escalates Beirut bombing, accused of killing 73 in Gaza strike
Fighting raged on two fronts Sunday as Israel targeted what it said was a Hezbollah 鈥榗ommand centre鈥� in the Lebanese capital, while in Gaza rescuers reported 73 people killed in a single air strike.
Hezbollah drone hits Netanyahu residence
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea on Saturday, after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had...
UN expert accuses West of gagging speech over Gaza
Protest crackdowns, banned marches, media workers at risk -- a UN expert on Friday accused Western nations and Israel of freedom of speech violations in the year since the Gaza war broke out.
Israeli strike kills 33 in Jabalia
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on Friday night near Jabalia in the territory鈥檚 north killed 33 people at a refugee camp.
Israel attacks Gaza after killing Hamas chief
Israel conducted raids on Gaza on Friday after killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Fresh Israeli strikes hit south, east Lebanon
Fresh Israeli strikes hit Lebanon鈥檚 south and east on Thursday, official media reported and AFP images showed, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders, including the first for...
Iran warns Israel to hit 鈥榩ainfully鈥� if attacks targets
Iran鈥檚 Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami warned Thursday of further retaliation against Israel if it attacks Iranian targets, which Israel has vowed to do after Iran鈥檚 missile attack...
Israel rejects ceasefire call, strikes Hezbollah聽strongholds
Israel conducted strikes targeting Hezbollah鈥檚 main bastion and a city in southern Lebanon where it holds sway on Wednesday, after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed...
Iran warns of 鈥榙ecisive鈥� response if Israel strikes
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a 鈥榙ecisive and regretful鈥� response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation for a missile attack.
Hezbollah threatens to attack targets as Israel intensifies offensive
Lebanese group Hezbollah threatened Tuesday to attack targets across Israel and said it would not be defeated by on-going intense bombardment of its strongholds and leadership.
Turkey urges 鈥榮anctions鈥� against Israel over Gaza conflict
Turkey鈥檚 foreign minister on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, urging the international community to cut support over the conflict in the Middle East.
Hezbollah, Israeli troops in 鈥榲iolent clashes鈥� after drone strike
Hezbollah said it battled Israeli troops on Monday in south Lebanon, and claimed several new attacks on Israel after its deadliest strike since the start of the war...
UK sanctions Iranian military chiefs
Britain on Monday ordered sanctions against top Iranian military figures after the Islamic republic鈥檚 October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel...
Bangladesh mission in Lebanon names 119 people willing to return home
Bangladesh mission in Beirut on Sunday published the first list of 119 expatriates who were willing to return home from the war-torn Lebanon as Israel continued attacks in the country...
Iran condemns unjustified US sanctions
Iran condemned Sunday what it called an 鈥榠llegal and unjustified鈥� expansion of US sanctions targeting its oil industry following Tehran鈥檚 missile attack on Israel earlier this month.
