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.
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Iran considers 鈥榥o red lines鈥� in defending itself
Iran鈥檚 top diplomat vowed Sunday there would be 鈥榥o red lines鈥� for the country in defending its people and interests, ahead of Israel鈥檚 expected retaliation for Iran鈥檚 recent missile attack.
AFP, BBC win top French war reporting awards
The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents鈥� Awards on Saturday honoured reporters from Agence France-Presse, the BBC and others documenting conflict and strife around the world...
9 dead in Israeli strikes on Lebanon villages
Lebanon鈥檚 health ministry said Israeli strikes on two villages Saturday, one north of Beirut and another south of the capital, killed at least nine people.
Nicaragua breaks off ties with Israel
Nicaragua on Friday announced plans to break off relations with Israel over the war in Gaza, calling the Israeli government 鈥榝ascist and genocidal鈥�...
Iran speaker visits Israeli strike site in Beirut
Iran鈥檚 parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday denounced Israel鈥檚 鈥榗rimes鈥� as he visited the site of the deadliest Israeli strikes on central Beirut in...
Western leaders urge Israel to stop harming peacekeepers
Western leaders urged Israel Friday to stop harming UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after explosions wounded two of them near the country鈥檚 border.
30 killed in Israeli strikes in Jabalia
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency Friday said at least 30 people have been killed by Israeli strikes throughout the day in northern Gaza鈥檚 Jabalia town and refugee camp amid intense...
Lebanon seeks ceasefire, 22 dead in Israel attack聽
Lebanon urged the UN on Friday to demand an 鈥榠mmediate鈥� ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, nearly three weeks into a war that has killed 1,200 people and displaced more than...
Gaza shame of humanity, calls for permanent ceasefire: Erdogan
Turkey鈥檚 president Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his attacks on Israel as he arrived in Tirana Thursday, the first stop of a Balkans tour that will also take him to Serbia.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 28
Rescuers in Gaza said Israel conducted a deadly air strike Thursday on a school housing families displaced by the war, though the Israeli military said it was a Hamas command centre.
Bangladesh mission starts info collection of migrants for evacuation
The Bangladesh embassy in Beirut on Wednesday asked migrants in Lebanon, willing to return home amid increasing airstrikes by Israeli forces, to give their information in a designated form by October 12...
UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to 鈥榙estroy鈥� Gaza healthcare
Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators said Thursday, accusing the country of 鈥榗rimes against humanity鈥�.
Costs of enabling Israel鈥檚 Gaza war
THE US government often claims to stand for the rule of law, but this past year has made it painfully clear that this does not apply to Palestinians. The moral, financial, and security costs of US support for Israel鈥檚 rapidly expanding wars are adding up for Americans, too...
Hezbollah, Israeli forces clash along Lebanon-Israel border
Hezbollah members and Israeli forces exchanged fire along the Lebanon-Israel border on Wednesday.
Israel ramps up Gaza shelling, blocks aid routes
The Israeli army intensified shelling of northern Gaza and closed roads, preventing the delivery of aid, the war-torn Palestinian territory鈥檚 civil defence agency said Wednesday.
Israeli strike in Gaza refugee camp kills 17
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency on Tuesday said an Israeli strike killed at least 17 people at a refugee camp in the centre of the territory, as Israel鈥檚 military targets Hamas positions.
Parties, orgs demand end to Israeli attacks on Palestine, Lebanon聽
Different political parties and organisations on Monday held separate rallies in Dhaka, protesting against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine.
Israel conducts 鈥榚xtensive鈥� strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon
The Israeli army on Monday said its air force was launching extensive strikes across southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah positions, as the country marked the anniversary of the...
Erdogan says Israel will pay price for 鈥榞enocide鈥�
Turkey鈥檚 president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday vowed that Israel would pay a price for the 鈥榞enocide鈥� in Gaza as he marked the first anniversary of the war in response to the...
Israeli strikes endanger civilians on Lebanon-Syria border
Human Rights Watch on Monday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at 鈥榞rave risk鈥� as they prevented them from fleeing and...
Israel pounds Lebanon ahead of Hamas attack anniversary
A fireball lit up the sky and smoke billowed over Beirut on Sunday as Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah, almost a year since the Hamas attack that sparked war in Gaza.
Netanyahu鈥檚 dangerous militarism
THE mainstream media has been largely critical of Russian president Vladimir Putin鈥檚 dangerous use of military power, and largely supportive of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 equally dangerous use of military power.聽 The leading proponents of these contrasting views have been David Ignatius in the Washington Post and Bret Stephens...
17 killed in Gaza as Israel troops encircle Jabaliya
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said on Sunday that Israeli air strikes in Jabaliya killed at least 17 people as Israeli forces said they had surrounded the area to prevent Hamas from regrouping.
Protesters march cities around world for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark...
Hezbollah loses contact with top leaders after air strikes
Hashem Safieddine, with whom contact has been lost after Israeli air strikes, according to a senior Hezbollah source, is the man widely considered the potential successor to the group鈥檚...
Israel readying response to Iran missile attack
Israel was preparing a military response to Iran鈥檚 missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said Saturday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and in Gaza.
Assad says Iran鈥檚 attack on Israel a 鈥榣esson鈥�
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday that Iran鈥檚 second-ever missile attack on Israel this week was a 鈥榣esson鈥� for Israel, his office said.
Iran says its allies 鈥榳ill not back down鈥� in war with Israel
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader vowed in a rare address on Friday that his allies around the region would keep fighting Israel, as he defended his country鈥檚 missile strike on its arch-foe.
Erdogan lashes out at Israel for attack on UN chief
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of 鈥榮hamelessly鈥� attacking UN chief Antonio Guterres by declaring him 鈥榩ersona non grata鈥� for not quickly condemning...