Lebanon
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions
Middle East
September 2, 2019
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire along the Lebanese border after a week of rising tensions, sparking fears of an escalation…
Hezbollah says commanders ready, Israel orders more forces to border region
Middle East
September 1, 2019
Hezbollah says commanders ready, Israel orders more forces to border region
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Hezbollah said on Saturday its field commanders were ready to respond to an attack a week ago…
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
Middle East
August 31, 2019
US blacklists Iran oil tanker in Mediterranean
The United States on Friday blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya following repeated warnings over its valuable oil cargo.…
Israel: Iran, Hezbollah intensifying missile efforts
Middle East
August 30, 2019
Israel: Iran, Hezbollah intensifying missile efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Thursday accused Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah of racing to build a…
UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
Middle East
August 30, 2019
UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that violations of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and…
The Latest: Lebanese army fires at 2 Israeli drones
Middle East
August 29, 2019
The Latest: Lebanese army fires at 2 Israeli drones
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on tensions between Lebanon and Israel (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Lebanon’s official news agency…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group rules out wider war with Israel
Middle East
August 28, 2019
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group rules out wider war with Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group is ruling out a wider war with Israel but says it will…
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
Middle East
August 28, 2019
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
GAZA (Reuters) – The head of a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees, which is under an investigation over suspected internal…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
Middle East
August 27, 2019
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at…
The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran
Middle East
August 27, 2019
The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between Iran and the West (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Israel’s…