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Lebanon army chief Aoun becomes president after two-year void
Jan 09, 2025
Beirut, Lebanon — Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a ...
UN migration agency appeals for $73 mn in aid for Syria
Jan 09, 2025
GENEVA - The UN migration agency on Thursday expanded an aid appeal for Syria to over $73 million, as the country transitions after years of ...
Lebanon's presidential frontrunner Joseph Aoun, respected army chief
Jan 09, 2025
BEIRUT — Lebanese army Chief Joseph Aoun, the frontrunner in Thursday's vote for president, is a political neophyte but is expected to benef ...
Red Cross urges unhindered aid access to flood-hit and freezing Gaza
Jan 08, 2025
 GENEVA — The Red Cross called Wednesday for safe and unhindered access to Gaza to bring desperately needed aid into the war-torn Pales ...
US says forces struck Huthi weapons stores in Yemen
Jan 08, 2025
 SANAA — The US military said Wednesday its forces hit weapons storage facilities used by Yemen's Huthi rebels to attack American warsh ...
UN calls for $370 mn in new humanitarian aid for Lebanon
Jan 08, 2025
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES — The United Nations joined the Lebanese government on Tuesday to appeal for an additional $371.4 million in h ...
Erdogan warns no place for 'terrorist' groups in Syria
Jan 07, 2025
 ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said there was no place for "terrorist organisations" in Syria under its ...
Blinken 'confident' Gaza ceasefire to come, either under Biden or after
Jan 06, 2025
SEOUL — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced confidence Monday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza would come together, but possibly after ...
Gaza rescuers say 23 dead in latest Israeli strikes
Jan 05, 2025
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories — Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 23 people according to rescuers, nearly 15 m ...
Syria monitor reports blasts at arms depots near Damascus
Jan 05, 2025
SYRIA — A Syria war monitor said explosions on Sunday rocked an area near Damascus housing weapons depots used by the toppled government of ...
Six dead as ship sinks off Kuwait — Iranian media
Sep 03, 2024
Iran probe finds Raisi helicopter crash caused by weather
Sep 01, 2024
Social media images reveal Sudan war crimes - HRW
Aug 29, 2024
US says it imposes additional sanctions on individuals, organisations involved in settler violence in West Bank
Aug 28, 2024
'Tunisia president replaces key ministers in sweeping reshuffle'
Aug 26, 2024
Rwanda, UNHCR extend deal to evacuate refugees from Libya
Aug 24, 2024
Two journalists killed in Iraq drone strike - officials
Aug 24, 2024
Iran probe finds Raisi helicopter crash caused by weather: media
Aug 21, 2024
Blinken hopes Sudan humanitarian progress brings broader deal
Aug 21, 2024
Explosions reported near two ships off Yemen - security agencies
Aug 13, 2024
US hopeful Israel, Hamas to talk
Aug 13, 2024
Palestinians face systematic abuse in Israeli prisons: rights group
Aug 06, 2024
US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base
Aug 06, 2024
Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon as war fears surge
Aug 04, 2024
Huthis claim attack on cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
Aug 04, 2024
Gaza civil defence says Israel strike on schools kills 30
Aug 04, 2024
Sudan war pushed Darfur camp into famine: UN-backed report
Aug 01, 2024
Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, arrests crew — Guard website
Jul 29, 2024
Palestinians slam IOC 'double standards' over Israel at Paris Olympics
Jul 26, 2024
Morocco heatwave kills more than 20 people in 24 hours — ministry
Jul 26, 2024
Palestinians say Israel troops kill two in West Bank raids
Jul 25, 2024
Iraq to import electricity from Turkey
Jul 22, 2024

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