Monday, March 31, 2025

Lebanon Seizes $2.5 Million Bound for Iran-Funded Hezbollah, Sources Say

BEIRUT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash from a man arriving from Turkey on Friday, the finance ministry said, with three sources saying the money was destined for militant group Hezbollah. One of...

Man Who Stabbed Novelist Salman Rushdie Guilty of Attempted Murder

By Aleksandra Michalska and Jonathan Allen MAYVILLE, New York, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed and partially blinded the novelist Salman Rushdie onstage at a New York arts institute, was found guilty on...

Lebanon Extends Suspension of Flights From and to Iran, Lebanese Presidency Says

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Lebanon has extended the suspension of flights to and from Iran, the Lebanese presidency said following a cabinet meeting on Monday, without clarifying the period of the extension. https://kayhanlife.com/news/middle-east/who-is-joseph-aoun-the-lebanese-army-commander-elected-president/ Lebanon halted an Iranian flight to Beirut...

Tear Gas Fired at Hezbollah Supporters Protesting Lebanon Blocking Iranian Flight

BEIRUT, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Lebanese army fired tear gas on Saturday at Hezbollah supporters protesting around Beirut airport against Lebanon blocking an Iranian flight to Beirut this week after the Israeli military accused Tehran...

Khamenei Cites Need to Further Develop Iran’s Military After Trump Threats

DUBAI, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Iran should further develop its military, including its missiles, after U.S. President Donald Trump made threats of force against Tehran if it refused...

Witnesses Describe Wordless Knife Attack on Salman Rushdie, ‘The Satanic Verses’ Author

By Jonathan Allen MAYVILLE, New York, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture, during...

Khamenei Rejects Any Talks With Donald Trump Amid Revolution’s 46th Anniversary

By Ahmad Rafat   On the eve of the 46th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, led by Ruhollah Khomeini, and shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)...

US Slaps Sanctions on Network Shipping Iranian Oil to China

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on a few individuals and tankers helping to ship millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil per year to China, in an incremental move...

Trial of Man Accused in Rushdie Stabbing Begins With Jury Selection

Feb 4 (Reuters) - The trial of the man charged with attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie at a New York lecture began on Tuesday with jury selection. Hadi Matar, 26, can be seen in cellphone videos...
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Trump Reimposes ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Aims to Drive Oil Exports to Zero

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday restored his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a...