EXCLUSIVE-Israel Lobbies US to Keep Russian Bases in Syria, Sources Say
By Maya Gebeily and Humeyra Pamuk
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence...
Lebanon’s New Government Wins Confidence Vote in Parliament
BEIRUT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Lebanon's new government won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, following a speech by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promising to push for economic and financial reforms and to start negotiations...
Russia’s Top Diplomat Lavrov in Tehran, Following Talks With U.S.
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Iran will not succumb to pressure and sanctions imposed by Washington, the Islamic Republic's top diplomat said on Tuesday after meeting his Russian counterpart, days after Moscow held initial talks with...
Iran-Backed Houthis Launch Missile at US Fighter Jet
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis launched surface-to-air missiles at an American fighter jet and MQ-9 Reaper drone this week, but did not hit either, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
The officials, who spoke on condition...
Mourners Attend Funeral of Iran-Backed Hezbollah’s Leader Nasrallah
BEIRUT, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people gathered on the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday to pay their respects to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an...
EXCLUSIVE – U.S. Piles Pressure on Iraq to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports, Sources Say
By Maha El Dahan, Ahmed Rasheed and Jarrett Renshaw
DUBAI/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources...
Iran-Backed Hezbollah Group to Bury Nasrallah in Mass Funeral
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam
BEIRUT, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah will bury its former leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in a mass funeral aimed at...
Israel Begins Its Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon
By Emilie Madi
KFAR KILA, Lebanon, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Residents of south Lebanon returned to devastated villages on Tuesday, searching for the bodies of relatives killed in last year's war between Israel and Hezbollah, as Israeli...
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.
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Lebanon halted an Iranian flight to Beirut...
Israel Kills Hamas Official in Southern Lebanon
BEIRUT, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Israel killed on Monday a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon's Sidon area, the Israeli military and a Hamas official said.
The military said Muhammad Shaheen was the head of the operations department...
