US Envoy to Travel to Israel in Bid to Seal Hezbollah Ceasefire
By Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said he will travel to Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire ending the war with Lebanon's Hezbollah group after declaring additional progress...
As Truce Talks Progress, Lebanon’s Army Cornered by Politics, Funding
By Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Intensifying efforts for a truce in Lebanon have brought into focus the role of the country's army, which would be expected to keep the south free of Hezbollah weapons but is...
US Envoy in Beirut for Talks After Lebanon, Iran-Backed Hezbollah Approve Truce Draft
BEIRUT, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanon's state news agency said, hours after a proposal...
Iran, Israel Among Rivals to Showcase Their Arms at Vietnam Defence Expo
By Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio
HANOI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam's defence ministry said...
U.S. Envoy Expected in Beirut on Tuesday for Ceasefire Talks
BEIRUT, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. official overseeing contacts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon is due to visit Beirut on Tuesday, sources in Lebanon said on Monday, with...
Israeli Strike On Beirut Kills Hezbollah Media Head, Hezbollah Confirms His Death
BEIRUT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed its media relations chief Mohammad Afif was killed by an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday.
Israel has rarely hit senior Hezbollah personnel...
Two Flash Bombs Fired Into Garden of Netanyahu’s Home in North Israel
CAIRO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Two flash bombs were fired towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea on Saturday and fell into the garden, police said.
Neither Netanyahu nor his...
Six People Killed, 11 Wounded in Israeli Strikes on Lebanon’s Baalbek, Ministry Says
BEIRUT, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes on the village of Khreibeh in the Baalbek District of eastern Lebanon killed six people on Saturday, including three children, and injured 11 others, the Lebanese health ministry said.
Among...
Islamic Scholar’s ‘Fatwa’ Criticising October 7 Attack Echoes Growing Unhappiness in Gaza Towards Hamas
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By Julian Hargreaves: Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George's, University of London
An Islamic scholar in Gaza has issued a legal ruling – or fatwa – denouncing the October 7...
Israel Says It Hits Military Sites in Damascus, Syrian Media Says 15 Killed
DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Fifteen people were killed in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in Damascus on Thursday, Syrian state media reported, and Israel said the attacks targeted military sites and the headquarters of the...
