Monday, May 20, 2024

Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Say They Targeted Ships in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean

DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted two ships, the MSC DEGO and the MSC GINA, in the Gulf of Aden using a number of ballistic missiles and drones, the group's military spokesman Yahya...

Syria Shoots Down Israeli Missiles Fired From Golan Heights

By Tala Ramadan DUBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Syrian air defences on Thursday shot down Israeli missiles fired from the Golan Heights towards Damascus' outskirts targeting a building in the countryside, Syria's defence ministry said. Israel has been carrying out strikes...

Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah Says Its Drone Hits Northern Israeli Town, Two Soldiers Killed

BEIRUT-JERUSALEM, May 6 (Reuters) - Hezbollah said on Monday it carried out a drone attack on an Israeli military position near the northern Israeli town of Metula. The Israeli military later confirmed two soldiers were killed...

Iran Regime-Backed Hamas Says Israel’s Rafah Evacuation Order Is a ‘Dangerous Escalation’

By Mohammed Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) - Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in...

Iran Regime-Backed Iraqi Militant Group Claims Missile Attack on Tel Aviv Targets, Source Says

May 3 (Reuters) - The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a group of Iran-backed armed groups, launched multiple attacks on Israel using cruise missiles on Thursday, a source in the group said. The source told Reuters the attack...

UN Aid Chief Warns Rafah Assault ‘On Immediate Horizon’

UNITED NATIONS, April 30 (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned on Tuesday that despite global calls for Israel to spare Rafah in the Gaza Strip, "a ground operation there is on the immediate...

UAE-Iran Joint Economic Commission Convenes for First Time in 10 Years

DUBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - A rare United Arab Emirates-Iran joint economic commission will convene in Abu Dhabi from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Iranian Labour News Agency reported, as Tehran seeks to bolster economic ties with the Persian...

Residents of Northern Israel Brace for Possible All-Out War With Iran Regime-Backed Hezbollah

By Andrew MacAskill HAIFA, Israel April 30 (Reuters) - Eli Harel was an Israeli soldier in his early thirties when he was sent into Lebanon in 2006 to battle fighters from the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in a...

Iran Regime-Funded Houthis Attack Four Ships in Indian Ocean, Red Sea

By Nayera Abdallah and Enas Alashray DUBAI/CAIRO, April 30 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said they targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a drone attack in the Indian Ocean as part of their ongoing campaign against international...

Washington Will Not Support Rafah Operation Without Appropriate Humanitarian Plan, White House Says

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "reiterated his clear position" on a possible invasion of the Gaza border city of Rafah, the White House said. A statement...