Syria Says Soldier Killed, Three Wounded in Israeli Strikes
July 14 (Reuters) - One Syrian soldier was killed and three others were injured in Israeli air strikes against military sites and a residential building in Damascus early on Sunday, the Syrian army said.
The army said...
Kurdish Oil Smuggling to Iran Flourishes
By Timour Azhari
ERBIL, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Heading for Turkey to the north and Iran to the east, hundreds of oil tankers snake each day from near Kurdistan's capital Erbil, clogging the Iraqi region's often winding and...
Hezbollah Chief: Islamic Republic-Backed Hamas Negotiates on Behalf of the Axis of Resistance
By Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari
BEIRUT, July 10 (Reuters) - Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Hamas was conducting Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel on behalf of the entire "Axis of Resistance" and, if a deal...
One Person Critically Injured After Drones From Lebanon Fall Inside Israel
JERUSALEM, July 11 (Reuters) - Several drones from Lebanon fell inside Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, while the head of the local municipality told Israel's Channel 12 that one person was critically injured.
The Iran-backed...
Islamic Republic-Backed Houthis Say They Attacked Ship
DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted the Maersk Sentosa ship in the Arabian sea with several ballistic and wing missiles.
"The American ship Maersk Sentosa was targeted in the Arabian Sea...
Hezbollah Launches Drone Attack in Israeli-Occupied Syrian Golan Heights
AMMAN, July 7 (Reuters) - The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group said on Sunday it launched a drone attack on Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights where Israel has a key surveillance centre.
It said this was its first...
Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon
JERUSALEM, July 8 (Reuters) - Israel's military said in a statement early on Monday it launched multiple air and artillery strikes overnight on what it said were Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon.
The strikes came after the...
Efforts to Secure Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Release Gain Momentum
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Maayan Lubell
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM, July 5 (Reuters) - Efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza gathered momentum on Friday after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal,...
Hezbollah, Hamas Discuss Latest Developments in Gaza Ceasefire Talks, Hezbollah Says
BEIRUT, July 5 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and top Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and negotiations aimed at reaching a ceasefire there during a meeting,...
Israeli Strike Kills a Senior Hezbollah Commander in South Lebanon
By Laila Bassam and Christian Lowe
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM July 3 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed one of Hezbollah's top commanders in south Lebanon on Wednesday, prompting retaliatory rocket fire by the Iran-backed group into Israel as their...