Sunday, November 17, 2024

Israeli Missile Attack Hits High-Security District in Syrian Capital

DAMASCUS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district in Syria's capital Damascus on Wednesday, killing two people, Syrian state media and a security source said. A military source...

Iran Government Blames Israel Gas Pipeline Attack

DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Israel was behind last week's attack on Iranian gas pipelines, Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Wednesday according to semi-official Tasnim news agency. Two explosions hit Iran's main south-north gas pipeline network on Feb. 14 and were...

At Least Two Air Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon, Witnesses Say

BEIRUT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - At least two air strikes hit an area near the coastal Lebanese town of Ghaziyeh on Monday, witnesses said, after the Israeli military said it had struck weapons depots near the...

Iran Regime-Aligned Houthis Say Ship Attacked in Gulf of Aden May Sink

By Jonathan Saul and Ahmed Tolba LONDON/CAIRO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi militants said on Monday they had attacked the Rubymar cargo vessel in the Gulf of Aden which was at risk of sinking, raising the stakes in...

Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Claim Attack on Ship in Gulf of Aden

CAIRO/LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Houthi militants in Yemen said on Monday they had attacked the Rubymar cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden and the vessel was now at risk of sinking - raising the...

Fighting, Fuel Shortages Knock out Gaza’s Second-Largest Hospital

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids put the Gaza Strip's second-largest hospital completely out of service on Sunday, local and U.N. health officials said, as Israeli forces...

ANALYSIS -Iraq’s Competing Shi’Ite Groups and Their Links to Iran’s Regime

BAGHDAD, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq, multiple Iranian and Iraqi sources told Reuters. Here's a look at Iraq's most...

Iraqi Armed Groups Dial Down U.S. Attacks on Request of Iran Commander

By Ahmed Rasheed, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari BAGHDAD, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A visit by the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq, multiple Iranian and...

Iran Regime-Backed Houthis Say They Targeted British Oil Tanker Pollux

DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday that they had fired missiles at oil tanker Pollux, which U.S. officials said the previous day had been hit by a missile. The U.S. State Department said...

Iran Regime-Aligned Hezbollah Says Israel Will Pay ‘In Blood’ for Killing Civilians

By Laila Bassam and John Irish BEIRUT/MUNICH, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Iran-backed Hezbollah signalled on Friday it would escalate attacks on Israel in response to the deaths of 10 Lebanese civilians killed in Israeli attacks this...