Gaza Ceasefire Talks Resume in Doha, Deal Seen Close After ‘Breakthrough’
By Andrew Mills, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Negotiators were meeting in Qatar on Tuesday hoping to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden...
Iraq PM Says He Will Sign Security Deal With Britain
By Timour Azhari
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an...
At UN, Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Trying to Rebuild With Iran’s Help
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah is trying "to regain strength and rearm with the assistance of Iran," Israel's U.N. ambassador told the Security Council on Monday, declaring that the militants remain a...
Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam to Be Designated PM, Angering Iran-Backed Hezbollah
By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry
BEIRUT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun summoned Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him prime minister after most lawmakers nominated him on Monday, a big...
Israel Bombs Power Station and Two Ports in Houthi-Controlled Yemen
By Clauda Tanios and Tala Ramadan
DUBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes bombed a power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen on Friday in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile strikes against Israel, and pro-Houthi...
Who Is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese Army Commander Elected President?
BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Reuters) - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, ordering it to prioritise...
With Iran-Backed Hezbollah Weakened, Lebanon to Hold Presidential Vote
By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry
BEIRUT, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and...
ANALYSIS: Syria’s New Leaders Face Economy Decimated by War, Sanctions
By Karin Strohecker, Libby George
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system.
Below is a round...
US Plans $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, US Official Says
By Mike Stone and Kanishka Singh
Jan 3 (Reuters) - The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a U.S. official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining...
Syria Restricts Entry of Lebanese via Joint Border, Sources Say
BEIRUT, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Syria's new administration has imposed restrictions on Lebanese crossing their shared border into Syria, a Lebanese security official and a Syrian official said on Friday.
The restrictions, which come as Lebanon is seeking...
