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...
Trump Pick Rubio Could Harden Oil Sanctions on Iran
By Timothy Gardner and Vivian Sequera
WASHINGTON/CARACAS Nov 13 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state could signal stricter enforcement of oil sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, but concerns about retaliation...
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Areas in Beirut, Southern Lebanon for Third Day
BEIRUT, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Hezbollah-controlled areas in Beirut for a third consecutive day on Thursday, hitting locations in the capital's southern suburbs early in the morning after a night of...
Lebanon Awaits Truce Proposals Between Iran-Backed Hezbollah and Israel
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Lebanon is awaiting concrete ceasefire proposals, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri was quoted as saying on Wednesday, after a senior U.S. official said he saw "a shot" at a truce soon in...
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Meets With Trump, Axios Reports
WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Axios reported on Monday, citing two Israeli officials and two U.S. officials.
The Sunday meeting at Trump's Florida...
