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...
Trump’s Cabinet: Who’s Been Picked, Who’s in the Running?
By Gram Slattery
Nov 14 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump has made a flurry of picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions following his election victory.
Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key...
Iran Denies Meeting Between Envoy and Elon Musk
DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Saturday strongly denied a reported meeting between Tehran's United Nations envoy and U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, in an interview with state TV.
Araqchi also warned that Iran was "prepared for confrontation...
Nuclear Watchdog Chief Visits Two Nuclear Sites During Iran Trip
DUBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited two Iranian nuclear sites on Friday as part of a visit to Iran, ahead of an expected European diplomatic push over Tehran's atomic activities before Donald Trump's...
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...
Will Trump Renew ‘Maximum Pressure’ Against Iran – Or Could There Be an Opening...
Source: THE CONVERSATION
By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, the relationship between the US and Iran could change significantly.
Trump’s unconventional foreign policy led to...
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...
