Thursday, November 14, 2024

Israeli Strike Hits Municipal Building in South Lebanon, Five Dead Says Ministry

By Laila Bassam and Humeyra Pamuk BEIRUT/WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike on Wednesday on the municipal building in Nabatieh, a major town in southern Lebanon, which serves as a provincial capital,...

World Bank’s Banga Says Wider War in Mideast Would Impact Global Economy

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - World Bank President Ajay Banga on Tuesday warned that a significant widening of the Israel-Gaza war could lead to major impacts on the global economy, calling the...

Sweden Urges European Union to Designate IRGC A Terrorist Organization

By Kayhan Life Staff Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson has said that Sweden is pursuing an official classification from the European Union (EU) to recognize the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist...

IEA Sees Oil Surplus Looming, Reassures on Iran Supply Risk

By Alex Lawler LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The world oil market is heading for a sizeable surplus in the new year, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday as it reassured that the agency stood ready...

Israel Will Listen to US but Make Own Decisions, Netanyahu’s Office Says

JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Israel will listen to the United States but will decide its actions according to its own national interest, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement was...

US Warns Iran to Stop Plotting Against Trump, Says US Official

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States has warned the Iranian government to stop all plotting against Republican Donald Trump and said that Washington would view any attempt on his life as an act...

Israel Reinforces Ban on UN Chief Entering Country Over Iran Attack Comments

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz reinforced on Sunday his decision to declare U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata over what he described as a failure to condemn Iran's missile attack and...

UN and Israel Give Differing Accounts of UN Base Entry by Israeli Tanks

By James Mackenzie, Maayan Lubell and Michelle Nichols JERUSALEM/NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Sunday Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon,...

Iran Sends Satellites to Russia for Rocket Launch, Tasnim Reports

DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Iran has sent two locally made satellites to Russia to be put into orbit by a Russian space vehicle, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday, in the latest space...

US Officials Believe Israel Will Target Military and Energy Sites in Iran, NBC Reports

By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday that it has "no red lines" in defending itself, as the Middle East anxiously braced for Israel's response to missile attacks from its arch-foe two...