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War in the Middle East: Casualty Figures from Across the Region
This is Beirut 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries across the Middle East. Due to reporting restrictions, AFP has not been able to independently verify all of the following tolls. The figures are based on numbers released by governments, militaries, ...
Syria Accuses Hezbollah of Firing Shells into its Territory
This is Beirut 05:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria said Iran-backed Hezbollah had fired artillery shells into its territory from Lebanon overnight, state media reported on Tuesday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Shia movement. Syrian army officials said artillery shells fired from Lebanon landed near the town of Serghaya, west of Damascus, the state news agency ...
Iraq Welcomes the Appointment of Iran's New Supreme Leader
This is Beirut 09/03 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani welcomed on Monday the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader after his predecessor and father was killed in US and Israeli strikes. "We express our confidence in the ability of the new leadership in the Islamic Republic of Iran to manage this critical stage," ...
Hezbollah Says No Choice But 'Resistance', Self-Defense
This is Beirut 09/03 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohamed Raad vowed to continue fighting Israel "whatever the cost", on Monday, in remarks broadcast by Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV. Defending his party, and blasting the Lebanese government, Raad said the group's goal is to "to drive the enemy out of our occupied land... And quite plainly, we have no other ...
Lebanon President Accuses Hezbollah of Working to 'Collapse' State
This is Beirut 09/03 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of working to "collapse" the state and expressed Beirut's readiness for "direct negotiations" with Israel, drawing the backing of his Syrian counterpart for his goal of disarming the Iran-backed group. Lashing out at Hezbollah over its March 2 attack against ...
Hezbollah Says Targeted Israeli Base Near Tel Aviv with Missiles
This is Beirut 09/03 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah said on Monday that it had targeted the Israeli Home Front Command base in Ramla, near Tel Aviv, with "advanced missiles" as the war between the pro-Iranian group and Israel hit the one-week mark. In a statement, the group said it had targeted the base with a "salvo of advanced missiles" in response to "the ...
Lebanon Says 486 Killed by Israeli Strikes Since Last Monday
This is Beirut 09/03 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute
The toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rose to 486 people killed and 1,313 wounded since the start of fighting last week, the Lebanese health ministry said Monday. "The toll of the Israeli aggression from dawn on Monday, March 2, until Monday afternoon, March 9, has risen to 486 martyrs and 1,313 wounded," the ministry said in a ...
NATO Intercepts Second Iran Missile in Turkish Airspace
This is Beirut 09/03 18:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, prompting a stern warning from Turkey to Tehran not to take "provocative steps". It was the second such incident in the skies over NATO member Turkey in five days, leading the alliance to stress its readiness "to defend all allies ...
Israel’s Goals and Challenges in the New Hezbollah War
Seth J. Frantzman 09/03 16:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s opening of a front from Lebanon in support of Iran was not a surprise for Israel, which is again discussing the forcible dismantling of the organization. It remains unclear whether Lebanon is ready to disarm Hezbollah, and whether Israel will be able to do so itself. The new war is escalating, one that Israel and Hezbollah have ...
Strike Hits Former Paramilitary Base Near Iraq's Mosul: Officials
This is Beirut 09/03 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An airstrike on Monday hit a base belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi coalition in northern Iraq, according to officials from the former paramilitary alliance, which includes pro-Iran factions. One of the officials blamed the strike on the United States, saying it hit a base in the Bartella area near the city of Mosul in Nineveh province. Another ...
Iran War Sends Oil Price Soaring
This is Beirut 09/03 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Global energy markets surged Monday as the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel entered its tenth day, pushing oil prices above $100 per barrel and triggering sharp declines in global equity markets amid fears of supply disruptions across the Middle East. The spike in prices came as Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba ...
Parliament Delays Elections by Two Years
This is Beirut 09/03 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s parliament voted to postpone the May 2026 parliamentary elections by two years, with 76 lawmakers in the 128-seat chamber voting in favor of the extension. Lebanon last held parliamentary elections in 2022 and had already been considering an extension of the current parliament’s mandate before the latest round of ...
Lebanon Calls for Renewed Negotiations as Israeli Strikes Escalate
This is Beirut 09/03 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday urged major international powers to push for renewed negotiations aimed at halting Israel’s escalating military campaign in Lebanon, as cross-border fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah continues to intensify. Speaking during a meeting with the ambassadors of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, ...
The Lebanese Army Goes Rogue
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 09/03 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), under its commander Rodolphe Haykal, has defied the state it is sworn to serve, effectively siding with Hezbollah at a moment when Lebanon teeters on the edge of the abyss. After Hezbollah drew Lebanon back into war on March 2, the Lebanese cabinet rushed into an emergency meeting and banned the militia’s ...
Kurdish Rebels Say Ready to Resist Iran, Await Uprising
This is Beirut 09/03 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight the Islamic republic but hope for an uprising before they intervene, with or without U.S. support. After saying that he would be "all for" a Kurdish offensive on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack Saturday, saying he did ...
U.S. Urges Citizens to Leave Southeast Turkey, Orders Non-Essential Staff Out of Adana Consulate
This is Beirut 09/03 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Washington has advised non-essential staff to depart its consulate near the southern Turkish city of Adana and suspended consular services, the U.S. embassy in Ankara said Monday. The statement also referenced an existing U.S. Travel Advisory saying "Americans in southeast Turkey are strongly encouraged to depart now." The area hosts a key NATO ...
When the State Decides but Cannot Enforce
Marwan El Amin 09/03 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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After Hezbollah once again turned Lebanon into a battlefield at the behest of the Iranian regime, all eyes turned to see whether the Lebanese state could undertake tangible measures to counter this existential risk. Hours after Hezbollah lobbed rockets into Israel on March 2, the Lebanese government convened an emergency meeting at the ...
Iran Accuses U.S. and Israel of Seeking to Divide the Country as War Escalates
This is Beirut 09/03 12:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday accused the United States and Israel of attempting to weaken and divide the country as the regional war continues to intensify, while insisting that Tehran’s military actions are defensive and warning that international institutions have failed to intervene. During a press ...
Qatar arrests 313 People for Sharing Attacks Footage, 'Rumors'
This is Beirut 09/03 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Qatari authorities have arrested more than 300 people for sharing images and what they described as "misleading information" during days of attacks by Iran, the interior ministry said on Monday. The arrests echo measures across the Gulf as Iran targets airports, military bases, energy installations and residential areas with daily drones and ...
Trump Says Decision to End Iran War Will Be “Mutual” With Netanyahu
This is Beirut 09/03 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said the decision on when to end the ongoing war with Iran will ultimately be made in coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while emphasizing that the final call will rest with the United States. In a phone interview with The Times of Israel published Sunday, Trump described the decision-making ...
Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs, Targeting Qard al-Hassan Branches
This is Beirut 09/03 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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An additional Israeli raid pounded the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday following several Israeli warnings followed by mock raids. In parallel, the Lebanese Army (LAF) blocked the roads leading to all Qard al-Hassan branches in the capital Beirut and Saida following latest warnings by the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee. ...
Iran Strikes Gulf Energy Infrastructure as Regional War Drives Oil Prices Higher
This is Beirut 09/03 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran launched a new wave of strikes across the Gulf on Monday, targeting energy infrastructure and military-linked facilities in several countries as the regional conflict triggered by the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran continues to widen. One of the most significant attacks struck Bahrain’s Al Ma’ameer oil facility, a major petroleum ...
Heavy Clashes Erupt in Eastern Lebanon as Hezbollah Confronts Israeli Airborne Operation
This is Beirut 09/03 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah said on Monday it fought Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon by helicopter across the Syrian border, the second such operation since the outbreak of the latest conflict with Israel. Heavy fighting broke out overnight in eastern Lebanon after Israeli forces carried out what appeared to be an airborne insertion near the ...
Iran Launches Missiles as Khamenei's Son Takes Charge
This is Beirut 09/03 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran fired missiles at Israel and Gulf nations early Monday after the Islamic republic named Mojtaba Khamenei its new leader to succeed his late father despite threats by the United States and Israel to target him next. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Iranian clerics picked ...
Mojtaba Khamenei Succeeds His Father as Iran’s Supreme Leader
This is Beirut 08/03 23:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was elected Iran’s Supreme Leader on Sunday, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed last Saturday at 86 after more than three decades as the country’s head of state. The elder Khamenei had denied in 2024 that such a dynastic succession could take place, given that the Iranian Revolution ended centuries of ...
Missile and Drone Attacks Across Gulf as Iran Walks Back Apology
This Is Beirut 08/03 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Even as President Masoud Pezeskian signaled his desire to deescalate with Iran’s Arab neighbors, attacks continued on the Gulf on Sunday. Kuwait intercepted three ballistic missiles on Suday but suffered damage in a drone attack to a government building housing the Public Institution for Social Security. In a separate incident, fuel tanks at ...
Tehran Under Fire: Week One
This is Beirut 08/03 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Seven days into the U.S.–Israeli offensive against Iran, the conflict continues to escalate. Airstrikes hit Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior military officials, and targeted key sites including the Natanz nuclear facility and military bases in Isfahan, Qom, and Kermanshah. This video recaps the first week of the ...
Six Wounded in Israel After Iran Missile Fire
This is Beirut 08/03 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Six people were wounded, some by shrapnel, at blast sites in central Israel on Sunday, according to first responders, after the military said it had detected a new wave of Iranian missiles. A spokesperson for Magen David Adom emergency services said "medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment and evacuating" the wounded to ...
Iranians Including Diplomats Evacuated from Beirut on Russian Plane: Lebanese Official
This is Beirut 08/03 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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More than 100 Iranians, including some diplomats, were evacuated from Beirut overnight on a Russian plane, a Lebanese official told AFP on Sunday. The evacuation came after Lebanon on Thursday banned any activity by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps -- a main backer of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah -- and imposed a visa ...
Lebanon’s Government Moves to Rein in Hezbollah, But Is It Enough?
Claudia Groeling 08/03 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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After Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the regional conflict with its March 2 attack on Israel, the Lebanese government signaled increased urgency to assert state authority and seize the militia’s arsenal. The cabinet’s headline-making decisions include banning Hezbollah’s military and security activities, directing the Lebanese Armed Forces ...