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IDF Targets Hezbollah Operative in Al-Tayri

The IDF carried out an airstrike targeting a Hezbollah operative near al-Tayri in southern Lebanon on Thursday evening, the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced on X.  The attack hit a car with three missiles and killed one person.  This strike follows a series of attacks along the Lebanon-Israel border ...

Two dead in Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Israeli strikes in south Lebanon killed two people on Wednesday, authorities said, as Israel said it targeted operatives from militant group Hezbollah. Israel has kept up regular strikes in Lebanon despite the November 2024 truce that sought to end more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah, usually saying it is targeting members of the ...

Iran Protests: 35 Dead, Over 1,200 Arrested

About 35 people have been killed since the start of the protests against the regime in Iran, including four children, and law enforcement authorities in the country have arrested more than 1,200 protesters, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. The protests in the country are showing no signs of stopping, and they have spread to ...

Monitoring Mechanism Meets in Ras Naqoura

The Mechanism for Monitoring the Cessation of Hostilities convened on Wednesday in Ras Naqoura, with participation limited to the committee’s core military members. The meeting brought together representatives of the Lebanese Army (LAF) and the Israeli Army, alongside American and French officers and the commander of the United Nations Interim ...

Yemen Separatists Report Saudi Air Strikes in Hadramawt

Saudi Arabia, the main backer of Yemen's internationally-recognised government, conducted air strikes on separatist positions in Hadramawt on Friday, according to local media and the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the strikes, which came a day after Saudi Arabia urged the ...

Khamenei Accuses Trump of "Incitement, Destruction"

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday alleged U.S. President Donald Trump was responsible for the slaughter of protesters in Iran, saying "We see the president of the United States as a criminal, because of the deaths, destruction and incitement he has committed against the Iranian nation.”  “We do not intend to lead the country to ...

Qatari Emir, Iran's President Discuss Regional Deescalation Efforts

Qatar's emir and the Iranian president discussed regional deescalation efforts in a phone call on Thursday, as Tehran faced off with Washington. "During the call, they also discussed the latest regional and international developments, particularly the current situation and the efforts being made to de-escalate tensions and establish stability," ...

Iran Army has 1,000 New Drones, Tasnim Reports

A batch of 1,000 drones was received by the various branches of the Iranian army, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday, amid growing tensions, with the U.S. President Donald Trump warning of an attack if Tehran refuses a nuclear deal. "In accordance with the threats ahead, the army maintains and enhances its strategic ...

Yemen's Anti-Houthi Council Expels Separatist Leader

A council fighting against Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday it expelled the leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), Aidarous al-Zubaidi, and charged him with treason after he reportedly declined to travel to Saudi Arabia for talks. The statement from SABA accused al-Zubaidi of “damaging the republic’s military, ...

Israel Strikes Northeast Lebanon, Targeting Radwan Force Infrastructure

Israel launched a series of airstrikes Friday afternoon on the outskirts of Hermel, targeting a training site used by Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X that the strike targeted a site used for training operatives, conducting live-fire drills and planning attacks against Israeli forces and ...

Shelling Near North Syria's Raqqa City Despite Ceasefire

A monitor said clashes erupted on Monday evening between government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Monday near northern Syria's Raqqa city, a day after the sides agreed a ceasefire. The AFP correspondent in Raqqa reported the sound of heavy bombardment, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported ...

Israel Strikes Northern Bekaa as South Sees Escalation

Israel struck the northern Bekaa Valley on Friday, causing material damage but no reported casualties. The first strike hit the public road linking Majdaloun and Baalbek with two missiles, while the second targeted a site near Dar Al-Amal Hospital in Baalbek. Local reports said the Baalbek strikes were aimed at a military official affiliated with ...

Qatar Says Diplomacy with Iran 'Continuing Very Intensively'

Intensive diplomatic efforts are taking place between Iran, Qatar, and other countries in the region, Doha's foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday, after Tehran confirmed talks with the U.S. "I can confirm that efforts are continuing very intensively in these hours and days," foreign ministry ...

Gaza Governance Committee Begins Work

The Palestinian committee set to govern post-war Gaza has begun its work in Cairo, a member told AFP on Friday. Formed on Wednesday as the second phase of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect, the committee is made up of 15 technocrats charged with administering the Palestinian territory after the Hamas-Israel war. The ...

Syria, Iraq Seize 2.5 Million Captagon Pills: Ministry

Anti-narcotics authorities from Syria and Iraq have seized 2.5 million captagon stimulant pills after carrying out raids in both countries, Syria's interior ministry said on Thursday. Two people were arrested in Syria and one in Iraq in the joint operations, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said the successful raids were "the ...

Two Killed in Terror Attack in Northern Israel

A car-ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man left two people dead in northern Israel on Friday, police said. The assailant killed a 68-year-old pedestrian in a hit-and-run and fatally stabbed a 19-year-old woman near a bus stop. The assailant was shot and injured by a civilian passerby while fleeing towards Afula. He was taken to a ...

Israel Kills Hezbollah Operative: South Lebanon

The Israeli army announced on Friday the assassination of a Hezbollah member in southern Lebanon following strikes in the area on Thursday and Friday.  Spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that the Israeli army launched a strike in the eastern Zawtar area in the Nabatieh district on Thursday and "eliminated a Hezbollah ...

Yemen Separatist Leader Fled to UAE: Saudi-Led Coalition

Yemen's separatist leader Aidaros Alzubidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday, after an attempt to seize swathes of territory and move towards independence. Alzubidi was accused of high treason and removed from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council on Wednesday, while the coalition bombed his ...

Cabinet Approves The Gap Law

On Friday, Lebanon’s Cabinet approved the Gap Law after a vote in which 13 ministers supported the measure and nine opposed it, according to official information. Those who voted against the law included ministers from the Lebanese Forces, Hezbollah, and the Amal Movement, as well as Minister Adel Nassar and the Minister of Youth and ...

Former Iranian Minister Meets Pahlavi During Protests

Israel Channel 14 reports that former Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif secretly met multiple times with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during Iran’s recent protests and later briefed Iran’s former President Hassan Rouhani on the encounters.   During his 2013–2021 tenure as foreign minister under Hassan Rouhani, Zarif oversaw ...

Syrian Army Issues Warnings Ahead of Strikes East of Aleppo

Syria's army issued warnings on Friday ahead of strikes on Deir Hafer, east of Aleppo, saying it will target the positions of Kurdish forces and urging civilians to stay away. In several warnings, the Syrian military announced it will target specified areas of Deir Hafer, which it said Kurdish forces were using "as a launching point for their ...

Iraq-Based Kurdish Opposition Calls for Strike in Iran

Several Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have called for a general strike on Thursday in Iran in support of the protests in the Islamic republic, one of the exiled parties told AFP. The protests began on December 28 when shopkeepers in Tehran staged a strike over high prices and economic stagnation, but they have since spread to ...

Gaza Governance Committee Holds First Meeting in Cairo: Egypt State-Linked Media

The Palestinian committee set to govern post-war Gaza held its first meeting in Cairo on Friday, Egyptian state-linked channel Al-Qahera News reported. Formed on Wednesday as the second phase of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect, the committee is made up of 15 technocrats charged with administering the Palestinian territory ...

FM Raggi Denounces Hamas, Hezbollah Presence in Lebanon

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi delivered a firm message to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, denouncing the involvement of Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon, in an interview with Sky News Arabia on Monday. According to Raggi, Hamas’s support for the war brought Lebanon “destruction, death, and suffering,” noting that the ...

Iran says Internet to 'Gradually' Return to Normal

Internet access in Iran will "gradually" return to normal this week, a senior Iranian official said Monday on the 11th day of an unprecedented shutdown. Iran earlier this month imposed a nationwide communications blackout amid huge anti-government protests.  The shutdown of communications accompanied a brutal government crackdown ...

Palestinian Factions Offer Support for Gaza Technocratic Committee: Statement

The majority of Palestinian factions and the presidency offered their support for the Palestinian technocratic committee meant to govern Gaza, after mediator Egypt announced on Wednesday that all parties had agreed on its members. In a statement, Palestinian factions including Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they had agreed "to support the ...

Iran FM Says US, Israel 'Directly Intervening' in Protests

Iran's foreign minister accused the United States and Israel on Friday of fueling a growing protest movement in the country, while dismissing the possibility of direct foreign military intervention after US warnings over crackdowns on demonstrators. "This is what the Americans and Israelis have stated, that they are directly intervening ...

Turkey Warns "Won't Tolerate Provocations" Over Syria Unrest

Turkey warned Tuesday it would not tolerate any "provocations" over the events in Syria as its Kurdish community called for protests over a government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote on X that Turkey was "meticulously monitoring the developments in Syria and all movements along our ...