Middle East

Pakistan Hosts Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt for Talks on Mideast War

This is Beirut 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey on Sunday held talks about trying to end the war in the Middle East, as Islamabad acts as a go-between between the United States and Iran. The four-way meeting between the top diplomats of the Muslim nations lasted several hours in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. Pakistan has emerged as a key facilitator ...

Iran's Ambassador Won't Leave Lebanon Despite Expulsion: Diplomatic Source

This is Beirut 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's ambassador will not leave Lebanon despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave the country by Sunday, an Iranian diplomatic source told AFP. "The ambassador will not leave Lebanon, in accordance with the wishes of the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri and of Hezbollah," the source said, speaking on condition ...

U.S. Weighs Limited Ground Operation in Iran: Report

This is Beirut 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States Department of Defense is preparing potential military options involving limited ground operations in Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post. The plans, which fall short of a full-scale invasion, could involve thousands of troops and last from several weeks to a few months. U.S. officials stated that no decision has ...

Lebanon Kids Struggle to Keep Up Studies as War Slams School Doors Shut

This is Beirut 05:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In a classroom turned shelter for displaced families, teenager Ahmad Melhem follows a recorded lesson on a tablet as the war between Hezbollah and Israel interrupts education for hundreds of thousands of students in Lebanon. "I don't want to regret not finishing my studies despite the difficult circumstances," said Melhem, whose ...

Hundreds of Israelis Protest Against War, Clash with Police

This is Beirut 05:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hundreds gathered in Tel Aviv and some other Israeli cities on Saturday to protest the war in the Middle East, in unauthorised demonstrations that security forces sought to disperse. Weekly protests against the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran on February 28 have been taking place in Tel Aviv and elsewhere, initially ...

Emirates Global Aluminium Reports Significant Damage after Attack

This is Beirut 28/03 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The firm Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said one of its sites in Abu Dhabi had suffered significant damage after an Iranian attack that left six people wounded, according to authorities. In its statement, EGA -- one of the world's largest aluminium producers -- said its "Al Taweelah site sustained significant damage during the Iranian missile and ...

AnalysisSaudi Arabia Weighs Its Position as Houthis Enter the Fray

Kaline Antoun 28/03 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For nearly a month, Saudi Arabia has absorbed sustained waves of Iranian missile and drone attacks on its cities and critical energy infrastructure, while maintaining a posture of calculated restraint. This comes as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement launched its first missile toward Israel on Saturday since the start of the war, ...

U.S. and Iraq to 'Intensify Cooperation' Against Attacks

This is Beirut 28/03 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States and Iraq will "intensify cooperation" to prevent attacks and ensure Iraqi territory is not used to launch assaults against US facilities, Washington's embassy in Baghdad said in a statement. Since the war began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Iraq has been increasingly drawn into a conflict it had sought to avoid ...

Yemen's Houthis Claim First Attack on Israel Since Start of Mideast War

This is Beirut 28/03 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile towards Israel, as the world struggled to contain the economic damage of a conflict now entering its second month. The intervention of Iran's Yemeni allies into Tehran's conflict with Israel and the United States will ...

Iran's Gulf Islands: Are They in Trump's Crosshairs?

This is Beirut 27/03 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran has warned the United States about attempting to seize any of its strategic islands in the Gulf -- a move that President Donald Trump is reported to be mulling. AFP looks at potential targets. Kharg A strip of scrubland located in the northern Gulf, about 30 kilometres from the coast, Kharg is home to Iran’s largest oil ...

Israel Strikes Key Iranian Naval Facility as U.S. Considers Troop Buildup in Middle East

This is Beirut 27/03 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel on Friday struck a key Iranian naval weapons facility, escalating Middle East tensions as the United States weighs a major troop buildup in the region. The Israeli military announced that it has carried out a major airstrike targeting what it described as Iran’s most central facility for the production of naval missiles and sea ...

Op-edLebanon Expels Iran’s Envoy, but the IRGC Still Looms Large

Marwan El Amine 27/03 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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While Lebanese authorities’ decision to expel Iran’s envoy to the country marks a significant attempt to restore state sovereignty and redefine the bounds of ties between Tehran and Beirut, its practical impact on the ground remains limited. Beirut’s move comes amid an escalating war between Israel and Hezbollah that has underscored the ...