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Time for Lebanon to Partner with Israel Against Hezbollah
Op-edTime for Lebanon to Partner with Israel Against Hezbollah

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 17/03 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Now that Lebanon and Israel’s interests are so clearly aligned in disarming Hezbollah, the time has come for the two states to cooperate toward this shared goal and lay the groundwork for peace. On March 2, Lebanon’s cabinet convened an emergency meeting and declared Hezbollah’s military and security activities illegal, ordered it to ...

Three Lebanese Soldiers Killed by Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon
Three Lebanese Soldiers Killed by Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 17/03 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Tuesday that one of its soldiers was killed, and four were wounded, after an Israeli strike struck a military vehicle in southern Lebanon, marking the first direct hit on the national army since this round of fighting began on March 2. According to an official statement published by the Lebanese Army ...

UAE's Fujairah Struck Again, Suspends Oil Loadings
UAE's Fujairah Struck Again, Suspends Oil Loadings

This is Beirut 17/03 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new drone strike hit the Fujairah oil complex on the UAE's east coast on Tuesday causing a fire but no injuries, and leading to the temporary suspension of all oil loading operations, according to Bloomerg. "Civil defence teams from the emirate intervened immediately on site and are continuing their efforts to bring the situation under ...

Drone, Rocket Attack Targets U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Drone, Rocket Attack Targets U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

This is Beirut 17/03 05:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday, while a strike killed four people at a house reportedly hosting Iranian advisors, security officials said, pulling Iraq deeper into the Middle East war. An AFP journalist reported seeing black smoke rising after an explosion in the embassy complex, as well as air defences ...

Fire at Hotel near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad After Drone Attack
Fire at Hotel near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad After Drone Attack

This is Beirut 16/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A fire broke out late Monday on the roof of a hotel in Baghdad's Green Zone, witnesses told AFP, with the interior ministry saying there were no casualties or damage after a "projectile" landed on the building. Two Iraqi security sources said a drone attack had targeted the U.S. embassy, located in the same area as the al-Rasheed ...

War in the Middle East: Casualty Figures from Across the Region
War in the Middle East: Casualty Figures from Across the Region

This is Beirut 16/03 21:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region. AFP has not been able to independently verify all of the following tolls. The figures are based on numbers released by governments, militaries, health authorities and rescue ...

One Man Wounded in Northern Israel Following Hezbollah Rocket Launch
One Man Wounded in Northern Israel Following Hezbollah Rocket Launch

This is Beirut 16/03 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon's Hezbollah said it launched an attack on Monday targeting the northern Israeli city of Nahariya, where first responders reported a man was wounded. The Iran-backed militant group said in a statement that its fighters targeted Nahariya "with a barrage of rockets and a swarm of attack drones". Israel's Magen David Adom ...

Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah Says Security Spokesperson Killed
Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah Says Security Spokesperson Killed

This is Beirut 16/03 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute

Hezbollah

Iraq's powerful Kataeb Hezbollah on Monday said its senior commander and security spokesperson Abu Ali al-Askari had been killed. The group's leader Ahmad al-Hamidawi, also known as Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, said on Monday in a statement "we announce the martyrdom of Haj Abu Ali al-Askari", without providing any details on how ...

European Countries Seek Non-Involvement in Hormuz Strait as U.S. Pushes International Participation
European Countries Seek Non-Involvement in Hormuz Strait as U.S. Pushes International Participation

This is Beirut 16/03 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The U.S. has encouraged its allies in Europe and the Gulf to increase their military participation in the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian threats to close the waterway, prompting European countries to establish positions of non-involvement. On Monday, U.S. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called on the Gulf and Europe to do more to help ...

Iraq Hopes to Ship Oil to Turkey by Pipeline as War Cuts Off Exports
Iraq Hopes to Ship Oil to Turkey by Pipeline as War Cuts Off Exports

This is Beirut 16/03 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraq is hoping to ship up to 250,000 barrels of oil per day to a port in Turkey via a rehabilitated pipeline, its oil minister said, after the US-Israeli war on Iran cut off its main export route. The amount would be just a fraction of the roughly 3.5 million barrels per day (bpd) that Iraq exported before the conflict, mostly through its ...

Hormuz Alternative Oil Routes Inadequate to Cope with Demand
Hormuz Alternative Oil Routes Inadequate to Cope with Demand

This is Beirut 16/03 16:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran's threats against oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz -- a chokepoint through which some 20 percent of global exports pass in peacetime -- has forced countries in the region to seek alternative routes. But analysts warn those routes are not yet sufficient to deal fully with global oil demand. "Saudi Arabia and the UAE can reroute ...

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