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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that an agreement on implementing a ceasefire announced in Washington after talks with Israel was the "last chance" to reach a comprehensive truce.
Lebanon’s pound has held near 89,500 to the dollar even as war drains the country’s reserves, damages infrastructure, and pushes an already exhausted economy deeper into uncertainty.
Damascus has created a new Tourism Police Unit, responsible for the security of visitors in the country, as part of plans to bolster Syria’s reviving hospitality industry, Syrian Tourism Minister Mazen Al Salhani announced at the Syria Private Sector Dialogue summit in Damascus earlier this week, according to The Na…
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The head of the Quds Force, the foreign arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said that Israel must pull back from its current front lines in Lebanon to pre-war positions.
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At least 11 Palestinians have been killed, including women and children, and dozens wounded in Israeli air strikes across Gaza City, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses.
Director, illustrator and author Marjane Satrapi poses for photographers as she arrives to present the movie “La Bande des Jotas” at the 7th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome, on Nov. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
In recent weeks, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has shown the world a version of “modern Israel” it had preferred not to see.
Vice foreign ministers of South Korea and New Zealand met in Seoul on Thursday and discussed ways to boost cooperation in energy and other fields of mutual interest amid the conflict in the Middle East, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Welcome back. In the news today: The House for the first time approves a war powers resolution that would halt military action against Iran; the AP finds dozens of kids who were separated from family under the Trump administration faced separation again; and a UN report says that the environmental footprint of AI an…
The British government has said Jordan's custodianship of Jerusalem's holy sites "must be respected" in a statement to Middle East Eye.
Residents in Lebanon’s capital expressed cautious scepticism Thursday following the extension of a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel brokered by the U.S.
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution aimed at making it impossible for US President Donald Trump to take further military action against Iran without the approval of Congress.
For much of the time since the Gaza war began in October 2023, the tarmac at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport was almost empty.
Pussy Riot and FEMEN activists protest Russia’s presence after its absence following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine in front of the Russian pavilion at the 2026 Art Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
The High Court of Justice unanimously accepted a petition on Wednesday against the state’s sweeping ban on visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross to security prisoners and detainees held in Israel Prison Service and IDF facilities, ruling that the policy was unlawful and must be canceled.
On Tuesday, David Barnea completed his astounding five-year term as Mossad chief during which he transformed the spy agency from a unit that carried out one or two operations in the shadows at a time, to a juggernaut which could influence the course of war and peace on multiple Middle Eastern fronts: from Iran to He…
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favour of measures to halt President Donald Trump’s war on Iran as the conflict drags into a fourth month and both sides remain at loggerheads in peace negotiations.
The 24th Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance began on Thursday with a new route toward the Knesset.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces plunging support in the electorally vital north, where Hezbollah rocket fire has been heaviest, a new poll has shown, putting pressure on him to take a more hawkish stance as elections loom.
The IDF on Thursday morning disclosed that recently the personal command vehicle of the IDF Northern Command Chief Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo was struck by a Hezbollah drone while he was visiting sub-commanders in southern Lebanon.
Germany failed to secure a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul suggesting that Berlin’s support for Israel may have cost the country crucial votes.
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- Vice foreign ministers of South Korea and New Zealand met in Seoul on Thursday and discussed ways to boost cooperation in energy and other fields of mutual interest amid the conflict in the Middle East, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Foreign affairs minister says her position is to ‘always believe women’ when sexual assault allegations are made
Palestinos caminan entre edificios destruidos en Ciudad de Gaza, el miércoles 3 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Jehad Alshrafi)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Yazidi woman has alleged she shared a bedroom with a woman accused of enslaving her in Syria and was repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, police told a court on Thursday.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a message on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been defeated on the battlefield, were now seeking to undermine public resilience and sow internal divisions.
A UN peacekeeper in Lebanon died on Thursday from wounds sustained when mortar shells hit his position near Marjayoun in southeastern Lebanon late the previous night, the UN peacekeeping mission Unifil said.
Iran’s national football team intensified their preparations on Wednesday ahead of FIFA World Cup, holding an energetic training session in Antalya, Turkey as excitement builds across their country ahead of the tournament. (AP Video by Khalil Hamra)
Palestinians walk between destroyed buildings in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Scientists have unearthed the origins of one of the Middle East’s great rivers, the Euphrates, which is closely tied to the development of civilisation in the region.
The country’s defence minister said the IDF will not withdraw from southern Lebanon and will not allow the ‘return of the population’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the riot and said law enforcement must apply the full force of the law against the rioters. Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Defense Minister Israel Katz, the Judiciary, the national judges’ representative body, and political figures from across the spectrum also condemned th…
Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said in a message on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been defeated on the battlefield, were now seeking to undermine public resilience and sow internal divisions.
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) -- Israel's military will continue to carry out operations in Lebanon for the time being and will not be withdrawing from the country, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, despite the announcement of a new ceasefire.
Firefighters from the Dimona station rescued four kittens while responding to a fire in a Bedouin town in the Negev, Israel’s Fire and Rescue Authority stated on Wednesday.
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habla en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, el miércoles 3 de junio de 2026 en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
The announcement came with the kind of quiet confidence that characterizes Israel's defense industry at its most assured. On May 26, Elbit Systems reported that its order backlog had crossed $30 billion for the first time in the company's history, a figure that would have seemed implausible even five years ago.
A Norwegian teenager was recruited by a Swedish organised crime group used by the Iranian regime to murder someone in England, a court has heard.
Israel carried out fresh strikes in southern Lebanon overnight, hours after both sides agreed to a mechanism for implementing a ceasefire during talks in Washington.
Israeli bombardment killed at least nine Palestinians in pre-dawn attacks in Gaza on Thursday.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire but say it would require a “complete cessation” of fire by Hezbollah, according to a joint statement after US-led talks in Washington, DC.
Hamas sends people with disabilities and teenagers alongside terrorists to gather intelligence about IDF troops operating in the area, a military source from the Southern Command stated on Thursday.
Israel and Lebanon appear headed toward a complex ceasefire after a new round of talks in the US. The latest agreement is supposed to be “contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives,” according to a joint statement reported by Arab News in Saudi Arabia.
The threat from Hezbollah's drones has aroused concern in Israel and represents a considerable challenge for the IDF in protecting its ground forces and settlements on the northern border. In addition to the Iron Beam laser interception system from Rafael that was delivered to the army five months ago, "Globes" now …
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