Today: October 18, 2024
Today: October 18, 2024

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Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?

Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight

Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?
World

Activists risk their lives to rescue animals in areas of Lebanon hit by Israeli airstrikes

Animal rights activists are risking their lives in Lebanon to rescue cats, dogs and other animals harmed by Israeli airstrikes

Activists risk their lives to rescue animals in areas of Lebanon hit by Israeli airstrikes
MidEast|World

Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes

The Lebanese army says that an Israeli airstrike killed two of its soldiers and wounded three others, an incident that further entangled Lebanon's official army in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon

Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes
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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria

Israel has carried out a series of punishing airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut

Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
News|World

What to know about Hezbollah's capabilities after its recent losses

Hezbollah has warned that the rockets that struck central Israel were only the beginning and that the militant group is waiting for invading forces to enter Lebanon to confront them

What to know about Hezbollah's capabilities after its recent losses
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force
MidEast|News|World

Who was longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah led the Lebanese militant group for the past three decades, transforming it into one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in the Middle East

Who was longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?
MidEast|News|World

Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader

The Israeli military says it struck the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, causing massive explosions that leveled multiple buildings

Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader
Health|News

Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices

A Lebanese ophthalmologist has been working around the clock trying to keep up with the flood of patients with eye injuries after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded en masse

Lebanese doctor races to save the eyes of those hurt by exploding tech devices
MidEast|News|World

The threat Israel didn't foresee: Hezbollah's growing drone power

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group has used dozens of drones to attack Israel in recent months

The threat Israel didn't foresee: Hezbollah's growing drone power
MidEast|News|Political|World

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance
MidEast|News|World

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack

Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack
Economy|MidEast|News|World

IMF warns Lebanon that the country is still facing enormous challenges, years after a meltdown began

The International Monetary Fund has warned that Lebanon is still facing enormous economic challenges, four years after the country's historic meltdown began

IMF warns Lebanon that the country is still facing enormous challenges, years after a meltdown began
Crime|MidEast|News|Political|World

Hezbollah vows to intensify attacks against Israel after senior military commander is killed

Hezbollah has vowed to intensify its attacks along the Lebanon-Israel border to avenge the killing of its most senior military commander by Israel since the latest round of violence began eight months ago

Hezbollah vows to intensify attacks against Israel after senior military commander is killed
Business|Economy|Environment|News|World

Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon's electricity crisis is blocked

Lebanon's caretaker economy minister says the country's rulers, fuel companies and private electricity providers have blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit nation’s decades-old electricity crisis

Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon's electricity crisis is blocked
MidEast|News|World

Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is introducing new tactics and weapons against Israel as the war in Gaza drags on and Israeli troops enter parts of the southern city of Rafah

Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on
MidEast|News|World

Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel

The head of a Lebanese Sunni political and militant group that has joined the Shiite militant group Hezbollah in its fight against Israel on Lebanon’s border says the conflict has helped strengthen cooperation between the two groups

Lebanese Sunni militant group head says coordination with Shiite Hezbollah is vital to fight Israel
MidEast|News|US|World

US-backed Syrian force that defeated IS 5 years ago warns group still poses international threat

The U.S.-backed force that defeated the Islamic State group in Syria five years ago is warning that the extremists still pose grave dangers throughout the world

US-backed Syrian force that defeated IS 5 years ago warns group still poses international threat
MidEast|News|US|World

US senior envoy in Beirut to press calm along Lebanon-Israel border as a truce in Gaza is pursued

Senior U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, who is visiting Beirut, says if a truce is reached in the Gaza Strip, it will not automatically translate to calm along the volatile Lebanon-Israel border which has witnessed a rise in tensions

US senior envoy in Beirut to press calm along Lebanon-Israel border as a truce in Gaza is pursued
Europe|MidEast|News|World

Austria's top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Austria’s foreign minister has urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border

Austria's top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
MidEast|News|World

Israel's air force says it struck deep inside Lebanon after Hezbollah shot down a drone

The Israeli military says its air force have struck targets of the militant Hebollah group deep inside Lebanon

Israel's air force says it struck deep inside Lebanon after Hezbollah shot down a drone
MidEast|News|World

What to know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria

The latest U.S. military strikes targeted a strategic region in Syria and Iraq that Iran has been using to expand its influence in the Middle East

What to know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria
MidEast|News|World

An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan's air force, kills 9

Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike that was likely carried out by Jordan’s air force on southern Syria has killed at least nine people in the latest of strikes in recent months

An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan's air force, kills 9
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Slain Hezbollah commander fought in some of the group's biggest battles, had close ties to leaders

The elite Hezbollah commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon fought for the militant group for decades and took part in some of its biggest battles

Slain Hezbollah commander fought in some of the group's biggest battles, had close ties to leaders
MidEast|News|World

France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with Israel

France’s foreign minister is urging Lebanese leaders to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the raging Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month, could spread to other parts of the region

France urges Lebanese leaders to work on bringing calm along the border with Israel

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