US envoy to travel to Israel in bid to seal Hezbollah ceasefire BEIRUT: U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said he will travel to Israel on Wednesday to try to secure a ceasefire ending the... Published 20 Nov, 2024 05:50pm
World Around 100 projectiles fired from Lebanon into Israel: army JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said group Hezbollah fired around 100 projectiles from Lebanon into northern Israel... Published 18 Nov, 2024 10:55pm
World US envoy expected in Beirut on Tuesday for ceasefire talks BEIRUT: The US official overseeing contacts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:21pm
World Strike hits south Beirut after Israel evacuation call BEIRUT: An air strike hit the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs on Friday, sending plumes of grey smoke into the... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 04:32pm
World Israel hits Beirut again, ceasefire terms in focus A World Bank report estimates cost of physical damage and economic losses due to conflict in Lebanon at $8.5 billion, massive price for a country still suffering effects of financial collapse five years ago Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:00pm
World Lebanon says Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut BEIRUT: Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday a third wave of Israeli raids on Hezbollah’s south Beirut bastion... Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:11pm
World Russia asks Israel to avoid air strikes near Syrian base MOSCOW: Russia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes as part of its war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah... Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:30pm
World Israeli airstrikes pound Beirut suburb, no sign of ceasefire BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: The Israeli military pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:18pm
World Hezbollah says Israeli army ‘unable’ to occupy any Lebanese villages BEIRUT: Hezbollah said on Monday that the Israeli military has been incapable of occupying even a single village in... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:38am
World Taiwan closes exploding pagers case, says not made by Taiwanese firms TAIPEI: Taiwan on Monday said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September and caused a... Published 12 Nov, 2024 01:29am
World Hezbollah says no official ceasefire proposal received yet BEIRUT: Hezbollah has not received any proposals on a truce for Lebanon, a spokesperson said Monday, as Israel’s... Updated 11 Nov, 2024 08:49pm
World Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting on Mideast wars RIYADH: Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon,... Published 11 Nov, 2024 12:25pm
World At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, Lebanese officials say BEIRUT: Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children,... Updated 10 Nov, 2024 10:52pm
World Hezbollah calls for US action, not words BEIRUT: Hezbollah welcomes any effort to stop the war in Lebanon but does not pin hopes for a ceasefire on any... Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:20am
World Israel strikes on Lebanon kill 40 people around Baalbek, health ministry says BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed 40 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley on... Published 07 Nov, 2024 12:57pm
World Hezbollah says attacked Israel naval base with drones, missiles BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group claimed a slew of attacks on Wednesday, including two that targeted naval bases... Published 07 Nov, 2024 01:15am
World Hezbollah chief says indirect truce talks only possible if Israel stops attacks BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that only developments on the battlefield, not political... Published 06 Nov, 2024 08:28pm
World NGOs seek UN emergency rights meeting, investigation on Lebanon GENEVA: A group of NGOs pressed countries on Wednesday to hold an emergency session of the United Nations Human... Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:20pm
World Israel says top Hezbollah commander killed in Lebanon strike JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Monday it had killed a top Hezbollah commander it accused of overseeing... Published 04 Nov, 2024 01:51pm
World Israel commandos seize ‘Hezbollah operative’ in Lebanon raid JERUSALEM: Israeli naval commandos have seized a trainee mariner a military official described as a “senior... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 11:46pm
World Khamenei vows response to attacks on Iran and its allies TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to respond to attacks by Israel and its ally... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 04:11pm
World Hezbollah says launched rockets at intelligence base near Tel Aviv BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Saturday it had launched rockets at an Israeli intelligence base near Tel Aviv... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 10:40pm
World Strike on central Israel wounds 19 JERUSALEM: A missile strike in Israel’s Sharon area wounded 19 people, police said early Saturday, after the army... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 12:09pm
World Fresh strikes hit south Beirut after Israeli evacuation calls BEIRUT: At least 10 strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Friday, after the Israeli army issued orders for... Published 01 Nov, 2024 12:15pm
World Hezbollah attack kills five in northern Israel as US envoys push truce BEIRUT: A Hezbollah attack on northern Israel’s Metula killed five people including an Israeli farmer and four... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
World Israel wants to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal, Netanyahu tells US envoys BEIRUT: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US envoys on Thursday that Israel’s ability to counter... Published 31 Oct, 2024 08:26pm
World Lebanon source says one dead in Israel strike on car near Beirut BEIRUT: A Lebanese security source said one person was killed Thursday by an Israeli strike on a road where a... Published 31 Oct, 2024 03:05pm
World New Hezbollah chief open to truce with Israel if offer is made BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s new leader says the beleaguered Lebanese group could agree to a ceasefire under certain terms,... Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am
World Lebanon security source says one dead in strike on Hezbollah van BEIRUT: A Lebanese security official told AFP that an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah van carrying munitions near... Published 31 Oct, 2024 12:07am
World Senior Biden advisers to visit Israel to try to end war in Lebanon, Axios reports US President Joe Biden’s senior advisers Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk will arrive in Israel on Thursday to try to... Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:05am