Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border launch BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes hit southern Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had... Published 22 Mar, 2025 01:10pm
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World Lebanon official media says two wounded in Israeli strikes in south BEIRUT: Lebanese official media said two people were wounded Wednesday when Israeli drones struck a vehicle in the... Published 05 Mar, 2025 04:44pm
World Tens of thousands vow support for Hezbollah at Beirut funeral of slain leader BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black vowed support for Hezbollah at the Beirut funeral of slain... Updated 23 Feb, 2025 11:08pm
World Hezbollah readies massive funeral for slain leader Nasrallah BEIRUT, LEBANON: Lebanon’s Hezbollah is preparing for a massive turnout for the funeral on Sunday of its slain... Published 20 Feb, 2025 05:51pm
World One person killed in Israeli strike in south Lebanon BEIRUT: One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the southern Lebanese border town of Aita al-Shaab, the... Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:03pm
World Israel withdraws but keeps five positions in south Lebanon KFAR KILA: Israeli troops withdrew from all but five points in south Lebanon on Tuesday, allowing displaced... Published 18 Feb, 2025 05:44pm
World Israel to begin negotiations on second phase of Gaza ceasefire deal JERUSALEM: Israel will begin negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, including an exchange of... Published 18 Feb, 2025 05:23pm
World Lebanese wait to go home ahead of delayed Israeli pullout HULA: Near a south Lebanon border town, residents waited Monday to go home after months of displacement, on the eve... Published 17 Feb, 2025 10:57pm
World Lebanon official media report Israeli drone strike in south BEIRUT: Lebanese official media said an Israeli drone struck the country’s south on Saturday, without reporting... Published 15 Feb, 2025 08:12pm
World Hezbollah chief says slain predecessor Nasrallah to be buried on 23rd BEIRUT: The head of Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday that his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, would be... Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am
World Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause WASHINGTON: Republican President Donald Trump said on Saturday he has instructed the US military to release a hold... Published 26 Jan, 2025 10:32am
World Hezbollah chief warns Israel over ‘hundreds’ of truce violations BEIRUT: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Saturday accused Israel of hundreds of violations of a ceasefire,... Published 18 Jan, 2025 03:45pm
World Emmanuel Macron heads to Lebanon to push sovereignty, reforms amid new hope BEIRUT: France President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Lebanon on Friday for the first time since 2020 to help... Published 17 Jan, 2025 11:12am
World Lebanon’s new PM says reaching out to all sides to save country BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Tuesday said he was reaching out to all across the political... Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am
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World Israel military says missile from Yemen intercepted OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, the latest in a... Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:54am
World Four Israeli soldiers killed in accidental explosion in Lebanon DUBAI: Four Israeli soldiers who were killed in southern Lebanon were likely killed in an accidental detonation of... Published 09 Dec, 2024 05:18pm
World Lebanese army says 1 person killed, 4 soldiers wounded in Israeli strike BEIRUT: Lebanon’s army said one person was killed and four soldiers wounded Monday in an Israeli strike in the... Published 09 Dec, 2024 02:51pm
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World Lebanon says two killed in Israeli strikes despite truce BEIRUT: At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said,... Published 02 Dec, 2024 05:40pm
World Israeli army bombards homes in north Gaza, airstrike kills 15 CAIRO: Israeli forces bombarded houses in overnight attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people... Published 02 Dec, 2024 05:12pm
World Syria’s Aleppo slips from government control: monitor BEIRUT: Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country’s... Updated 01 Dec, 2024 09:33pm