Tag: Mideast
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US strikes Iran after blaming Tehran for helicopter crash
United States launched airstrikes yesterday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter, and Iran fired back at countries in the ... -
Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days,” as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect ... -
Israel will send ceasefire negotiating team to Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet
U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum Saturday after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s office said Israel yesterday ... -
Israel retrieves the body of Thai hostage as 95 people are reported killed in Gaza
Israel said Saturday it retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into the Gaza Strip during the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war, as Israel’s ... -
Hamas OKs draft agreement of a Gaza ceasefire and the release of some hostages, officials say
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks ... -
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker yesterday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, ... -
US warns Houthis to cease attacks on Red Sea vessels or face military action
The United States and 12 allies issued what amounted to a final warning to Houthi rebels yesterday [Macau time] to cease their attacks on vessels in ... -
Israel declares war, bombards Gaza Strip after unprecedented Hamas attack
The Israeli government promised yesterday to hunt down Hamas fighters and to punish the Gaza Strip following a surprise weekend attack killed more than 700 people ... -
198 killed in Gaza in Israeli retaliation for a Hamas assault into Israel
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says at least 198 people have been killed and at least 1,610 wounded in the territory in Israel's retaliation after ... -
Saudi prince says ‘every day we get closer’ to normalization with Israel
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News yesterday [Macau time] that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized ... -
US general worries about possible Russia-Iran ‘cooperation and collusion’
Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help Tehran’s program become more lethal, raising risks across the wider Middle East, the top U.S. ... -
Daylight savings dispute leaves Lebanon with two time zones
The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight savings time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ... -
Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change
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World responds to Lebanon’s plight, France’s Macron to visit
PARIS — As stunned Lebanese rescuers counted the dead and combed rubble for signs of life a day after a huge explosion shattered swaths of Beirut, ... -
Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion
Fireworks and ammonium nitrate appear to have been the fuel that ignited a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, experts and videos of ... -
Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage, injuries
BEIRUT — A massive explosion rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday (Wednesday, Macau time), flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors ...
