Arab World

Israel pounds Beirut suburbs after first joint Iran-Hezbollah missile attack

Israeli strikes battered Beirut’s southern suburbs late on Wednesday, lighting up the city’s skyline with flashes of red and setting…

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Strike hits former paramilitary base near Iraq’s Mosul: officials

An airstrike on Monday hit a base belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi coalition in northern Iraq, according to officials from…

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Two members of UAE armed forces killed in helicopter crash

Two UAE servicemen were killed on Monday after their helicopter crashed because of a “technical malfunction,” the defense ministry said.…

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah pledges allegiance to Iran’s new supreme leader

Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Monday welcomed the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader, pledging allegiance after his predecessor…

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Israel launches ‘wide-scale’ strikes on Tehran, Isfahan, southern Iran

The Israeli military said it had launched new “wide-scale” strikes on Tehran, Isfahan and southern Iran Monday, shortly after one…

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Israeli air, tank strikes kill six in Gaza, including women, girl: Medics

An Israeli airstrike and tank shelling killed six Palestinians, including two women and a girl, in separate attacks in Gaza…

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Lebanon postpones parliamentary elections by two years

Lebanon’s parliament on Monday postponed legislative elections by two years, according to a statement from the parliament speaker, due to…

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Family suspects Israeli abduction after retired Lebanese officer disappears

Lebanese officials and the family of retired General Security Directorate Capt. Ahmed Shukr believe he was abducted and spirited away…

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