US Senate blocks bid to halt some Israel military sales washington — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some U.S. weapons to Israel.… 11/21/2024 Aimas
Strike blamed on Israel kills 36 in historic Palmyra, Syrian media say DAMASCUS, SYRIA — Syria's state-run media said a strike on the country's historic town of Palmyra on Wednesday killed 36 people… 11/20/2024 Aimas
Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says VIENNA — Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched… 11/20/2024 Aimas
Gaza health officials say Israeli attacks kill at least 17 Gaza health officials said Wednesday a series of Israel attacks killed at least 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In… 11/20/2024 Aimas
Iran increases its near weapons-grade uranium Iran has increased its supply of uranium that has been enriched to 60% purity, according to confidential International Atomic Energy… 11/20/2024 Aimas
Iran slams new EU, UK sanctions as unjustified TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday slammed as unjustified the new sanctions by the European Union and United Kingdom… 11/19/2024 Aimas
Qataris say no to popular elections for legislature Qataris have voted away the right to elect their own legislators, ending a short-lived experiment with participatory democracy in a… 11/19/2024 Aimas
Lebanon reviewing Hezbollah-Israel cease-fire agreement A U.S. diplomat arrived Tuesday in Beirut to meet with Lebanese officials about a possible cease-fire agreement – reportedly approved… 11/19/2024 Aimas
Bolstered by Trump’s election, Israeli settlers hope to annex West Bank Jewish settlers in the West Bank welcome the election of Donald Trump and his selection of Mike Huckabee as U.S.… 11/19/2024 Aimas
UN Security Council calls for urgent aid to Gaza State Department — Members of the United Nations Security Council, including the United States and the United Kingdom, urged an immediate… 11/19/2024 Aimas
Syrian refugees flee Israeli bombs in Lebanon In the past two months, more than half a million people have fled into Syria from Lebanon, many of them… 11/18/2024 Aimas
Beirut schools closed after deadly airstrikes Beirut schools were closed Monday after six people — including the media relations chief for Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon —… 11/18/2024 Aimas
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza as arrests are made over flares fired at Netanyahu’s home TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip overnight killed 12 people, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday. Israeli police… 11/17/2024 Aimas
Flash bombs fired at Netanyahu home land without injury, damage CAIRO — Two flash bombs were fired toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea… 11/17/2024 Aimas
Iran says ‘limited opportunity’ for nuclear diplomacy Tehran, Iran — Iran's foreign minister said Saturday in an interview that an opportunity exists for nuclear negotiations with the West,… 11/17/2024 Aimas
Iranian press divided over envoy’s reported meeting with Elon Musk TEHRAN, IRAN — Iranian media were divided Saturday over a reported meeting between Tehran's ambassador to the United Nations and tech… 11/16/2024 Aimas
Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza? jerusalem — The United States decided not to punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip after giving… 11/16/2024 Aimas
Strike hits south Beirut after Israeli evacuation call Beirut — A strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday, AFPTV footage showed, shortly after… 11/16/2024 Aimas
Israeli airstrike hits south Beirut Beirut — An airstrike hit the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs on Friday, sending plumes of gray smoke into the sky after… 11/15/2024 Aimas
UN committee: Israel war in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’ While fighting continued in Gaza and Lebanon on Thursday, a United Nations special committee said that Israeli policies and practices… 11/15/2024 Aimas