US envoy in Beirut for talks with Lebanese officials U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut Monday for talks aimed at trying to bring a resolution to the conflict… 10/21/2024 Aimas
Lebanese media say Israeli strikes hit Hezbollah-linked finance group Beirut — Lebanese state media reported Israeli strikes Sunday on branches of a Hezbollah-linked financial association, including near the country's only… 10/20/2024 Aimas
Iran protests EU support for UAE over disputed islands Tehran — Iran summoned the ambassador of Hungary, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, to protest a joint E.U.-Gulf… 10/20/2024 Aimas
Israel to take legal action against Macron over naval trade show ban Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday he had ordered his ministry to start legal proceedings against French President… 10/20/2024 Aimas
Israel escalates Beirut bombing, says it hit Hezbollah ‘command center’ Jerusalem — Fighting raged on two fronts Sunday as Israel targeted what it said was a Hezbollah "command center" in the… 10/20/2024 Aimas
Iraq Kurds head to polls with little hope for change Arbil, Iraq — Voters in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament for the… 10/20/2024 Aimas
German police arrest Libyan suspected of planning attack on Israeli embassy German police have arrested a Libyan suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group and of having planned an attack… 10/20/2024 Aimas
Turkey says Israel pushing Iran to take ‘legitimate steps’ ISTANBUL — Israel's attacks in Lebanon and Gaza are pushing Iran to take "legitimate steps," Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday in… 10/19/2024 Aimas
Iran hosts joint naval drills with Russia, Oman in Indian Ocean Naval drills hosted by Iran with the participation of Russia and Oman and observed by nine other countries began in… 10/19/2024 Aimas
G7 defense summit convenes as conflicts rage NAPLES, ITALY — G7 defense ministers started talks on Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and mounting… 10/19/2024 Aimas
Strike launched toward Israeli prime minister’s house; Gaza strikes kill at least 21 JERUSALEM — Israel’s government said a drone was launched toward the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualties as Iran’s supreme… 10/19/2024 Aimas
Trump breaks his silence on Sinwar as Harris seizes opportunity in his death washington — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday reiterated her call to end the bloodshed in Gaza, underscoring that the death… 10/19/2024 Aimas
Israel denies UN accusations that it’s targeting peacekeepers in Lebanon geneva — A U.N. official Friday accused the Israel Defense Forces of repeatedly targeting U.N. peacekeepers along the blue line, the… 10/18/2024 Aimas
Israel trying to sow divisions in Lebanon to isolate Hezbollah, analyst says Some observers say Israel is attempting to promote internal divisions in Lebanon as part of its campaign against Hezbollah. But… 10/18/2024 Aimas
Prosecutors in Iran target a newspaper over its cartoon mocking internet restrictions An Iranian newspaper implying that the public needed to have the patience of the Biblical figure Job in waiting for… 10/18/2024 Aimas
Israel conducts raids on Gaza after killing Hamas chief Sinwar Jerusalem — Israel conducted raids on Gaza on Friday, pressing its yearlong war to crush Hamas after dealing it a massive… 10/18/2024 Aimas
Death of Hamas leader brings hope, peril Washington — The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after what appears to have been a chance encounter with Israeli forces… 10/18/2024 Aimas
US extends immigration protections to Lebanese nationals The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Thursday new guidelines offering temporary immigration protection to some Lebanese nationals in… 10/18/2024 Aimas
Threat of famine persists in Gaza, experts warn UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations-backed food security report warned Thursday that most of the residents of the Gaza Strip will… 10/17/2024 Aimas
Turkey fears Israel’s Lebanon offensive will spark new refugee exodus With Israel continuing its Lebanon offensive, the United Nations says a quarter of a million people have sought sanctuary in… 10/17/2024 Aimas