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Palestinian health officials reported hundreds of deaths from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. (AP/PTI)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Israel-Hamas war might be transformative for Mideast

Hamas has employed almost 5,000 of these rockets and missiles without much interception by Israel’s famed Iron Dome

12 Oct 2023 12:28 AM

Former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri in Beirut. (AFP)

From Hariri assassination to upcoming verdict on Friday: A recap

The special tribunal trying the four suspects accused of the assassination of Lebanon's ex-PM Rafic Hariri delivers its verdict on August 7

03 Aug 2020 11:52 AM

Four alleged members of the Shiite Muslim fundamentalist group Hezbollah are on trial over the huge Beirut suicide bombing that killed Sunni billionaire Hariri and 21 other people. (AFP)

Verdict due this week in assassination of Lebanon ex-PM Hariri

The judgment harks back to an event that changed the face of Middle East, leading to protests that pushed Syrian forces out of Lebanon

03 Aug 2020 10:30 AM

Poilice stand in front of Al-Irschad Mosque during a raid today. (AFP)

Germany bans Hezbollah activities in the country, calls it a terrorist organisation

Dozens of police and special forces stormed mosques and associations linked to Hezbollah during the early hours of Thursday

30 Apr 2020 1:02 PM

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo: Twitter)

Iran releases photo of Khamenei with Hezbollah chief

Before a 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon, Nasrallah often openly visited the Iranian capital.

29 Sep 2019 8:53 AM

Netanyahu, whose re-election campaign ahead of a poll less than three weeks away could have been complicated by war in the north, signalled business as usual after the hostilities erupted along the frontier with Lebanon. (Photo: AP)

Israel ready for any scenario after Hezbollah clash: Netanyahu

Israel's military said anti-tank missiles from Lebanon targeted an army base and vehicles.

02 Sep 2019 10:31 AM

'I heard what Nasrallah said. I suggest to Nasrallah to calm down. He knows well that Israel knows how to defend itself and to pay back its enemies,' Netanyahu said in a speech. (Photo: File)

'Calm down': Netanyahu asks Hezbollah leader after drone incident

In a speech on Sunday, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah accused Israel of carrying out an attack with an exploding drone earlier that day.

28 Aug 2019 1:37 PM

In a televised speech broadcast to thousands of supporters, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said the attack on a target in Beirut's south was the first such "hostile action" since the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. (Photo: AFP | File)

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatens Israel after Beirut ‘drone attack’

Hezbollah, considered terrorist organisation by Israel and US, is a major political actor in Lebanon.

26 Aug 2019 9:28 AM

Toward the start of the Syrian civil war, the Israeli military established a number of red lines, which if violated would result in a retaliatory strike, including any attacks, either intentional or otherwise, against Israel. (Photo: ANI)

4 killed, 7 injured in Israeli attack in Syria

In recent years, Israel has carried out 100 strikes in Syria alleging it of violating ‘red lines’.

01 Jul 2019 3:47 PM

This would be just the latest move by the Trump administration to isolate Iran. (Photo:AP)

Donald Trump to pressure Iran by branding its Guard a terror group

To ramp up pressure on Tehran, the Trump administration is planning to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard a 'terrorist organisation.'

08 Apr 2019 6:41 PM

Israel's military said it was carrying out strikes on Iranian targets in Syria. (Photo:File)

Israel says carrying out strikes on Iranian targets in Syria

Israel's military said on Sunday its air defence systems intercepted a rocket fired from Syria.

21 Jan 2019 8:30 AM

Hariri announced his resignation Nov. 4 in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, throwing Lebanon into a serious political crisis. (Photo: AFP)

Amid rumour of being held by Saudi Arabia, Lebanon’s PM arrives in France

A French diplomat confirmed Hariri’s arrival but would not comment on his plans beyond meeting Macron.

18 Nov 2017 7:14 PM

Earlier in the day, the ISIS handed over to Hezbollah the body of a recently-captured Iranian Revolutionary Guard member as part of the deal. (Photo: AP)

US strikes halt ISIS convoy fleeing after Hezbollah deal

The deal has angered Iraq and the US, which launched airstrikes to block the convoy.

03 Sep 2017 6:30 AM

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Photo: AP)

Global terror attacks decreased; Iran tops 'state sponsor terrorism': US report

At the same time, predominantly Shiite Iran was again officially dubbed the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

20 Jul 2017 7:19 PM

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