Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as leader; Israel vows he “won’t last long” amid escalating conflict
Hezbollah's Qassem, succeeding slain Nasrallah, pledges resistance as Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, killing scores. International anger grows after Israel's UNRWA...
Updates: Israel targets key military sites in Iran amid escalating tensions in Middle East
Explosions sounded across Tehran after Israel’s airstrikes on Iranian military sites, raising fears of a broader conflict in the Middle...
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Human Rights Monitor submits documents on Gaza executions to UN
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor documented, in a preliminary file submitted to UN special rapporteurs and the...
- The monitor called for immediate investigation to hold the perpetrators accountable and provide justice to the victims.
- It demanded the announcement of the formation of an international legal team to reach Gaza and investigate the incidents.
Children among 5 killed in Russian strikes on Syria: rescuers, monitor
"On December 25 at 10:00 pm (0700 GMT) Russian warplanes targeted civilian houses" on the outskirts of the town of...
- Moscow is one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's key backers, providing him with military, political and economic support in the country's 12-year civil war
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor with a network of sources across the war-torn country, also said Russia carried out the strikes
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Iraq slams US air strikes on pro-Iran forces as a ’clear hostile act’
"It runs counter to the pursuit of enduring mutual interests in establishing security and stability, and it opposes the declared...
- One person was killed and 20 wounded in a strike that targeted a Hashed site in Hilla, capital of Babylon province, an interior ministry official said.
- Four others were wounded in a second strike in Wassit province, the official said, a casualty toll confirmed by security sources in both Babylon and Wassit provinces.
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Israel PM says no peace until Hamas destroyed
In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Monday night, Netanyahu vowed to stay the course. "Hamas must...
- The declarations came as the World Health Organization on Monday reported "harrowing" accounts of entire families killed from Christmas Eve strikes on a refugee camp in Gaza
- Relentless Israeli strikes have devastated the Palestinian territory and the conflict has heightened tensions across the Middle East, with global pressure for a ceasefire mounting
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WHO decries deadly strike on Gaza refugee camp
Rows of victims' bodies, shrouded in white bags, lined the ground at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, ahead...
- The Gaza health ministry said at least 70 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Sunday
- Israeli military said it was "reviewing the incident" and that it remains committed to international law
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Turkey to hold parliament debate for Sweden’s NATO bid
Sweden and Finland bids earned approval from all NATO members except Turkey and Hungary. They remain the only NATO members...
- In July, Turkey's president lifted his objections to Sweden's NATO membership
- France said the credibility of the alliance was "at stake" if Turkey doesn't endorse Sweden
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Acute hunger, healthcare collapse worsen Gaza crisis
The situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe, with hospitals like Al-Shifa and Al-Sahaba facing dire shortages of medical supplies...
- Once Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa is now confined to providing only basic first aid, severely limited by ongoing hostilities.
- In Gaza, extreme hunger drives people to desperate measures, risking their safety in a relentless search for food to survive.
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Displaced women in Gaza recount lives disrupted by war
GAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES- A relentless Israeli military campaign, in response to deadly Hamas attacks on October 7, has upset the...
- Israeli forces have launched a bombardment campaign and ground invasion of Gaza ever since Hamas launched its attack.
- The United Nations estimates the fighting has displaced 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.4 million population.
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Makkah, Morocco’s Beni Mellal-Khenifra Chambers of Commerce ink pact
MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services of...
- Beni Mellal Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services delegation head said that Saudi Arabia is Morocco's largest trading partner.
- In 2022, the volume of Saudi Arabian exports reached US$4.6 billion, while the value of imports was US$87 million.
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Senior Iranian general Razi Moussavi killed in Israeli strike in Syria
Razi Moussavi "was killed during an attack by the Zionist regime a few hours ago in Zeinabiyah district in the...
- Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi vowed that Israel "will certainly pay" for the killing, calling it another sign of frustration of the "usurping Zionist regime".
- Iran's state TV said Moussavi was targeted by "three missiles" and aired footage showing smoke rising from the area of the strike.
Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as leader; Israel vows he “won’t last long” amid escalating conflict
Hezbollah's Qassem, succeeding slain Nasrallah, pledges resistance as Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, killing scores. International anger grows after Israel's UNRWA...
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Ahead of feared Rafah invasion, Palestinians mourn bombardment dead
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Israel's war cabinet was meeting Thursday "to discuss how to destroy the last battalions...
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Israel says forces carrying out ‘offensive action’ in south Lebanon
Israeli forces are carrying out "offensive action" across southern Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday without specifying whether ground...
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Lebanon’s Hizbollah launched ‘dozens’ of rockets at Israel after civilian deaths
Hizbollah fighters fired "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at northern Israel "as part of the response to the Israeli enemy's attacks...
- The Iran-backed Hizbollah group and Israel have exchanged regular fire in the south of Lebanon since October
- Hizbollah said it launched "a combined air attack using decoy and explosive drones that targeted" two Israeli bases north of Acre
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Tunisia, Algeria, Libya hold ‘advisory’ meeting to create new regional coalition
The meeting was decided on by Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune, Libya's head of presidential council Mohamed Al-Menfi and Tunisian President...
- The coalition is aimed at furthering "security, stability and development throughout the region", Tunisian foreign minister Nabil Ammar said
- No leaders from Morocco or Mauritania were present at the meeting, set to take place every three months
Rockets fired from Iraq at US-led coalition base in Syria
Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to...
- It is the first major attack against the coalition forces in several weeks
- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said it is acting in solidarity with Palestinians and out of anger at US support for Israel