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Boeing to cut 10% of workforce

The company has projected a large third-quarter loss.

AviLease acquires 9 aircraft from Avolon

AviLease had purchased 13 aircraft from Avolon in 2023.

ADNOC L&S to pay $136.5m dividend

This is equivalent to 6.78 fils per share, the company said.

‘TAQA’ prices $1.75bn dual tranche

The 12-year senior unsecured notes are sized $850m.

Samsung says planning job cuts

The layoffs could affect about 10 percent of the workforce.

Updates: President Biden says ‘discussing’ possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

Oil prices shoot up as Biden suggests that Israel might target Iranian oil facilities, while GCC Arab states, including Qatar,...
  • "First of all, we don't 'allow' Israel, we advise Israel. And there is nothing going to happen today," says Biden.
  • GCC Arab states, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE reassure Iran of neutrality in the conflict between Tehran and Israel

Regional Updates: Iran “not looking for war” but will retaliate fiercely to any Israeli attack

Iranian leadership vows strong retaliation if Israel attacks Iran as Hezbollah kills eight Israeli soldiers and destroys 3 tanks while...
  • Hezbollah said it repelled an Israeli infiltration into southern Lebanon on Wednesday, as Israel reported eight soldiers were killed and 3 tanks destroyed
  • US President Joe Biden rules out supporting an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites as Israel aims to garber support for an attack against Iran

Hezbollah says it clashed with Israeli troops who tried to ‘infiltrate’ Lebanon

Hezbollah said Wednesday it clashed with Israeli soldiers who tried to infiltrate into Lebanon, and also targeted Israeli troops across...
  • Israeli military said that troops had started "targeted ground raids" in south Lebanon
  • Israeli strikes killed a further 55 people on Tuesday

Israel vows response as Iran fires missile barrage

Iran launched around 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders, prompting alarm...
  • Most of the missiles were intercepted by Israeli air defenses or by allied air forces, claims Israeli military even though damage was reported
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had launched a missile attack on "three military bases" around Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv

Updates: Iran launches missile attack on Israel

Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv, state media reported Tuesday. The official IRNA news...
  • Dozens of explosions boomed across Jerusalem on Tuesday night as air raid sirens rang out
  • Air traffic paused at Israel's Ben Gurion airport: spokesman

US says Iran preparing imminent missile attack on Israel

Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, the United States said on Tuesday, warning that any such...
  • "We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack," says US
  • Hezbollah said it targeted an air base in Tel Aviv in retaliation for attacks on civilians in Lebanon

Iran says will not send forces to confront Israel

An Israeli strike on Beirut Friday killed Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that has been...
  • "There is no need to send extra or volunteer forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran," said foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanan
  • Israel has in recent days been mounting heavy air strikes in Lebanon against the so-called "axis of resistance", a network of Iran-aligned militant groups in the region

Israeli special forces in ‘limited’ Lebanon ground operations, says United States

Israeli forces have launched limited incursions in Lebanon, the United States said on Monday, while Lebanon's national army, dwarfed by...
  • Lebanese PM Najib Mikati called for a ceasefire based on a recent US-French proposal, urging "an end to the Israeli aggression against Lebanon"
  • Netanyahu in a video address to Iranian people say that change will "come a lot sooner than people think"

Israel prepares for Lebanon ground invasion as Netanyahu tells Iranians ‘change coming soon’

While Israeli defense minister indicates imminent ground invasion of Lebanon speaking to his country's troops, Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Iranian...
  • France and the United States call on Israel to avoid ground operations in Lebanon
  • Netanyahu in a video address to Iranian people say that change will "come a lot sooner than people think"

Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center

Israel hit a Beirut apartment block on Monday, killing three members of a Palestinian armed group in its first strike...
  • AFP journalists reported drones flying over the Lebanese capital throughout Sunday
  • Well over 200,000 people are displaced inside Lebanon and over 50,000 have fled to Syria

Netanyahu rejects ceasefire’ in Lebanon, Hezbollah threatens to expand the scope of its missile strikes across Israel

In a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Netanyahu said he was "opposed to a unilateral ceasefire, which does not...

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Lebanese fishermen stay ashore after Israeli warning

The Israeli army warned late Monday that it would expand its operations against the Lebanese fighter group Hezbollah to Lebanon's...

Fleeing Israeli bombs, Lebanon’s displaced met with suspicion

Lebanon remains split over the group's decision to open a front against Israel in solidarity with Gaza and drag the...

Saied re-elected Tunisia president with 90.7% of the vote

Tunis, Tunisia - Kais Saied has been re-elected president of Tunisia with 90.69 percent of votes cast, electoral authority ISIE said...

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Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack

Israel began its commemorations Monday of the one-year anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with an outpouring of emotion...

October 7 anniversary: Hamas praises ‘glorious’ moment in its resistance, Netanyahu says ‘we will win’

Hamas called the Palestinian resistance a testament of resilience against Israeli aggression, while Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel's commitment to crush Hamas...
  • Last year's October 7 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,205 people, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures that include hostages killed in captivity
  • At least 41,870 Palestinians, a majority of them civilians, have been killed in Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip since the war began

Israeli airstrikes escalate in Lebanon as UN and Macron demand urgent ceasefire and de-escalation

As Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, the UN demands peace and hostages’ release, and Macron criticizes Israel’s military actions, warning against...
  • The UN secretary-general denounced Hamas and called for an immediate end to the "shocking violence and bloodshed" in Gaza and Lebanon
  • French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza, provoking a sharp response from Israeli PM Netanyahu