Hizbollah threatens Israel after military says Lebanon offensive ready
Hassan Nasrallah - whose powerful Iran-backed group has exchanged near-daily fire with Israel since its ally Hamas's October 7 attack...Geostrategy
Gaza war rages as US wants to ‘close’ ceasefire agreement
Doha, Qatar - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a truce and hostage release deal to end the Gaza...Geostrategy
Three rockets hit near Baghdad Green Zone, none hurt
The attack, the first to target the Green Zone since July 29, comes as authorities conduct a recount of votes...The rockets struck near a Red Crescent hospital, a bank and the district's water management department.
Preliminary results show the Conquest Alliance, the political arm of a network of pro-Iranian militias, lost ground in the election.
Iran suspects Israel and US behind fuel cyber attack
An Iranian general has said Israel and the United States were likely to have been behind a cyber attack that...Tuesday's cyber attack caused traffic jams on major arteries in Tehran, where long queues at petrol stations disrupted the flow of traffic.
The oil ministry later took service stations offline so that petrol could be distributed manually, according to the authorities.
Dubai discusses cooperation with Egypt
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum met Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at Expo 2020 Dubai.Dubai and Egypt discussed cooperation and boosting bilateral ties
This, even as Egypt celebrated its National Day at its Expo 2020 pavilion
Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance...His low profile has fed speculation about his role in the new Taliban government -- and even rumors of his death
There was tight security at the event and no photographs or video have emerged
Iran intensifies cyber espionage in Middle East
Cyberattacks by Iranian spies have become more sophisticated and have intensified against Arab countries, say industry experts.Iranian espionage targeted aerospace and telecommunications companies in the Middle East, the US, Russia, and Europe
Cybereason identified 10 companies impacted during their three-month investigation
Israel firm, clients hit by hackers linked to Iran
A hacking group known as Black Shadow claimed responsibility for the attack.The cyberattack hit several websites, with none of the sites available to users by midday Saturday
They included Israeli public transport companies Dan and Kavim, a children's museum, and public radio's online blog
Roundup: Four Gulf states pull diplomats from Beirut
This is bad news for Lebanon, which had been counting on financial assistance from the Gulf to rescue its economy....The row has already seen Saudi Arabia ban the imports of Lebanese goods and Kuwait and Bahrain expel Lebanese envoys
It is a blow to a country already in the grip of crippling political and economic crises
Kuwait expels Lebanon envoy, recalls own ambassador
Kuwait has recalled its ambassador from Beirut and has given the Lebanese envoy 48 hours to leave the emirate, the...Saudi Arabia and Bahrain made similar moves on Friday after Lebanon's Information Minister George Kordahi criticized the war in Yemen
Kordahi said in a television interview that Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels were "defending themselves... against an external aggression"
Climate, economy, vaccines key focus of G20 talks
Leaders of the world's most advanced nations are hoping to hammer out a way forward on climate change and vaccine...In their first in-person gathering since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the relaunch of the global economy will also be front and center on the two-day agenda
The stakes are high, with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warning G20 leaders to show "more ambition and more action"
Arab League rues decline in Lebanese-Gulf ties
The Arab League has expressed strong disappointment at a decline in relations between Lebanon and Gulf states, after an adverse...The Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has appealed to Gulf countries "to reflect on the measures proposed to be taken
The statement came a day after Saudi Arabia ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave within 48 hours
