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Netanyahu urges UN to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations to withdraw its UNIFIL peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon. “Secretary-General, get the UNIFIL forces out of harm’s way,” Netanyahu said on…
- Middle East
First Saudi relief plane arrives in Lebanon
The first relief plane of the Saudi air bridge organized by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) arrived on Sunday, October 13, at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport in Lebanon. The…
- Middle East
Jordan evacuates 35 nationals from Lebanon
Amman: Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced the evacuation of 35 nationals from Lebanon aboard a military plane. The plane arrived in Lebanon earlier on Saturday, carrying 15 tons of…
- Middle East
Death toll from Israeli attacks in Lebanon reaches 2,255
Beirut: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict on October 8, 2023, reached 2,255, with injuries totalling 10,524, said the Lebanese health ministry. On…
- Middle East
Iranian Parliament’s speaker pilots flight to Beirut amid Israeli strikes
Tehran: Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Saturday, October 12 was the pilot of a flight to Beirut amid the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon. Qalibaf, a former military pilot and…
- Middle East
Double-drone attack from Lebanon hits residential building in Israel
Jerusalem: One of the two drones launched from Lebanon into central Israel hit a residential building in the Israeli city of Herzliya without causing any casualties, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).…
- Middle East
Iran confirms recovery of slain senior commander’s body in Beirut
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that the body of its senior commander, Abbas Nilforoushan, who was reportedly killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in…
- Middle East
UN peacekeeping base comes under Israeli fire, Indian personnel safe
United Nations: A UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon came under fire from Israeli forces but Indian peacekeepers there are reported safe. However, two Indonesian peacekeepers at the base, the UN Interim Force…
- Middle East
EU delivers humanitarian aid to Lebanon amid escalating conflict
Beirut: The European Union (EU) launched a Humanitarian Air Bridge operation, consisting of three flights from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Italy’s Brindisi to provide aid for Lebanon amid the…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes hit Lebanon capital Beirut overnight
Powerful explosions shook Lebanon’s Beirut overnight, marking some of the most intense Israeli airstrikes on the city to date. The Lebanese Health Ministry has reported that 37 people were killed and 151…
- Middle East
Germany evacuates citizens from Lebanon
Berlin: Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence has said that an Air Force A321 aircraft flew to Beirut to evacuate German citizens from Lebanon amid rising concerns in the region. On Monday, the…
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Watch: Thousands in Lucknow rally to honor Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Thousands of demonstrators came out on the roads in Lucknow at key historical sites including Chota Imambara, Ghantaghar, and Bada Imambara to protest the assassination of Hezbollah commander Syed Hassan Nasrallah who…
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‘Gravely concerned’ over Israeli strikes in Beirut: UN chief
United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he was “gravely concerned” over the rising violence in the Middle East, urging all sides to halt the cycle of violence immediately.…
- Middle East
Iran calls Israeli airstrike on Beirut a ‘war crime’, says US is complicit
Tehran: Iran has condemned Israel’s deadly strikes on Beirut, calling the attack a “war crime” and also claimed that the US is complicit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the strikes as a…
- Middle East
Turkey’s airlines suspend flights to Lebanon amid rising tensions
Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, and the country’s low-cost carrier, Pegasus Airlines, have cancelled their flights to and from Lebanon due to heightened risks, local media reported on Tuesday. The decision comes…
