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Oct 3, 20241 min read
Qatar's Emir: What is happening in region is 'collective genocide'
DUBAI - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday said the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide" and...


Oct 3, 20241 min read
Cyprus on standby to assist evacuations from Middle East
NICOSIA - Cyprus has fully activated a mechanism to allow third-country nationals evacuating the Middle East safe passage through the...


Oct 3, 20242 min read
Iranian president, visiting Qatar, aims to rally opposition to Israeli 'crimes'
DUBAI - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of a strong response from Tehran to any further Israeli actions against it and sought...


Oct 3, 20244 min read
Israel says eight soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israel said on Wednesday eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in south Lebanon as its forces thrust into its...


Oct 3, 20241 min read
Iran says action against Israel concluded unless it invites further retaliation
DUBAI - Iran exercised "self-defence" against Israel and its action is concluded unless the "Israeli regime decides to invite further...


Oct 3, 20243 min read
Biden says US would not support Israeli strike on Iran nuclear sites
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites in response to...


Oct 3, 20243 min read
Explainer-Iran's main nuclear facilities, long in Israel's sights
VIENNA - After Iran's missile attack on Israel on Tuesday, there is speculation that Israel could strike Iran's nuclear facilities as it...


Oct 3, 20242 min read
Flights delayed or cancelled as Middle East conflict disrupts aviation
LONDON - Rising tensions in the Middle East have created air travel chaos, with global airlines diverting or cancelling flights on...


Oct 3, 20243 min read
At UN, Israel and Iran warn each other against attacks
UNITED NATIONS - Israel, backed by the United States, and Iran on Wednesday threatened each other with retaliation if attacked as the...


Oct 3, 20242 min read
CIA expands online recruitment of informants to China, Iran, North Korea
WASHINGTON - The U.S. CIA on Wednesday launched a new drive to recruit informants in China, Iran and North Korea, adding to what it says...


Oct 3, 20246 min read
Exclusive-Iran's Khamenei warned Nasrallah of Israeli plot to kill him, sources say
DUBAI/BEIRUT - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Hezbollah leader Syyed Hassan Nasrallah to flee Lebanon days before he...


Oct 2, 20244 min read
Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation, while Israel and...
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