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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, 20241 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, 20242 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, 20244 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, 20241 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, 20243 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, 20242 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, 20243 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 3, 20246 min read


Israelis hold vigil at Tel Aviv train stop after Palestinian shooting attack
TEL AVIV - The glass siding of the light rail station where two Palestinian gunmen shot up a main street in south Tel Aviv, killing at...
Oct 3, 20242 min read


Israeli hostage mother fights for son's life
TEL AVIV - On a Tel Aviv terrace at sunset, for a moment, everything seems so normal. A girl sets her colours and paper down next to...
Oct 3, 20243 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...
Oct 2, 20244 min read


Israel vows response to Iran missile attack as fears of conflict escalation rise
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that arch foe Iran would pay for its missile attack against Israel...
Oct 2, 20244 min read
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