Middle East

Two Huge Beirut Explosions Kill 78, Injure Thousands

Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the Lebanese capital.

Read More »

Two Explosions Rock Beirut, Dozens Wounded

A huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, shaking buildings, shattering windows, and sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky.

Read More »

Israel Launches Air Strikes on Syria After Thwarted Border Attack

Israel launched air strikes on Syrian military targets in southern Syria late Monday, after thwarting an attack near the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights.

Read More »

‘Legitimate’ Concerns About Saudi Arms Sales, Ex-US Official Says

State Department officials voiced concern over risks to civilians before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rammed through $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, a former aide was quoted Monday as telling lawmakers.

Read More »

Israeli Jets Strike Hamas Targets in Gaza: Military

Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes on Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip after a "rocket" was fired from the Hamas-controlled enclave towards the Jewish state, its military said Monday.

Read More »

12 Pro-Regime, 6 Rebel Fighters Die in Syria Clashes: Monitor

Jihadists and allied rebels in northwestern Syria Monday killed at least 12 pro-regime fighters, thwarting their advance, a Britain-based war monitoring group said.

Read More »

Yemeni Separatists Abandon Self-Rule, Push Peace Deal

Yemeni separatists abandoned their declaration of self-rule in the south on Wednesday and pledged to implement a stalled Saudi-brokered peace deal, mending a rift between allies in the war against Houthi rebels.

Read More »

Iran Military Exercise in Gulf ‘Irresponsible and Reckless:’ US Navy

The US Navy criticized Iran as "irresponsible and reckless" for conducting an exercise involving firing a missile at a replica aircraft carrier in Gulf waters.

Read More »

Israel Says Repelled Attempted Hezbollah Attack

Israel said it had repelled an attempt by Hezbollah fighters to penetrate its northern border on Monday, but the Lebanese group denied any involvement in the incident.  

Read More »

Israeli Drone Falls in Lebanese Territory: Army

The Israeli army said Sunday one of its drones had come down in Lebanese territory, following a reinforcement of its presence at its northern frontier near Lebanon.

Read More »