Israeli shelling, demolitions reported across southern Lebanon Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) says Israeli forces carried out heavy artillery… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
Palestinian teenager shot and killed in West Bank attack, UN responds A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed and another person was critically injured in… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
Lebanon’s Ali al-Tahir heights come under renewed Israeli attack Israel has carried out an air raid in the vicinity of the… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
Commercial traffic through Strait of Hormuz remains at just 20 percent Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily suppressed, with daily… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
Palestinians face rising settler attacks in Area B of occupied West Bank Palestinians in Qaryut, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, say… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
Georgia refuses to join EU sanctions against Iran, citing national interests Georgia has declined to join the latest sanctions adopted by the European… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
US energy secretary touts ongoing oil shipment figures through Strait of Hormuz US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the US military helped ship more… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
UN rights office for Palestine calls out Israeli army over attacks on Gaza police The UN Human Rights Office in the occupied Palestinian territory says the… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
UN rapporteur brands Israeli army as ‘the most immoral’ amid latest killings Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory, has condemned… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’ on Iran unlikely to yield intended outcome Ross Harrison, analyst at the Middle East Institute, says Trump’s use of… Alina HashmiAugust 22, 2026
Two killed in southern Lebanon in explosion of suspected Israeli war remnant Two young men have been killed and others injured due to the… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
German chancellor condemns Ben-Gvir’s ‘inhumane’ Gaza comments German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned what a government spokesperson has described… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
Ending ‘current situation’ in south key to reconstruction: Lebanese president Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says the government will continue working to rebuild… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Israeli forces arrested the Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Ashraf al-Awar, after… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
NATO official says alliance will ‘always do what is necessary to defend all allies’ A NATO official told Reuters that the alliance is prepared to respond… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
More than 100 Israeli forces participated in raid in Syria’s Quneitra: State media Earlier,there were reports of Israeli forces storming Syria’s Jubata al-Khashab in the… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
US sanctions International Criminal Court’s president and top lawyer The US has sanctioned International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and trial… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
Israel’s Syria strike risked direct clash with Turkiye: US Syria envoy Tom Barrack Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, US Ambassador to Turkiye and Syria envoy… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
Netanyahu’s Likud party drops in latest poll Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party narrowly trails the Yashar party, led… Alina HashmiAugust 19, 2026
Lebanese MPs deliver petition to president urging UNIFIL stay as Israeli violations mount A group of Lebanese legislators has delivered a petition to President Joseph… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
US, Iran locked in competing ‘maximalist’ positions Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, said the US and… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
Boat sets sail from British port in bid to help break Israeli siege of Gaza A boat with 12 volunteers on board has left the British port… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
Qatar, Kuwait foreign ministers discuss regional tensions The foreign ministers of Qatar and Kuwait have underscored their joint commitment… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
US will need to get Iran to agree to open Hormuz Bryan Clark, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, says Iran’s comments… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
Woman, child injured in Houthi shelling Yemen’s al-Dhale The Houthis have shelled southwestern Yemen’s Al-Dhale governorate, injuring a woman and… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
Netanyahu not serious on implementing Gaza plan Political analyst Marwan Bishara says Netanyahu agreed to resume the implementation of… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
Erdogan, Trump discuss wars in Iran, Gaza Turkish President Erdogan held a phone conversation with Trump, discussing bilateral relations,… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
Pezeshkian draws lessons for present conflict from Iran-Iraq war anniversary Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says “patience, solidarity, and hope are the keys… Alina HashmiAugust 18, 2026
Iran accuses French diplomats of ‘infiltration and interference’ Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has accused two French diplomats of involvement in what… Alina HashmiAugust 15, 2026
Death toll rises from Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon The death toll from an Israeli attack on the town of Deir… Alina HashmiAugust 15, 2026
