For Karim Ramadan, watching from a buzzing Cairo cafe before sunrise, the moment felt almost unreal as Egypt progressed from the group stage of a World Cup for the first time in their history on Saturday. "It was a dream," Ramadan told AFP from a cafe in Cairo's popular Shubra
Heads of northern Israeli authorities say the deal would ultimately be judged by whether it provides 'real security' for the region's residents, calling on the IDF and the government to ensure any Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon is conditioned on Hezbollah's disarmament
Naim Qassem said the Israel-Lebanon framework agreement is a 'humiliation' and 'a surrender of national sovereignty,' calling to replace it with the U.S.-Iran preliminary deal. Linking an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon to Hezbollah's disarmament crosses 'red lines,' he added
June 27 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending out tremors that could be felt from the capital Kabul across the border into neighbouring Pakistan. People ran out of their
June 27 (Reuters) - Israel struck southern Lebanon on Saturday, a day after the two countries signed a U.S.-brokered security arrangement aimed at easing tensions along their border after months of hostilities. Lebanon's state news agency said an Israeli drone struck in
According to Lebanese state media, the strike targeted the Nabatieh area. Netanyahu said the deal signed with U.S. mediation allows Israel 'operational freedom' until Hezbollah is disarmed • Hezbollah chief Qassem bashed the agreement, calling it a 'humiliation'
By Julia Harte June 27 - President Donald Trump’s interim agreement to end the war with Iran hasdragged down his approval rating and garnered criticism across the political spectrum — even from his own supporters. Recent interviews with 18 Americans who voted for Trump in 2024,
The war in Iran and the showy NATO summit that Ankara will host next month give Turkey an opportunity to show off its efforts to become the one dictating regional policy and creating partnership. However, inner and outer hurdles to Erdoğan's plans remain
As tensions persisted despite the cease-fire, Bahrain accused Iran of attacking its territory with a drone and said it reserved the right to respond. U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned Tehran that while Washington had honored the agreement, 'violence will be met with violence'
By Eman Abouhassira and Jana Choukeir DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Iran said it struck targets linked to U.S. forces on Saturday in response to U.S. airstrikes on its southern coast, as each side continued to accuse the other of violating last week's agreement meant to
The text of the agreement signed on Friday includes setting up two 'pilot zones' in southern Lebanon where the Lebanese army would assume full security responsibility. One of the zones appears to require Israeli withdrawal
Washington on Friday released text of a trilateral framework between Israel, Lebanon and the United States aimed at ending hostilities that have been a violent second front of the Middle East war. The following are highlights of the 14-point agreement signed in the US capital:
A Hezbollah lawmaker claimed that Netanyahu 'negotiated with himself,' and that Beirut 'lacks constitutional and national legitimacy.' Lebanon's president and prime minister, however, welcomed the agreement, saying it was 'the first step toward Lebanese sovereignty'
CENTCOM said it struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites as well as coastal radar facilities, after Trump accused Iran of a 'foolish violation of the cease-fire.' Iran's Revolutionary Guards said its response will be 'swift and decisive'
