Beirut is seeking to mobilize Shi'ite backing to advance its agenda and offset Hezbollah's influence, even as it relies on donor states and Washington's goodwill. After the war, Hezbollah finds itself financially strained and politically exposed – and no longer able to treat
Feb 12 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran are showing flexibility on a nuclear deal, with Washington appearing "willing" to tolerate some nuclear enrichment, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told the Financial Times in an interview published Thursday. “It is positive
Antisemitism in Australia is "frightening" but most people want good relations, Israel's President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday as he wrapped up a four-day visit and was met by protests in the city of Melbourne. Herzog's tightly policed visit to Australia this week was meant
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pro-Palestine protesters will rally in Melbourne on Thursday on the final day of Israeli President Isaac Herzog's trip to Australia, following protests in the capital Canberra and violent clashes between protesters and police in
What began as an ordinary shift for Jerusalem bus driver Fakhri Khatib ended hours later in tragedy. A chaotic spiral of events, symptomatic of a surge in racist violence targeting Arab bus drivers in Israel, led to the death of a teenager, Khatib's arrest and calls for him to
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Israel will join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday during his visit to Washington where he met Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. After meeting
Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Thursday antisemitism in Australia is "frightening" but most people want good relations, on the final day of a visit expected to spark protests in the city of Melbourne. Herzog's tightly policed four day visit to Australia this week was
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has begun paying Afghansto repatriate as it attempts to close a camp in Qatar where they have been stranded for years, the top State Department official for South and Central Asia told lawmakers on
Iranian hackers have leaked the information of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and PMO Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman. Although Israel is the world's third-largest target for threats, companies aren't legally required to meet a
In a rare reference to Ataturk, a divisive figure in Greece, the Greek premier reaffirmed his commitment to dialogue.
By Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. security firm that deployed armed veterans to guard Gaza aid sites is in talks with the Trump administration’s Board of Peace about its next role in the enclave, the company said on Wednesday, after previously
OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday that it had called on Iran to immediately free activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi from prison. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik; editing by mark Heinrich)
By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT, Feb 11 (Reuters ) - Lebanon’s government will decide next week how to move to the second phase of a plan to extend its authority and place all arms under state control in areas north of the Litani River, its information minister said on Wednesday. The
Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are waiting to leave for lifesaving medical treatment outside the Strip, but according to the World Health Organization, the tedious process means only 36 patients were able to leave in the first four days after the Rafah crossing reopened
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations Development Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of Gaza City’s oldest commercial districts and is an environmental and health risk.
The detainees were handed over from SDF custody to the US-led coalition for transfer to Iraqi prisons.
Iran's president vowed on Wednesday that the Islamic republic would not bow to outside aggression, as it marked the anniversary of the 1979 revolution with events overshadowed by the looming threat of US military action. Protesters, meanwhile, renewed anti-government chants
President Donald Trump said he insisted that talks with Iran continue, but acknowledged that “nothing definitive” was reached during his meeting with the Israeli leader.
The Israeli premier is in Washington to push Israel’s concerns over US-Iran negotiations and discuss Gaza.
The Israeli premier is in Washington to push Israel’s concerns over US-Iran negotiations and discuss Gaza.
President Donald Trump said he insisted that talks with Iran continue, but acknowledged that “nothing definitive” was reached during his meeting with the Israeli leader.
Qatar and Oman have played a vital role in mediating between Iran and the United States to avoid military confrontation that would spill over to the rest of the region.
NABLUS, West Bank, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Five months after Israel's Supreme Court ruled that its prisons were failing to provide enough food for Palestinian detainees and ordered conditions be improved, emaciated prisoners are still emerging with tales of extreme hunger and abuse.
PARIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - France will increase the number of visas for Iranians seeking asylum as a result of the recent crackdown by Iranian authorities, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. Speaking in parliament, Barrot said Paris wanted to support the
DXB has been the world’s busiest airport since 2014 and eyes nearly 100 million passengers in 2026.
By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. security firm that deployed armed military veterans to Gaza to guard aid sites run by a now-defunct distribution operation is seeking to hire Arabic-speaking contractors with combat experience, according to job listings on
WARSAW, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Poland and Italy will not join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, Warsaw and Rome said on Wednesday, adding to the list of Washington's allies remaining on the sidelines. Initially designed to cement Gaza's ceasefire, Trump sees the Board
Israel's plans to tighten control over the occupied West Bank, paving the way for further settlement expansion, are a step towards consolidating illegal annexation, the UN rights chief said Wednesday. The plans include allowing Jewish Israelis to buy West Bank land directly,
About 150 people have been permitted to enter the Gaza enclave in the week since the Rafah crossing reopened. Eyewitness accounts, videos and satellite images show how a short route can take an entire day to traverse
A new documentary follows Israeli comic and activist Noam Shuster-Eliassi as she moves between humor and dispair
By Dmitry Antonov and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that new U.S. restrictions on the role of Russia and other countries in Venezuela's oil business were blatant discrimination and the Kremlin said it would
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Iran's missile capabilities are its red line and are not a subject to be negotiated, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday, as Tehran and Washington eye a new round of talks to avert conflict. U.S. and Iranian diplomats held indirect
By Yannis Souliotis ATHENS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Most of the 15 Afghan migrants who were killed off the Greek island of Chios last week when their dinghy collided with a coast guard vessel died of head injuries, not from drowning, autopsy results seen by Reuters show. A criminal