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Israel says pilot safe zones begin in southern Lebanon

July 20 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Monday it had begun a pilot programme for safe zones in southern Lebanon in cooperation with U.S. and Lebanese forces, in what a U.S. official called a step toward reasserting Lebanese state authority in the area. The pilot zones

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

Iran's president said his country is fighting a "full-scale war" with the United States, as Washington expanded its strikes across the Islamic republic and Tehran hit Gulf states. Iran in 'full-scale war' with US Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was in a

Yemen's Houthis announce naval blockade on Saudi Arabia

In a televised statement, Houthis' spokesman warned that 'any foolish act committed by the reckless Saudi enemy will be met with a comprehensive and decisive escalation.' Last week, the Yemeni rebels threatened that a Saudi strike on Sanaa's airport would not go unanswered

Scars of war linger on Syria's Saint Simeon monastery

Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern Syria by war, looting and rampant illegal excavations. The Saint Simeon monastery itself was subjected to

Who is Hamas' new leader Khalil Al-Hayya?

(Corrects Palestinian death toll to 73,000 from 67,000, in paragraph 17) By Nidal al-Mughrabi July 20 (Reuters) - Khalil Al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official who survived an Israeli raid on Qatar in September last year and who is seen as having good ties with Iran, was named on

Hamas names Khalil Al-Hayya as new overall leader

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Eman Abouhassira CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) - Hamas has named Khalil Al-Hayya as its overall leader, according to a statement from the Palestinian militant group on Monday, in a move an analyst says could signal a tougher stance by the group towards

Bahrain, Kuwait report Iranian attacks

Bahrain and Kuwait reported intercepting Iranian attacks on Monday, as the United States and Iran traded the latest strikes in more than a week of escalation.A shaky US-Iran ceasefire has all but collapsed as Iran began attacking vessels using an Omani route in the Strait of

US widens strikes in Iran

The United States expanded the scope of its strikes on Iran on Monday, targeting provinces around the country including a city hosting a nuclear power plant, as the Islamic republic kept up its attacks in the region. While the US had focused its strikes since the return to war

Iran says fighting 'full-scale war' with US

Iran is fighting a "full-scale war" with the United States, its president said Monday, as Washington expanded its strikes across the Islamic republic including a city hosting a nuclear power plant. "The reality is that today the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a

Rubio says Iran using Strait of Hormuz as leverage

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage in the ongoing Middle East conflict, adding that other countries needed to step up pressure to protect global shipping.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel