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October 9, 2024 2:21 PM

Gulf states must not allow use of airspace against Iran, Iranian official says

Tehran has told Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases against Iran and warned that any such move would draw a response, Reuters reported, citing a senior Iranian official. The comments co...

October 9, 2024 11:35 AM

Hezbollah targets Israeli troops on Lebanese border, sirens in northern Israel

Hezbollah militants targeted Israeli soldiers near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh with artillery shells and rockets on Wednesday, the group said in a statement, a day after Israel said it had killed two successors to Hezbollah's slain leade...

October 9, 2024 9:00 AM

Israel has eliminated Nasrallah’s ‘successors’, says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the country's forces have successfully targeted and eliminated potential successors to Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed during precision strikes on the Lebanese capital Be...

October 8, 2024 11:01 PM

Netanyahu says Israel has ‘taken out’ Nasrallah’s successors

Israeli forces have killed the would-be successors of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, without naming them. "We've degraded Hezbollah's capabilities. We took out thousands of t...

October 8, 2024 9:00 PM

UAE launches nationwide campaign to support Lebanon amid humanitarian crisis

The United Arab Emirates has launched a nationwide campaign to support the people of Lebanon.The campaign, titled “The UAE Stands with Lebanon,” will run from October 8 to 21, 2024. It aims to mobilize the entire UAE community, including individu...

October 8, 2024 5:11 PM

India and UAE to interlink payment systems for smooth cross-border transactions

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India and the UAE are working on interlinking India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with the UAE’s AANI system to enable seamless cross-border transactions between the two countries. This mov...

October 8, 2024 4:17 PM

Who is Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s deputy chief?

Hezbollah's deputy secretary general Sheikh Naim Qassem, who said on Tuesday that the armed group supported efforts to reach a ceasefire for Lebanon, has been a senior figure in the Iran-backed movement for more than 30 years. Speaking in front of c...

October 8, 2024 3:52 PM

Israel begins ground operations in southwest Lebanon as Iran sends warning

Israel's military said on Tuesday it had begun ground operations in southwest Lebanon, expanding its incursions to a new zone a year after exchanges of fire began with armed group Hezbollah and amid pleas by the U.N. for a diplomatic solution. The r...

October 8, 2024 10:29 AM

Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, Hamas vows to rise again

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third-largest city of Haifa and Hamas vowed to rise again as Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon, a year after the devastating Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israelis held ceremon...

October 7, 2024 5:27 PM

How the world is marking Oct. 7 attack on Israel, start of Gaza war

People around the world were holding vigils, ceremonies and protests to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, as fighting raged on in the enclave on Monday. The militants killed some 1,200 peop...

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