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Middle East

September 26, 2024 10:01 PM

Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again

Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah movement, defying its biggest ally the U.S. and pressing ahead with strikes that have killed hundreds in Lebanon and heightened fears of an all-out regional war. An Israeli ...

September 26, 2024 9:27 PM

Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis’ rise, says UN report

Yemen's Houthi rebels have grown "from a localised armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization" with the help of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraqi specialists, according to a co...

September 25, 2024 7:21 PM

UK to send troops to Cyprus, anticipating mass Lebanon evacuation

Britain will move troops to Cyprus to help its nationals leave Lebanon, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that the escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah was pushing the region towards the brink.   The government said in a stateme...

September 25, 2024 4:22 PM

Two-Day Global Aerospace Summit Kicks Off in Abu Dhabi

The seventh edition of the Global Aerospace Summit, a premier forum for the world's aerospace supply chain, commenced today in Abu Dhabi. The two-day event, running from September 25-26 at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, brings together industr...

September 25, 2024 4:17 PM

How the Israel-Hezbollah war might lead to broader conflict

Israel has intensified its bombardment of Lebanon, striking what it says are hundreds of sites linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, with Lebanese authorities saying the barrage killed more than 500 people on one day alone. The escalation, afte...

September 25, 2024 12:05 PM

At UN for last time, Biden seeks to calm Mideast tension

U.S. President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday, declaring that Russia's war in Ukraine has failed and that a diplomatic solution between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah was still possible. With fo...

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