4 days ago · What happened: Lebanon’s LBCI Group reported on Friday that the clashes have killed three and injured 10 more among Lebanese clans involved in the fighting.Syria's official news agency, SANA, reported that the violence killed one HTS fighter. The violence has reportedly continued into Friday, following an overnight detainee exchange at the Jusiyah …

4 days ago · Mehdi al-Shayesh thought he would quickly resettle in his central Syrian home town after Bashar al-Assad was ousted, but like many others stuck in camps, he found his home uninhabitable."We were unbelievably happy when the regime fell," the 40-year-old said from his small, concrete-block house in Atme displacement camp, one of the largest and most crowded …

3 days ago · More than 100 Palestinians freed into Gaza on Saturday returned to the territory to find it rendered unrecognisable by 15 months of war, while for many the fate of their loved ones was unknown."How is my family? Are they still alive?" one prisoner asked, calling out from a bus window as prisoners arrived in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip."Have there been …

4 days ago · The International Criminal Court and dozens of countries on Friday condemned sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump over probes targeting America and Israel as a threat to "law based international order".The United Nations and the European Union urged Trump to reverse the asset freezes and travel bans against ICC officials, employees and their …

5 days ago · President Donald Trump said Thursday that Gaza would be "turned over" by Israel to the United States when the conflict is over, and no soldiers would be needed for his subsequent takeover and redevelopment plan.Trump doubled down on the shock plan he first announced on Tuesday -- and on his plan to resettle two million Palestinians elsewhere from Gaza in the …

4 days ago · In America's largest Arab enclave, where frustration with President Joe Biden's Gaza policy led many to back Donald Trump, anger is now growing over the president's explosive proposal to take control of the Palestinian territory.But Dearborn voters say their only viable option in 2024 was to punish Democrats, leveraging their influence as a minority community on their …

2 days ago · An offensive launched by Syria along its border with Lebanon on Thursday escalated into intense clashes between Syrian forces and Lebanese armed groups, including those associated with multiple Lebanese clans.

4 days ago · Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that there should not be negotiations with the United States, days after US President Donald Trump called for a new nuclear deal. "You should not negotiate with such a government, it is unwise, it is not intelligent, it is not honourable to negotiate," Khamenei said during a meeting with army commanders. The …

5 days ago · A high-level US delegation was expected to arrive in Beirut on Thursday night, the first such visit for Trump administration officials, to warn Lebanese officials about Hezbollah’s influence, as talks on the formation of a new government in Lebanon drag on.. Reuters reported that Morgan Ortagus, the new deputy special envoy for the Middle East under President …

4 days ago · WASHINGTON — The Trump administration formally notified Congress on Friday of more than $7.4 billion worth of munitions and guidance kits to Israel following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week.. The State Department notified Congress' armed services and foreign relations committees on Friday of $6.75 billion worth of GBU-39/B …