BEIRUT (AA) – Israel killed at least 10 people in overnight airstrikes in southern Lebanon, marking the deadliest violations of the cease-fire agreement reached last week, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry statement said an Israeli strike killed six people and injured two others in the town of Haris in Bint Jbeil [...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada on Monday officially designated Yemen’s Ansarallah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, as a “terrorist entity” under the criminal code. “Today’s addition of Ansarallah as a listed terrorist entity contributes to our efforts in fighting terrorism globally and aligning Canada with...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened that there would be severe consequences if Israelis held in Gaza were not freed by January 20. “Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East – But it’s all [&...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Sudanese army recaptured a town in central Sudan on Monday amid military advances against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group. Defense Minister Yasin Ibrahim said that army forces seized control of Um Al-Qura town east of Al-Jazira State. “Our forces are also advancing on the outskirts of Umm [&helli...
RIYADH (AA) – The World Football Summit (WFS) officially began in Saudi Arabia on Monday, bringing together key stakeholders from the global football community. At the opening ceremony, attended by representatives from major football organizations such as FIFA and UEFA, along with senior executives, players, and technical staff, the summitR...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House says that a nearly week-old cease-fire agreement in Lebanon is “largely” being respected after Hezbollah responded to a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the country in spite of the cease-fire deal. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby described Israel’s attacks since...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says that recent developments in Syria cannot be attributed solely to external intervention, but they stem from “unresolved” problems over the past 13 years. Speaking at a news conference alongside his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, who is on an official visit to Türk...
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah targeted the Roueissat Al-Alam Israeli military post in the occupied Kfar Shuba hills, describing the action as a “preliminary defensive warning” in response to ongoing Israeli violations of the cease-fire agreement. In a statement, Hezbollah cited multiple breaches, including Israeli gunfire on civilians, airstri...
HAMA, Syria (AA) — Armed groups opposing Bashar al-Assad’s regime have captured eight more settlements in the Syrian province of Hama. The opposition forces, engaged in clashes with regime forces for six days, have made significant territorial gains, taking control of regional hub Aleppo, as well as areas south of northwestern Idlib prov...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has released a video featuring a US citizen in the Gaza Strip addressing President-elect Donald Trump. “To President Trump, I am an American-Israeli citizen currently held captive in the Gaza Strip. As an American, I have always believed in the power of the...