HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The US Defense Department announced steps Monday aimed at enhancing the defense posture of its forces across the Middle East. “The DOD (Department of Defense) has taken steps to further enhance the defense posture of US forces in the Middle East region to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a […]
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada ramped up efforts to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon on Monday as the security situation in the country deteriorates. “The security situation in Lebanon is becoming increasingly dangerous and volatile. The airport remains open and commercial flights are still available,” Minister of Foreign A...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday warned that the ISIS could exploit Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks in Lebanon. “This is a moment of enormous volatility in the Middle East,” Blinken said in his opening remarks at the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS ministerial meeting. “It’s more importa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden called for an end to all hostilities as Israel prepares for what it is calling a “limited” ground operation in Lebanon amid fears of a spiraling regional war. Asked by a reporter if he is aware of and comfortable with Israel beginning its operation, Biden said: “I’m more aware...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the promises of cease-fire made by Americans and Europeans if Iran did not respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were “false.” He said this during a cabinet meeting in Tehran, condemning the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Iran had vo...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has said that Tel Aviv will only accept a cease-fire in Lebanon when pro-Palestinian resistance group Hezbollah has been pushed away from the border to the north of the Litani River and disarmed, according to the Israeli media. “The only acceptable way for Israel to agree to […...
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that the group will elect a new leader “as soon as possible.” “We will choose a secretary-general as soon as possible according to the party’s structure,” Qassem said in a televised speech. “The choices will be easy,” he added. Hezbollah Secretary-General H...
BEIRUT (AA) – Israeli forces launched early Monday an airstrike on Beirut’s Kola area, marking the first attack inside the Lebanese capital since the conflict with Hezbollah started last October. According to an Anadolu correspondent, an Israeli drone targeted a fifth-floor apartment in a building on the road connecting Beirut with Rafik...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged Israel on Saturday to abandon “essentially terrorist methods of settling political scores” as he commented on the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Lavrov said at a news conference in New York that he had the impression that Israel is trying to provoke Ira...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Department of State updated on Saturday its travel advisory for Lebanon, asking the families of diplomats to leave the country. The advisory said it ordered the departure of non-mission-employed eligible family members (EFMs) and authorized departure for mission-employed EFMs and non-essential US direct hire employ...
