CAIRO (AA) – The Arab League’s assistant secretary-general has announced that the league has ceased referring to Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization.” In a televised statement on the Egyptian Al-Qahera News Channel the day after he concluded his visit to Beirut, Hossam Zaki said: “In previous Arab League decisions, Hezbollah was...
CAIRO (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has warned of an “unprecedented conflict” in the region, calling for international intervention to prevent it and urging collective efforts for cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, the presidency said in a statement. This came during Sisi’s meeting with European Commission P...
Lebanon’s Mufti and Maronite Patriarch have urged Muslims and Christians to pray for peace during upcoming religious services. Following a meeting at the Maronite Patriarchate, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi emphasized the significance of prayer in ending conflicts. The gathering, attended by leaders from various faiths and political figur...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The outgoing United Nations humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that a spread of Israel’s war on Gaza to Lebanon would be “potentially apocalyptic”. Martin Griffiths described Lebanon as “the flashpoint beyond all flashpoints”, especially its southern border with Israel which ha...
Istanbul, Turkey – AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Western powers of backing what he said were Israeli plans to attack Lebanon and “spread war” throughout the region. “Israel is now setting its sights on Lebanon and we see that Western powers behind the scenes are patting Israel on the ba...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Wednesday urged warring parties in the Middle East to accept “peace proposals”, saying the region including Lebanon “doesn’t need war”. “The Middle East is going through a critical moment,” Parolin told a press conference in Beiru...
BERLIN (AA) – Growing tensions between Israel and Lebanon could trigger a war with “disastrous consequences” for the entire Middle East, Germany’s foreign minister has warned. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem after her meeting with Israeli counterparts, Annalena Baerbock said the situation is “very serious’ and could get out of control...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is preparing to change the situation on its border with Lebanon but hopes there will be no need to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, referring to the army’s ongoing confrontations with the Lebanese Hezbollah group. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 14 about the possibility of a full-blown war with […]...
United Nations, United States – AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into “another Gaza.” Guterres cited increased “bellicose rhetoric” from both sides as they engage in nearly daily exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon bord...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned Cyprus against opening its airports and bases to Israel in the event of total war with his armed movement. “Opening Cypriot airports and bases to the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon would mean that the Cypriot government is part of the war, a...
