ISTANBUL (AA) – The US has announced a $20 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) over an alleged plot to assassinate John Bolton, who served as US national security advisor under then-President Donald Trump. Shahram Poursafi, also known as Mehdi Rezayi and Shah...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday welcomed a joint call for a temporary cease-fire between Israel and the Hezbollah group amid escalating cross-border attacks. Late on Wednesday, the US, the EU, and nine other nations urged the two sides to agree to a 21-day cease-fire. In his speech at a Security […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US, the European Union and nine other nations urged Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday to agree to a temporary cease-fire. In a joint statement, the US, Australia, Canada, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar described the situation between the two nations as “in...
BEIRUT (AA) — Despite international calls for a temporary cease-fire, Israeli warplanes continued to hit Lebanon Thursday, with an entire family among the victims. The official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that an entire family perished in a strike on their home in the town of Chaat. The agency did not specify the number [&hell...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has urged Russians in Lebanon to leave the country for security reasons. The Russian embassy and other diplomatic missions in Lebanon are working to inform some 3,000 Russian citizens staying in Lebanon about the existing warnings and recommendations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a press briefing in M...
Israel and the US faced the ire of world leaders during a heated UN General Assembly session, the first major gathering since Israel began its war on Gaza nearly a year ago. Many leaders criticized Israel’s retaliatory measures since October 7. They say its war on Gaza has exceeded the bounds of self-defense. Brazilian President […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced that the Senate will intervene to prevent a government shutdown set for October 1. This follows a failed funding plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson, which lacked bipartisan support. Schumer criticized House Republicans for their inaction, stating, “They don’t seem to have any pla...
Non-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is calling recent attacks in Lebanon acts of terrorism that threaten to plunge the region into all-out war. In a statement, the organization condemned the assaults as the actions of an Israeli rogue state which is fueled by a climate of total impunity. JVP criticized mainstream media for […...
U.S. envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield has called Israel’s murder of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the occupied West Bank a “horrific tragedy.” She said Washington will demand that Israel provide more details from its investigation into the incident. Thomas-Greenfield also noted that President Joe Biden has ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US, UK and Australia have expanded their engagement under the AUKUS pact with at least four other nations with which they share “close bilateral defense partnerships.” AUKUS, a defense pact under which Canberra will get nuclear-powered submarines, is “exploring opportunities to improve interoperability” with Japan in ...
