The missile fired from Yemen toward Israeli territory early on Tuesday morning was intercepted by the Israeli air force (IAF), the army revealed on Tuesday.
The shrapnel of the missile did, however, hit and fall inside a civilian house in…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Assad ouster is latest Turkish success in regional rivalry with Iran
The ousting of the Assad regime in Syria is Turkey’s latest success in its competition with Iran for regional influence. But analysts say Tehran still has cards to play in its intensifying rivalry with Ankara. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
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Palestinians dedicate new West Bank olive grove to Jimmy Carter
TULKAREM, West Bank —Palestinian activists and residents planted a grove of 250 olive trees in a northern West Bank town Monday in memory of the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter, describing him as a staunch supporter of the Palestinian…
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Biden defends foreign policy record despite ongoing crises
Washington —Outgoing President Joe Biden sought to burnish his foreign policy record on Monday and said U.S. adversaries are weaker than when he took office four years ago despite global crises that remain unresolved.
A week before handing…
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ICJ president named Lebanon’s new prime minister
ReutersNawaf Salam was elected president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s top court, last February Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, has been named as Lebanon’s new prime…
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Gaza hostage dea: Israel will not release Hamas’s Nukhba terrorists
Israel will not release any Hamas terrorist belonging to the Nukhba forces, which took part in the October 7 massacre of southern Israel, as part of a possible hostage deal, diplomatic sources told The Jerusalem Post on Monday evening.
The…
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Israel’s dilemma on the Lebanese border
Shortly after the Lebanese parliament elected General Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a deadlock that left the position vacant and the country rudderless for over two years, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar joined the list of…
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Lebanese judge to be country’s new prime minister
NEW YORK —A majority of Lebanese lawmakers on Monday put their support behind Nawaf Salam, head of the International Court of Justice, designating him as the country’s next prime minister.
The move comes as a further blow to Hezbollah,…
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Hezbollah official says group excluded by Lebanese officials
Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad said on Monday the Iran-backed terrorist group’s opponents were seeking its fragmentation and exclusion from power in Lebanon.
Speaking at the presidential palace after Hezbollah lawmakers had met with…
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Russia says Iran’s president will visit this week, sign partnership pact with Putin
Moscow —Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart this week for the signing of a broad partnership pact between Moscow and Tehran, the Kremlin said Monday.
The agreement on “comprehensive strategic partnership”…
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