Categories
Israel launches deadly strike near Beirut, widening Lebanon offensive
Israel pounded south Lebanon with deadly strikes and widened its offensive with the first raid near Beirut in weeks where authorities said a woman and two children were killed des…
Israeli strike near Beirut as Lebanon says raids kill 14
Israel's military said it launched an airstrike in the Beirut area Thursday as a Lebanese source said an apartment was hit, the second such raid since an April ceasefire announcem…
US warns Oman not to engage in facilitating tolls for Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The United States warned Oman on Thursday not to get directly or indirectly involved in any effort to impose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz, saying …
US military planes harming Israeli commercial activity, airports chief says
JERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) - Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main air gateway near Tel Aviv, is operating at about one-third of capacity due to the presence of U.S. re…
US removing 76 names from sanctions blacklist in move meant to strengthen program
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it taking 76 persons, vessels and entities off its sanctions blacklist that it said were outdated, a m…
EU sanctions Israeli settlers, expands sanctions to Hamas' Politburo members
BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) - The EU Council on Thursday imposed sanctions on four entities and three individuals for abuses against Palestinians in West Bank, it said in a stateme…
As US and Iran near deal, Trump confronts familiar dilemma
It's unclear whether President Donald Trump will take the off-ramp as fellow Republicans rail against an interim deal that wouldn't immediately address Iran's nuclear program.
US and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, Axios reports
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclea…
China wary of Syria's Uyghur militants, but business keeps growing
China’s biggest advantage in Syria may be not aggressive spending but the lack of meaningful Western competition.
Israel carries out strike on Beirut suburbs, first near capital in weeks
BEIRUT, May 28 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday, the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasef…
