Can a weakened Hezbollah still change the equation — or is it refusing to acknowledge defeat?
Rahnuma:BEIRUT: Thursday marks three years since the first war between Hezbollah and Israel sent shockwaves through southern Lebanon, after the group opened what it called a support front for Gaza. A second war followed in March, when Hezbollah again entered the conflict under the banner of supporting Iran. The result has been an expansion of […]
Lebanon’s Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say
Rahnuma:BEIRUT: Hezbollah has received $200 million from Iran to help Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, two people with direct knowledge of the transfer said, the first significant aid from the group to supporters who bore the brunt of the conflict. Hezbollah received the cash last month despite a tightening US economic chokehold […]
British troops arrive in Lebanon for joint military exercise
Rahnuma:LONDON: British soldiers have arrived in Lebanon for a three-week exercise with Lebanese troops aimed at strengthening defense ties and improving operational readiness, the British Embassy in Beirut said on Wednesday. The exercise, Pegasus Cedar 2026, runs through October and brings together soldiers from the Support Company of the 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, […]
Killing of 3-year-old Syrian girl renews scrutiny of domestic abuse protections
Rahnuma:LONDON: Before 3-year-old Jannat Al-Afis was killed in the Syrian Arab Republic’s Deir Ezzor governorate, relatives say there had been warnings about the danger she faced at home. Her father had previously been detained after a complaint that he abused her, then released, a relative told Syrian media. Other reports said he regained custody through […]
Iranians spied on London-based journalists ‘on behalf of’ Tehran
;LONDON: Three Iranian men went on trial in the United Kingdom Tuesday charged with spying for Iran, allegedly laying the groundwork for a violent attack against at least one London-based journalist. The Iranian nationals visited addresses linked to people including two journalists working for the Farsi-language Iran International television news network, which Tehran has labelled […]
Most families of US troops killed in the Iran war’s deadliest attack won’t be at White House event
Rahnuma:WASHINGTON: Most families of the six soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war will not be attending a major White House event for Gold Star families hosted by President Donald Trump. Only one family member of those killed in an Iranian drone strike March 1 on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait confirmed to […]
US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war
Rahnuma:FAIRBANKS, Alaska: US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. Vance, a longtime skeptic of US involvement in […]
Oil gains as US storm and Houthi air strikes threaten supply
Rahnuma:SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude. Brent futures rose 81 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $101.39 a barrel by 09:35 a.m. Saudi time. US West […]
New Saudi nanotechnology reduces industrial emissions
Rahnuma:MAKKAH: Umm Al-Qura University has registered a new patent with the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, related to the invention of a technology to extract nano-iron oxide compound from steelmaking slag, in a step that promotes the use of industrial waste in the production of advanced materials that serve the petrochemical, water treatment and mining […]
Mawhiba opens registration for Bebras Mawhiba competition
Rahnuma:The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, has opened registration for the 2026 Bebras Mawhiba Informatics Competition. Registration is open from October 6 to November 22, targeting students from third grade of primary school through third grade of secondary school. The competition will […]
