UN experts demand Israel urgently release Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya
NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): UN experts on Tuesday called on Israel to immediately release Palestinian physician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all health and care workers held in what they described as arbitrary detention. The experts said Abu Safiya’s continued detention without charge or trial reflects Israel’s systematic targeting of Palestinian health workers and the continued […]
Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, US President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead. He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria’s autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and […]
Hezbollah lawmaker warns of Lebanese ‘internal conflict’ after Israel deal
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah warned on Sunday of “internal conflict” in Lebanon over the country’s agreement with Israel, which the Iran-backed militant group rejects, predicting that the deal would not be implemented. The agreement, which was signed in Washington on Friday after five rounds of talks and aims to pave the way to peace […]
Israel government recognizes Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkiye
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): The Israeli government on Sunday unanimously recognized the massacres of Armenians during World War I as genocide, a move widely seen as a rebuke to Turkiye and a stark signal of the deepening rift between the two countries. Relations between Israel and Turkiye have sharply deteriorated since the war in Gaza erupted after Palestinian […]
Israel, Hezbollah reach ceasefire: Reports
Jerusalem, June 19 (IANS) Israel and Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire, local media reported on Friday, citing Israeli officials. The official said Israel would remain in the “security zone” in southern Lebanon. “If they attack us, we will respond,” the official was quoted as saying, Israel’s Channel 12 reported. Ibrahim al-Moussawi, a member of Hezbollah’s […]
Lebanon’s Aoun says Israel talks independent of US-Iran deal
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that his country’s negotiations with Israel in Washington were independent of the US-Iran deal to bring an end to the Middle East conflict. Lebanon and Israel have been holding direct talks in Washington since April, seeking to end the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah and separate their conflict […]
US ambassador says Lebanon Israel talks to resume in Washington
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): American ambassador Michel Issa met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday to discuss the course of negotiations and efforts aimed at ending Lebanon’s current crisis. Speaking after the meeting, Issa said he conveyed Washington’s appreciation for positions recently expressed by Aoun in a televised interview, describing them as important in advancing the negotiation process. […]
Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now
DUBAI/JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Iran and Israel said on Monday they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from US President Donald Trump that they immediately “stop ‘shooting’,” though Tehran said it would resume strikes if Israel continued to hit Hezbollah in Lebanon. The wave of attacks over the past 24 hours marked the most direct […]
Syria postpones Hajj return flights as Iran, Israel resume fighting
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Syrian authorities postponed all flights scheduled for Monday to transport pilgrims from Madinah in Saudi Arabia to the airports in Aleppo and Damascus due to the resumption of fighting between Iran and Israel. The Ministry of Awqaf announced that two aircraft carrying nearly 700 Syrian pilgrims were diverted to the airport in Amman, Jordan. […]
Israel strikes petrochemical company in Iran’s Khuzestan
Jerusalem, June 8 (IANS) Israel on Monday morning carried out an airstrike against the Karun Petrochemical Company in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, state media reported. Part of the petrochemical complex has sustained damage after being hit by the Israeli projectiles, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency cited Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan’s deputy governor for security affairs, as […]
