VATICAN — Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for peace as he ushered in this year's Christmas celebrations with a mass at Saint Peter's Basilica as the Hamas-Israel war rages on in the Gaza Strip....
TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the Gaza war was exacting a "very heavy price" as the toll of soldiers killed in fighting with Hamas mounted....
Dec 24 — Thousands of protesters staged one of the largest pro-Palestinian marches in Rabat on Sunday since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, demanding an end to Morocco's ties with Israel....
The war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza is plunging the whole region into mourning, from the occupied West Bank to Syria, to Lebanon, where the conflict has spilled over into the south, claiming...
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed "great concern" about a Catholic parish in war-torn Gaza with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, his office said on Sunday. Macron...
Yemen's internationally recognized government has welcomed UN-led efforts to end the country's civil war after the warring parties committed to take steps towards a cease-fire....
DUBAI — The Iranian navy has taken delivery of cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 km (621 miles) as well as reconnaissance helicopters, state media reported on Sunday, as the US accused Iran...
CAIRO — At least 166 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours and 384 others injured, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said the latest figures...
BEIRUT —The Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment has been forced to stop the operation of some pumping stations and adopt a new, temporary rationing program due to pollution provoked by...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed reports that the United States had convinced Israel not to expand its military activity during a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday....
Israel said it was shifting focus to southern Gaza in its war against Hamas militants, as the United States again pressed its ally to do more to protect Palestinian civilians....
BEIRUT — A Christmas tree was erected and decorated in Tripoli after the first one was burned by arsonists, MP Elie Khoury said in a post on Facebook. Earlier on Sunday, L'Orient Today reported...
The side of a house in Beirut's Moseitbeh area collapsed on the night of Dec. 22 as torrential rains fell on the capital, our local photographer João Sousa reported Sunday morning. According to a...
A relentless Israeli military campaign, in response to deadly Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, has upset the lives of most, if not all, residents of the Gaza Strip. Israeli forces...
Christmas cheer has deserted the streets of Syria's cities, where the main churches have limited celebrations to prayers in solidarity with Palestinians suffering war in Gaza....
A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone "fired from Iran," the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red...
A US Navy destroyer patrolling in the Red Sea on Saturday knocked down four attack drones before they could strike the warship, the US Central Command said. The USS Laboon...
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Sunday eight soldiers had been killed in the Gaza Strip, bringing its published combat losses to more than 150 since ground incursions began on Oct 20....
17:30 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 79 of the Hamas-Israel war. We are (exceptionally) suspending our coverage at this point today, on the occasion...
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed more than 200 people in 24 hours, Hamas-controlled authorities said Saturday, as the United States again pressed its ally to do more to protect civilians. ...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
