Pentagon says not planning a US withdrawal from Iraq
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Monday it was not currently planning to withdraw its roughly 2,500 troops from Iraq, despite Baghdad's announcement last week it would begin the process of...
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UN 'very concerned' by high journalist death toll in Gaza
The UN on Monday voiced alarm at the number of journalists killed in the war in Gaza, a day after two Al Jazeera reporters died in an alleged Israeli strike on their car....
8 January 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters block New York City bridges, tunnel
NEW YORK — Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked several New York City bridges and a tunnel on Monday to demand an immediate ceasefire in the three-month-old Israel-Hamas conflict....
Shannon Stapleton, 8 January 2024
Mikati reveals 'diplomatic solution' in making, announces return of Hochstein
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Monday that "a diplomatic solution" to the ongoing cross-border conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, which erupted on Oct. 8, is in the making...
8 January 2024
Lebanese professor accused of collaboration with Israel in Arouri assassination denies allegations
BEIRUT — A Lebanese-born history professor currently teaching at the University of British Columbia in Canada recently found himself targeted in an online campaign accusing him of collaborating...
8 January 2024
Canada, partners take Iran to UN council over downed Ukrainian jet
OTTAWA — Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Monday formally complained to the UN aviation council in their bid to hold Iran accountable for the downing of a passenger airliner in January...
8 January 2024
1 dead, 2 injured in Tripoli shootout
BEIRUT — A man was killed and his cousin and cousin's mother were injured when unknown individuals riding a motorcycle opened fire with automatic weapons in the Shaarani neighborhood of the Qobbeh...
8 January 2024
Lebanese Education Ministry official remains in custody in Iraqi diploma case
Incarcerated at the end of December, Amal Chaaban, secretary of the Pre-University Equivalence Commission at the Lebanese Education Ministry, will remain in detention, in connection with the taking...
Anne-Marie El-HAGE, 8 January 2024
Islamic Jihad releases video showing Gaza hostage alive
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad released Monday video footage it claimed showed an Israeli hostage alive in its custody in Gaza, after being seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on...
8 January 2024
Hamieh dismisses potential 'negligence' following Beirut airport screen hacking
BEIRUT — Caretaker Lebanese Transport and Public Works Minister Ali Hamieh dismissed on Monday, following a cyberattack targeting screens at the Beirut airport, any suggestion that the incident was...
8 January 2024
Cyberattack at Beirut airport: What happened and what are the potential risks?
Last night, rather than the usual information on connections, the screens at Rafic Hariri airport displayed a message addressed to Hezbollah. At the same time, baggage carousels also malfunctioned,...
Guilhem DORANDEU, 8 January 2024
Why is Hezbollah's hit on Israel's Meron air base significant?
On Saturday, Hezbollah says it attacked Israel's Meron air surveillance base with 62 missiles as part of its initial response to the killing of senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in...
Wael Taleb, 8 January 2024
Iran backs Iraqi call to end presence of US-led force
Iran on Monday threw its weight behind calls from neighboring Iraq to oust the US-led anti-jihadist coalition from its territory after a US strike killed a pro-Iran commander in Baghdad....
8 January 2024
Last-minute compromise averts closure of Costa Brava landfill to Chouf, Aley and Baabda districts
A meeting chaired by caretaker Environment Minister Nasser Yassin at his ministry's headquarters on Monday narrowly averted the Federation of Southern Suburbs Municipalities' closure of the Costa...
8 January 2024
Jordan's King Abdullah: Israel's 'brutal' war creates generation of Gaza orphans
AMMAN — Jordan's King Abdullah said on Monday that Israel had created a whole generation of orphans with its "brutal" war in Gaza, where he said over 30,000 people, mostly women and children,...
Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 8 January 2024
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander in Lebanon: Security official
Israel killed a top commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in a strike on south Lebanon, a security source told AFP Monday, adding to fears the conflict in Gaza could spread....
8 January 2024
Germany ready to sell Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government on Monday defended plans to lift Germany's longstanding veto on sales of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh has adopted a "constructive approach" in...
8 January 2024
Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria
BEIRUT/AMMAN — Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria targeting cargo trucks, infrastructure and people involved in Iran's weapons lifeline to its proxies in the...
Laila Bassam, 8 January 2024
Israeli strike on Lebanon kills senior commander in elite Hezbollah unit
An Israeli strike on south Lebanon on Monday killed a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan force, three security sources told Reuters. The security sources identified...
8 January 2024
Palestinian village fears Israel wartime demolitions
Dabbing away tears, Ghadeer al-Atrash stood before her bulldozed home in a Palestinian village abutting Israeli settlements, a fate feared by hundreds of villagers as Israel ramps up demolitions...
8 January 2024
After Arouri assassination, Hamas in Lebanon desires vengeance
The black door of Hamas’ office in Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp is closed. Usually, a dozen or so Hamas members stand guard under the green flags and electric cables above the...
Emmanuel Haddad and Haisan el-Hraich, 8 January 2024
Blinken to meet Saudi crown prince before heading to Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler on Monday before heading to Israel as part of efforts to stop the Gaza war spiraling into a regional conflict....
8 January 2024
Geagea calls for the Lebanese army to take charge of southern Lebanon's border
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday called for the Lebanese army to fully take charge of the Lebanese southern borders which have experienced fierce battles between Hezbollah and...
8 January 2024
Israel has the duty to protect West Bank Palestinians
Israel has the duty to protect Palestinians in the West Bank, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in Ramallah on Monday. Her comments came after the Palestinian health...
8 January 2024
Gaza conflict looms large in pope's yearly "state of the world" speech
Pope Francis, speaking about the Middle East conflict in his yearly address to diplomats, on Monday called for a "cease-fire on every front, including Lebanon." In the long...
8 January 2024
UK-Palestinian surgeon fights for 'justice' after Gaza return
A British-Palestinian doctor who worked in Gazan hospitals during the Israel-Hamas conflict hopes that testimony he has given to UK police will lead to prosecutions for war crimes....
8 January 2024
German FM in Israel visit calls for 'less intensive' Gaza combat
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Sunday urged Israel to ease its military campaign in Gaza and do more to protect civilians in the besieged Palestinian territory....
8 January 2024
Blinken tours Middle East as Gaza war rages into fourth month
Israel pounded Gaza on Sunday as its war with Hamas raged into a fourth month, while top US diplomat Antony Blinken decried the "tragedy" of civilian deaths and warned the conflict threatened the...
8 January 2024
Israeli army claims killed central Hamas figure in Syria; Biden 'working' to reduce Israel's presence in Gaza: Day 94 of Hamas-Israel war
22:08 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage of day 94 of the Israel-Hamas war. We will be back tomorrow with more news updates. 22:07 Beirut Time...
Wael Taleb, 8 January 2024
Hezbollah retaliates, cross-border fighting, Gaza's death toll rises: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on our LIVE coverage of Day 91 , Day 92 and Day 93 of the Israel-Hamas war. Hezbollah on Saturday fired a...
