Middle East
Israel responds to explosive balloons with tank fire on Gaza
The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in Gaza early on Sunday in response to continued launches of explosives-laden balloons out ...Syria talks ‘respectful’ but no agenda, date for next meet
The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria said Saturday that the latest round of talks between the country’s opposing parties took place in ...US plans further troop reductions in Iraq by November
The United States plans to reduce its military force in Iraq from the current 5,200 to about 3,500 by November, U.S. officials ...UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued Saturday a decree formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal ...Gaza militants fire 12 rockets, Israel strikes Hamas targets
Palestinian militants fired 12 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip overnight, nine of which were intercepted, and Israel responded with three ...Israel strikes Gaza targets after arson balloons launched
Israeli aircraft bombed several sites belonging to the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip for a fifth night in a row, ...Hezbollah will respond if Israel behind Beirut blast, says Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that his group would wait for results of an investigation into the Beirut port ...Turkey threatens to cut diplomatic ties with UAE over Israel peace deal
Turkey is considering suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates and withdrawing its ambassador over the Gulf state’s accord to normalise ...Lebanon parliament approves sweeping powers for the army
Lebanon’s parliament on Thursday approved a two-week state of emergency in Beirut, declared after last week’s gigantic portside explosion, giving the army ...Israel, UAE to normalize relations in shift in Mideast politics, West Bank annexation on hold
Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a ...














