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Opinion | Israel Should Stop Fantasising About A 'Regime Change' In Iran
The Iranian regime is not going anywhere in a hurry, nor is its worldview going to change. The only change that might come would be in the shape of its capabilities.
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Biden Says "We Can Avoid" All-Out Mideast War
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that "we can avoid" all-out war in the Middle East, as Israel bombarded Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon and weighed retaliation for an Iranian missile attack.
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G7 Voices "Deep Concern" Over Deteriorating Situation In Mideast
Leaders of the G7 countries on Thursday voiced concern over the "deteriorating situation" in the Middle East while warning against further "uncontrollable escalation" in the region.
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Israel Raids Lebanon Again, Sirens Sound In Tel Aviv As Tensions Surge In Mideast
Longtime foes Hezbollah and Israel have been locked in near-daily exchanges of cross-border fire since Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7.
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Explained: Clashes Between Israel And Hezbollah Since 2006 War
After an escalation of hostilities Sunday amid over 10 months of cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement, here are the major eruptions of violence since their 2006 war.
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Air France, Transavia Extend Beirut Flight Suspension Amid Mideast Tensions
The resumption of flights to Lebanon's capital, which have been halted since July 29, "will be subject to a new assessment of the local situation," the airline told AFP.
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Back In Mideast To Push Gaza Truce Talks, Blinken Meets Netanyahu
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, pushing a ceasefire plan that the UN Security Council later supported in an effort to halt eight months of war in the Gaza Strip.
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Week Of Iran-Israel Strikes Marks A Mideast "Game Changer"
One of the most incendiary weeks in the decades-long shadow war between Iran and Israel ended with relief Friday after Tehran declared it had defeated what it said was a small attack on its territory by Israeli drones.
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Israel On Alert After Iranian Threat As Mideast Crisis Deepens
Israel was on alert Thursday after its arch foe Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals, and as the war against Hamas ground on in Gaza.
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Explained: Why Yemen's Houthi Rebels Are Attacking Israel, Red Sea Ships
The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, attacking shipping in the Red Sea and firing drones and missiles at Israel in a campaign they say aims to support Palestinians in the Gaza war.
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US Steps Up Mideast Surveillance Amid Threats From Iran-Backed Groups
The US military is taking new steps to protect its troops in the Middle East as concerns mount about attacks by Iran-backed groups, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of military families if needed, officials told Reuters.
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US Sends More Military Assets To Mideast As Israeli Missiles Pound Gaza
Concerns about the risk of the Israel-Hamas war mushrooming into a wider Middle East conflict rose on Sunday with the US sending more military assets to the region as Israel pummelled Gaza anew and hit Hamas supporters in Lebanon and Syria.
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ISIS Stole US-Supplied Rockets Weeks After Arrival In Mideast: Report
The Islamic State may stand alone in its brutality in Iraq and Syria, where it orchestrated civilian massacres and suicide bombings and salted people's homes with thousands of improvised explosives. But a new report, three years in the making, describes the group as shrewd manufacturing and logistical planners who moved weapons, munitions and bombm...
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Four Mideast Conflicts To Watch As Islamic State War Winds Down
Islamic State is making a last stand in Iraq and Syria. But the region will not rest with the group's defeat, and is gearing up for a war for influence among the regional and international players that were drawn into conflict with the radical militants.
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In Mideast Wars, Hunger Grips Millions Across The Region
In a Middle East torn apart by war and conflict, fighters are increasingly using food as a weapon of war.
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Opinion | Israel Should Stop Fantasising About A 'Regime Change' In Iran
The Iranian regime is not going anywhere in a hurry, nor is its worldview going to change. The only change that might come would be in the shape of its capabilities.
-
Biden Says "We Can Avoid" All-Out Mideast War
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that "we can avoid" all-out war in the Middle East, as Israel bombarded Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon and weighed retaliation for an Iranian missile attack.
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G7 Voices "Deep Concern" Over Deteriorating Situation In Mideast
Leaders of the G7 countries on Thursday voiced concern over the "deteriorating situation" in the Middle East while warning against further "uncontrollable escalation" in the region.
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Israel Raids Lebanon Again, Sirens Sound In Tel Aviv As Tensions Surge In Mideast
Longtime foes Hezbollah and Israel have been locked in near-daily exchanges of cross-border fire since Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7.
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Explained: Clashes Between Israel And Hezbollah Since 2006 War
After an escalation of hostilities Sunday amid over 10 months of cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement, here are the major eruptions of violence since their 2006 war.
-
Air France, Transavia Extend Beirut Flight Suspension Amid Mideast Tensions
The resumption of flights to Lebanon's capital, which have been halted since July 29, "will be subject to a new assessment of the local situation," the airline told AFP.
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Back In Mideast To Push Gaza Truce Talks, Blinken Meets Netanyahu
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks in Israel with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, pushing a ceasefire plan that the UN Security Council later supported in an effort to halt eight months of war in the Gaza Strip.
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Week Of Iran-Israel Strikes Marks A Mideast "Game Changer"
One of the most incendiary weeks in the decades-long shadow war between Iran and Israel ended with relief Friday after Tehran declared it had defeated what it said was a small attack on its territory by Israeli drones.
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Israel On Alert After Iranian Threat As Mideast Crisis Deepens
Israel was on alert Thursday after its arch foe Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals, and as the war against Hamas ground on in Gaza.
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Explained: Why Yemen's Houthi Rebels Are Attacking Israel, Red Sea Ships
The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, attacking shipping in the Red Sea and firing drones and missiles at Israel in a campaign they say aims to support Palestinians in the Gaza war.
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US Steps Up Mideast Surveillance Amid Threats From Iran-Backed Groups
The US military is taking new steps to protect its troops in the Middle East as concerns mount about attacks by Iran-backed groups, and it is leaving open the possibility of evacuations of military families if needed, officials told Reuters.
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US Sends More Military Assets To Mideast As Israeli Missiles Pound Gaza
Concerns about the risk of the Israel-Hamas war mushrooming into a wider Middle East conflict rose on Sunday with the US sending more military assets to the region as Israel pummelled Gaza anew and hit Hamas supporters in Lebanon and Syria.
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ISIS Stole US-Supplied Rockets Weeks After Arrival In Mideast: Report
The Islamic State may stand alone in its brutality in Iraq and Syria, where it orchestrated civilian massacres and suicide bombings and salted people's homes with thousands of improvised explosives. But a new report, three years in the making, describes the group as shrewd manufacturing and logistical planners who moved weapons, munitions and bombm...
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Four Mideast Conflicts To Watch As Islamic State War Winds Down
Islamic State is making a last stand in Iraq and Syria. But the region will not rest with the group's defeat, and is gearing up for a war for influence among the regional and international players that were drawn into conflict with the radical militants.
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In Mideast Wars, Hunger Grips Millions Across The Region
In a Middle East torn apart by war and conflict, fighters are increasingly using food as a weapon of war.
