US sets 'red line' against Hezbollah joining Lebanese government
The United States has set a "red line" that Shi'ite armed group Hezbollah should not be a member of Lebanon's next government after its military setbacks against Israel last year, U.S. deputy Middle ...
Hafez al-Assad's Syria: Forging a dynasty, at any price
Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was ...
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Palestinian March of Defiance and Israeli Trashing of International Conventions
Palestinians for decades have stood their ground and against all odds have continued to live where they rightfully belong: their ancestral homeland.
U.S. draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s government, new envoy says
A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant ...
The US draws a 'red line' over including Hezbollah in Lebanon's government
A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form ...
Lebanon ceasefire: Israel strikes target Hezbollah sites
Israeli military said it had struck infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah at two sites that were in "violation of the ...
Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...
Lead investigator resumes Beirut port blast probe and plans to question senior officials
A Lebanese judge has resumed his investigation into the devastating 2020 Beirut Port explosion. Judge Tarek Bitar questioned six port employees on Friday.
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It happened today – this day in history – February 8
Mary, Queen Of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle aged 44. 1601: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, leads ...