Category: 2. Middle East

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said late on Monday it finished its latest round of strikes on Iran, saying it hit Iranian military command centers, missile and drone launch sites, maritime capabilities and air…

Eight-year-old Ruba Saadeh spends her days confined to the tent she shares with her family in Gaza, her body dotted with inflamed red blisters as chickenpox sweeps through overcrowded camps like the one they live in.

Doctors and…

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, as pressure builds for Beirut to disarm Hezbollah, Israel’s key condition before withdrawing from south Lebanon.

It comes a…

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By Karen Lema and Nestor Corrales

MANILA, July 21 (Reuters) – The Middle East crisis cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, where foreign ministers voiced serious concern over renewed hostilities that add to…

By Karen Lema

MANILA, July 21 (Reuters) – Tensions between the U.S. and Iran are likely to cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia this week, injecting additional uncertainty into a region grappling with maritime tensions with…

July 20 (Reuters) – The Israeli military said a pilot programfor what it calls safe zones in southern Lebanon began on Monday in cooperation with the U.S. military and the Lebanese armed forces.

The pilot zones are designated areas in southern…

WASHINGTON — American warplanes redoubled their airstrikes across Iran over the weekend, escalating beyond recent tit-for-tat strikes following ballistic missile and drone attacks that killed at least two US Army soldiers in Jordan on…