Category: 2. Middle East

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun today warned that his country “will not tolerate” any parties attempting to embroil Lebanon in regional wars, as the Supreme Defence Council issued a strong warning to Hamas over “the use of Lebanese territory for hostile actions.”

The statements came during a meeting of the Supreme Defence Council convened by Aoun and attended by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

“We will not tolerate turning Lebanon into a platform for…

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned an Israeli air strike that targeted an area near the presidential palace in Damascus today, calling it “a blatant aggression” against the sovereignty of Syrian territory.

In a statement released shortly after the Israeli occupation army announced it had carried out the attack, the Qatari Foreign Ministry denounced the strike “in the strongest terms,” reiterating its “full support for the sovereignty,…

A UK-based charity today called on the British government to “end its complicity” and halt all arms transfers to Tel Aviv, as Gaza enters its third month under a total siege imposed by Israel.

Save the Children issued a statement on X urging the UK government to “end its complicity” and suspend all arms transfers to Israel “urgently,” calling for the accountability of all perpetrators and the end of “Israel’s impunity.”

Today marks two months…

Israel must respect the UN and its agencies, refrain from obstructing their activities, and fully cooperate with impartial humanitarian organisations to ensure relief reaches Palestinians in need, Switzerland told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today.

“Israel has an obligation to ensure, to refrain and to respect the United Nations, its organs and agencies,” said Franz Perrez, representing Switzerland.

“Under international humanitarian law, it…

Druze community leaders, spiritual authorities and prominent figures in Sweida affirmed that they are an integral part of a united Syria and that they reject any plans for division or separation.

This came in a statement issued yesterday and published by the Sweida Governorate on its official Telegram channel.

The statement was issued in the name of “the spiritual leadership of the Druze Muslim community, its religious authorities, dignitaries and the community…

A humanitarian aid ship bound for Gaza with 16 people on board left crippled by a drone attack was rescued by Maltese forces, local media reported today.

Citing a government statement, public broadcaster TVM announced that a tugboat with firefighting equipment provided the Freedom Flotilla ship with assistance after it made an SOS distress call.

BREAKING: At 00:23 Maltese time, a #FreedomFlotilla ship was subjected to a drone attack. The front of the vessel…

A group of activists organising an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by drones in international waters off Malta as it headed towards the Palestinian territory.

The Maltese government and Cypriot rescuers said they had responded to a distress call from the vessel, while Malta said all crew members were safe and made no mention of an alleged attack.

The activists said they suspected Israel could be behind the incident, and Cyprus’s rescue agency said it had been informed by the…

Israel said it carried out an air strike near Syria’s presidential palace in Damascus on Friday, warning the country’s new Islamist rulers against targeting the Druze minority.

The dawn strike came hours after top Druze clerics and armed factions reaffirmed their loyalty to Syria, rejecting any call for secession.

The Druze leaders urged the government to empower the interior ministry and judiciary in Sweida province — their stronghold — by appointing officials from the local population.

The…

Syria’s Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a “dangerous escalation”, as Israel called it a “clear message” not to harm the Druze minority.

The dawn strike came hours after senior Druze clerics and armed factions reaffirmed their loyalty to Damascus and rejected any call for secession.

They also urged the authorities to appoint local officials to official posts in their Sweida province stronghold.

The statement followed sectarian clashes between…

Israel launched more than 20 air strikes inside Syria late Friday, a war monitor said, following up an attack near the presidential palace in Damascus which was condemned as a “dangerous escalation” by the country’s Islamist rulers.

The strikes came amid Israeli warnings to the Damascus government not to harm the Druze minority, following recent sectarian clashes.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 20 new strikes hit military targets across Syria in the “heaviest” assault…