JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting in Jeddah on Thursday between Syria's Minister of Defense, Maj. Gen. Eng. Murhaf Abu Qasra, and Lebanon's Minister of National Defense, Maj. Gen. Michel Mansi, along with their accompanying security (...)
At least seven people were killed and 40 others injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes targeting several areas in Lebanon, according to official Lebanese sources.
The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed that five people, including a child, were (...)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned any attempts to drag Lebanon back into a cycle of violence, following an Israeli airstrike campaign on villages and towns in southern Lebanon in response to a rocket attack on the Israeli (...)
At least one Lebanese woman was killed and five others injured on Saturday as Israeli airstrikes and shelling targeted several towns across southern Lebanon, in response to rocket fire from Lebanese territory aimed at northern Israel.
According to (...)
Germany has reopened its embassy in Damascus, 13 years after it was shuttered in the early phase of Syria's civil war.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reopened the mission during a visit to the Syrian capital, her second trip to the country since (...)
The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.
The two officials also agreed to strengthen coordination and (...)
The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago.
The photo shows the pontiff sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar at a chapel in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering (...)
Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to hold anyone involved in harming civilians accountable after days of clashes where Syrian security forces allegedly killed hundreds of civilians from the Alawite community.
A UK-based monitor said 830 (...)
Lebanon will require an estimated $11 billion for economic recovery and reconstruction following the conflict with Israel, according to a report released Friday by the Lebanon Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) 2025.
The report indicates that (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Council of Ministers reiterated its full support for the resolutions adopted by the Extraordinary Arab Summit for Palestine, held in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman chaired the Cabinet (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Lebanon on Tuesday underscored the importance of strengthening Arab cooperation and coordinating positions on key regional and international issues.
In a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the official visit of (...)
RIYADH — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Riyadh on Monday afternoon on his first official foreign visit nearly two months after being elected as president of the country. The visit comes in response to an invitation from Saudi Crown Prince (...)
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) declared a ceasefire on Saturday, following a call from its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan to lay down arms, marking a potential turning point in the decades-long conflict with Turkey.
The announcement, (...)
The long-delayed funeral for Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah took place on Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Hezbollah has been left badly depleted by Israeli attacks (...)
JOHANNESBURG — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the war in Gaza Strip resulted in the destruction of infrastructure, pointing to the importance of reconstruction, and implementing the unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to (...)
Israel has kept troops at five strategic locations inside Lebanon, despite Tuesday's deadline to withdraw from the country as part of a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah.
The move highlights the fragility of the truce, whose terms Hezbollah accuse (...)
The external borders of the European Union registered more than 120,000 cases of pushback by national authorities against irregular migrants in 2024, according to a new report by a group of nine human rights organizations.
The report, released on (...)
Clashes broke out on Saturday between Hezbollah supporters and the Lebanese army near Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, following protests over the government's refusal to allow an Iranian plane to land, Lebanon's state news agency NNA (...)
RIYADH —Saudi Arabia expressed on Sunday its full support for the measures taken by the Lebanese government to safeguard the security of its citizens and respond decisively to the attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
In a (...)
The first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in fuel for Iran's military missile program has anchored outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Thursday, ship tracking data shows. It could (...)
Egypt has said it is working on a "comprehensive vision" for the reconstruction of the war-torn Gaza Strip that guarantees Palestinians the right to stay on their land, unlike the proposal put forward by US President Donald Trump.
The Egyptian (...)
Lebanon's presidency announced on Saturday the formation of a new 24-member government led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, marking the country's first full-fledged government since 2022.
The announcement follows weeks of intensive consultations and (...)
The Palestinian president has said he strongly rejects President Donald Trump's proposal for the US to take over Gaza and permanently resettle the 2.1 million Palestinians living there.
"We will not allow the rights of our people... to be infringed (...)
For most Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip there is already a painful history of forced displacement that is at the heart of their response to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over the war-torn territory.
Speaking to the BBC, residents (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday reaffirmed Saudi Arabia's support for Syria and Lebanon and their peoples. The Cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, pledged its backing for the (...)
