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- President Joseph Aoun Meets U.S. Envoy Michel Issa as Washington Pushes for Permanent Israel-Lebanon Peace Framework
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Middle East
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun hosted U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa at the presidential palace on May 1, 2026, to discuss the fragile ceasefire with Israel and the roadmap for upcomi...
- UNIFIL Attributes Deadly Strike on French Observers to Non-State Actors Linked to Hezbollah
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Middle East
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a formal statement on Saturday attributing a lethal assault on its personnel to "non-state actors," a designation widely...
- Syrian Security Foils Hezbollah Bombing Attempt Targeting Rabbi in Historic Damascus District
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: Middle East
Syrian intelligence units have arrested five individuals allegedly linked to Hezbollah for planning an assassination attempt on a prominent religious figure in central Damascus. Is...
- United States Intensifies Middle East Military Buildup Amid Fragile Islamabad Peace Talks
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: Iran War
The United States is accelerating the deployment of carrier strike groups and airborne divisions to the Middle East as a deterrent while diplomats meet in Pakistan to negotiate a p...
- Gold Prices In Egypt Surge As Investors Seek Safe Haven Assets Amid Escalating US-Iran Conflict And Global Oil Crisis
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Africa
Egyptian gold markets recorded an average increase of LE 15 across various karats on Friday, with 21-karat gold reaching LE 7,150. The price hike is being driven by regional instab...
- Türkiye Condemns Killing of UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon; Calls for Accountability Amid Regional Escalation
Published: Mar 31, 2026
Section: Middle East
The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a formal condemnation on March 31, 2026, following attacks in southern Lebanon that killed three Indonesian peacekeepers serving under UNIFIL. T...
- Iran Declares Shift to Infrastructure Warfare Targeting Global Tech Giants and Financial Institutions
Published: Mar 12, 2026
Section: Iran War
The Iranian military has vowed to retaliate against U.S. and Israeli economic interests following a lethal strike on a major bank in Tehran. The escalation marks a transition towar...
- Nuclear Escalation or Total Withdrawal: The Strategic Impasse Defining the US-Israel War Against Iran
Published: Mar 12, 2026
Section: Iran War
President Trump faces a binary strategic crisis as the joint US-Israeli assault on Iran diverges from its initial objectives, forcing a choice between radical military escalation o...
- Global Aviation Paralyzed as Major Carriers Suspend Middle Eastern Operations Following Strikes on Iran
Published: Feb 28, 2026
Section: Middle East
On February 28, 2026, global airlines initiated a massive wave of flight cancellations and rerouting across the Middle East following coordinated military strikes by the United Sta...