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Gaza war tensions spike after deadly Iran blasts, Lebanon killing
CROSS-BORDER FIRE The bloodiest-ever Gaza war started after the Hamas attack on Israel resulted in the death of around 1,140…
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Who was Saleh al-Aruri, the Hamas deputy killed in Lebanon?
GAZA STRIP: Saleh al-Aruri, the senior Hamas official killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Lebanon, played a key role…
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Israeli strike in Lebanon kills senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri: Security sources
BEIRUT: Senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri was killed on Tuesday night (Jan 2) in an Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh,…
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Israel bombards Gaza as war spreads to other fronts
SPREADING VIOLENCE Early on Monday, Israeli aircraft struck two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon that were planning to launch anti-tank missiles…
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Asia
Chinese envoy heads to Middle East in bid to contain war
Chinese envoy Zhai Jun will visit the Middle East this week, although the exact timing of the trip and the…
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What is Hezbollah, the Lebanese group backing Hamas in its war with Israel?
WHAT IS ITS ROLE IN THE ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT SO FAR? Hezbollah has deep ties to Hamas, which controls Gaza, and…
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No successor named for Lebanon central bank chief: Deputy PM
BEIRUT: Crisis-hit Lebanon – which has no president and is ruled by a caretaker government – will also have to…
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Europe
Macron, Saudi crown prince call for ‘rapid end’ to Lebanon’s political vacuum
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for a “rapid end to the institutional…
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IMF says Lebanon needs urgent economic reforms to stop deepening crisis
WASHINGTON: Lebanon must take urgent action on comprehensive economic reforms to avoid “irreversible consequences” for its economy, the International Monetary…
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Middle East
Lawyer: Health of Gadhafi’s son, detained in Lebanon, deteriorating 3 days into hunger strike
BEIRUT (AP) — The health of a son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi was deteriorating three days into a…
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