DUBAI/WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: The United States received advance notice of Israel’s reported strike on Iran but did not endorse the operation or play any part in its execution, US media quoted officials as saying. NBC and CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter and a US official, respectively, said Israel had provided Washington with pre-notification of the strike. … Read more
Muslim leaders are ‘out of words’ as they tire of the White House outreach on the war in Gaza WASHINGTON: Osama Siblani was sipping his morning coffee at the office when his phone buzzed with a message from one of President Joe Biden’s advisers. As publisher of the Arab American News in Dearborn, Michigan, Siblani … Read more
Commander of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warns of escalation danger in Israel-Hezbollah conflict BEIRUT: The commander of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Gen. Aroldo Lazaro, warned on Wednesday of the continuing danger of escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah along Lebanon’s southern border. He said the UN Interim Force in Lebanon “calls … Read more
Israel launched air strikes on eastern Lebanon early on Sunday, hitting what it said were Hezbollah infrastructure sites after the armed group downed an Israeli drone over the country as both sides continue to trade fire amid escalating regional tensions. The Israeli army said in a statement that fighter jets struck a military complex and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government on Thursday cut mobile phone services across the country as millions went to the polls in a closely-watched general election amid multiple crises, including a surge in militancy, plaguing the nuclear-armed, South Asian nation of 241 million. Attacks by religiously motivated militant groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and ethno-nationalist Baloch … Read more
Rifts emerge among top Israeli officials over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza JERUSALEM: A member of Israel’s War Cabinet cast doubt on the country’s strategy for releasing hostages held by Hamas, saying only a ceasefire can free them, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the United States’ calls to scale back … Read more