Iran summons Swiss envoy over call to halt executions
Iran on Sunday summoned Switzerland's ambassador over a tweet calling for a stop to executions linked to protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, Tehran's Foreign Ministry said....
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Hezbollah conducts military exercises in South Lebanon
BEIRUT — Hezbollah conducted a military demonstration on Sunday near the locality of Mlita, South Lebanon, ahead of Resistance and Liberation Day celebrated on May 25. Local, regional and...
21 May 2023
Rai: Not a single MP 'dares' condemn obstruction of presidential election
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai said during his Sunday homily that not a single MP "dares to condemn the obstruction of the election of a president.” “There is not a single...
21 May 2023
Opposing demonstrations held in Saida after beachgoers harassed
BEIRUT — Opposing groups protested Sunday morning in front of Saida’s public beach, amid dozens of security officers deployed at the scene, L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the south reported....
21 May 2023
Iran says 'terrorist' group linked to Israel has been arrested: Nour News
DUBAI — Iran's intelligence minister said a "terrorist" group linked to Israel was arrested on the western borders of Iran on Sunday, according to the semi-official Nour News agency. "A terrorist...
21 May 2023
Iraqi, Syrian Kurds divided over Erdogan's election battle
Turkey's presidential election is being anxiously watched by Kurds in Syria and Iraq as economic interests compete with fears of a regional military escalation against some Kurdish groups....
21 May 2023
Iran hangs three convicted drug traffickers
Iran on Sunday executed three men convicted on drug trafficking charges, the judiciary said, the latest of hundreds of people hanged in the country since the start of the year....
21 May 2023
Lebanese Army says it arrests prominent Al Qaeda leader in Deir Ammar town
The Lebanese Army said Saturday it had arrested a prominent Al Qaeda leader in Deir Ammar town, northeast of the city of Tripoli. It identified the arrested man only as "T.M." and said in a...
21 May 2023
Five Iranian border guards killed in clash in southeast
Five Iranian border guards were killed Sunday during clashes with an armed group in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported. The guards were killed in...
21 May 2023
Far-right minister says Israel 'in charge' during visit to Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM — Israel's hard-right Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited a site in Jerusalem holy to both Muslims and Jews on Sunday and declared Israel was "in charge," drawing condemnation from...