MIDDLE EAST NEWS
The de facto bank is the largest microcredit organization in a country where the traditional banking sector is in shambles. The Israeli military conducted a wave of airstrikes across Lebanon…
Lebanon’s army is not a party to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, but the fighting is taking place in its territory. Three Lebanese soldiers were killed on Sunday by…
The suspects, all Israeli citizens, conducted intelligence missions for two years under the direction of two Iranian agents, the authorities said. The Israeli authorities said on Monday that they have…
News Analysis A two-state solution remains the goal of the United States and the West, but many in the region say the devastation in Gaza and the lack of effective…
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is expected to depart on Monday in a renewed effort to bring calm to the region. The State Department did not say which other…
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system was in place, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said on Monday. The deployment comes as Israel prepares for retaliatory attacks against Iran.…
Branches of Al-Qard al-Hasan, which functions as Hezbollah’s de facto banking arm but also operates as an alternative bank for Lebanese, were targeted around Beirut and across the country’s south…
The Israeli military renewed an offensive there earlier this month, saying it was trying to eliminate a regrouped Hamas presence in the area. Rescuers were combing the rubble and searching…
Before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, Saudi Arabia was open to forging stronger ties with the Israelis. Now, a year into the war in Gaza, it is warming up to its…
In a televised statement, family members of people held in Gaza said the death of Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, was the moment for a cease-fire and hostage deal. The families…