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  • US announces $157mn in humanitarian aid in response to Lebanon crisis

    Date: 2024-10-05 05:03:25 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10899261

    WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (MENA) - The United States will provide nearly $157 million in new U.S. humanitarian assistance to support populations affected by conflict in Lebanon and the region. The funding will address new and existing needs of ....

  • Tehran to give tougher response if Israel takes more hostile steps — Iranian envoy

    Date: 2024-10-04 21:47:57 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10899212

    MOSCOW, Oct 4 (MENA) - Iran will give an asymmetric response if Israel takes more steps against Tehran, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel. "We have been clear about any future ....

  • Iran-Russia treaty on comprehensive cooperation ready for signing — amb.

    Date: 2024-10-04 21:17:59 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10899204

    MOSCOW, Oct 4 (MENA) - The treaty on comprehensive cooperation between Russia and Iran is ready for signing, said Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali, TASS news agency reported. "This document is now ready to be signed. We have several ....

  • Arab group in New York condemns Israel's designation of UN chief Guterres as persona non grata

    Date: 2024-10-04 20:59:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10899163

    NEW YORK/RAMALLAH, Oct 4 (MENA) - The Arab group in New York has condemned the Israeli foreign minister’s designation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as persona non grata. In a statement reported by Palestine’s state news agency WAFA on ....

  • Israeli airstrike kills 9 Palestinians, injures others in Gaza Strip

    Date: 2024-10-04 18:13:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10899065

    GAZA CITY, Oct 4 (MENA) - Israeli bombardment Friday killed nine Palestinian civilians and injured others in the cities of Gaza and Khan Younes, WAFA reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) paramedics transported five fatalities to Al-Shifa ....

  • 2 Israeli soldiers killed, 24 wounded in drone attack from Iraq

    Date: 2024-10-04 16:09:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10898978

    RAMALLAH, Oct 4 (MENA) - Two Israeli soldiers were killed and 24 were wounded, including two seriously, one moderately, and 21 lightly, in a drone attack from Iraq, The Times of Israel quoted the Israeli army as saying Friday. According to an ....

  • WHO plans to begin second phase of polio campaign in Gaza Oct. 14

    Date: 2024-10-04 15:45:44 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10898956

    GENEVA, Oct 4 (MENA) - A World Health Organization (WHO) official said Friday it sent a request to Israel to begin the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza from Oct. 14. "We have asked the Israeli authorities to consider a ....

  • Israeli military warns residents of over 20 more southern Lebanese towns to evacuate

    Date: 2024-10-04 10:19:54 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10898600

    RAMALLAH, Oct 4 (MENA) – The Israeli military on Friday told the residents of over 20 more southern towns in Lebanon to evacuate immediately, spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X. (MENA) K F E/M O H ....

  • Hezbollah targets Israeli base, Merkava tanks with rockets

    Date: 2024-10-04 09:45:06 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:19 - ID:10898561

    BEIRUT, Oct 4 (MENA) – Hezbollah announced that it had launched a series of rocket attacks on an Israeli military base, artillery positions, and a Merkava tank, Shafaq News reported. In successive statements, the group said, "In response to the ....

  • Israeli occupation forces detain over 24 Palestinians, including minors, in Hebron

    Date: 2024-10-04 08:51:10 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:10898517

    RAMALLAH, Oct 4 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces conducted widespread raids in the Hebron province early this morning, resulting in the detention of more than 24 individuals, including minors, WAFA reported. The majority of those detained were ....

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