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Ali al-Taher ridge, strategic Hezbollah position Israel says it seized
Sep 04, 2026 (AFP)
Southern Lebanon's Ali al-Taher ridge, which the Israeli army on Thursday said it captured, was a strategic position for Iran-backed Hezbollah, where it was bel...
Israel says economic pressure could push Iran into 'desperate steps'
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that US economic sanctions against Iran have proven to be effective, but the pressure might lead Tehran into ...
Defence chiefs back boosting US military presence in Australia
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Washington and Canberra agreed to boost the US military presence in Australia and speed up cooperation, both countries said.
13 Yemen government forces killed in clashes with Houthis: military source
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Thirteen Yemeni government forces were killed in clashes with Houthi fighters on Thursday, a military source told AFP, saying the group was trying to advance to...
Incendiary devices thrown at German building housing arms firms: police
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Incendiary devices were thrown at a building in the German city of Munich housing several defence firms, and two Bulgarian nationals have been arrested, police ...
Deadly clashes in Yemen between Houthis, government forces
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Yemen's government and the Iran-backed Houthis engaged in deadly clashes on Thursday, sources from both sides said, as a military source accused the rebels of s...
Firebombs hurled near German defence firms: police
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
German police said Thursday that firebombs were thrown overnight near the offices of major defence firms in Munich and that two Bulgarian nationals were later a...
German defence firms targeted in arson attack
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
German authorities said Thursday that defence firm offices in Munich were targeted in an overnight arson attack and that two Bulgarian nationals were later arre...
Iran hits US targets as Washington says probing wedding strike
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as US Vice President JD Vance sa...
Red Cross returns man seized by Israel to Lebanon
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday returned to Lebanon a man seized by Israel amid its wars with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military sou...
Israel says releasing 5 detained Lebanese civilians: PM office
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israel said on Thursday it had decided to release five Lebanese civilians who it had seized from southern Lebanon, where it has occupied areas near the border.
Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Lebanon said it received a man on Thursday freed as Israel announced it would release five people seized from the country's south, where it has fought several w...
Iran hits US targets as Washington says probing wedding strike
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran said it hit US military bases in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday, vowing to avenge a wedding attack it blamed on Washington as US Vice President JD Vance sa...
Lebanon receives first detainee of five to be freed by Israel
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Israel announced Thursday the release of five civilians captured in southern Lebanon, where it is at war with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah group, with one man alre...
Syria says begun destroying Assad-era chemical weapon materials
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Syria has begun the process of destroying chemical weapon materials identified by an international watchdog, the country's UN envoy said Thursday, signaling a m...
Iran, US trade threats after fresh strikes
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iran and the United States traded threats on Wednesday after some of the heaviest fighting in weeks engulfed the Middle East, deepening the foes' stalemate six ...
Iceland sticks to US security umbrella despite Trump
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
Iceland has regained strategic geopolitical importance as tensions rise in the Arctic, but with no military it still relies on Washington for its security -- de...
Kuwait's Iranians under pressure since start of war
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
A Persian restaurant in Kuwait has removed any mention of Iran from its name, a sign of the pressure the Iranian community in the Gulf country has faced since t...
US sinks boat allegedly used to support drug traffickers
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
The United States military intercepted and sank a vessel that was allegedly used to support at-sea drug trafficking by Ecuadorian criminal organization Los Chon...
German defence firms targeted in arson attack
Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
German authorities said Thursday that defence firm offices in Munich were targeted in an overnight arson attack and that two Bulgarian nationals were later arre...
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