Middle East
Iran air traffic resumes after suspension: state media
Flights have been operational again since 11:00 pm (1930 GMT) Sunday and were being "carried out in accordance with the flight schedule"
A year of Israel's invasion / Gaza still bleeds
Intensified Israeli airstrikes on Gaza yesterday killed dozens on the eve of the first anniversary of its offensive in the besieged territory that has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.
A year of israeli offensive in gaza / Palestinians wonder how to deal with tonnes of rubble
In the ruins of his two-storey home, 11-year-old Mohammed gathers chunks of the fallen roof into a broken pail and pounds them into gravel which his father will use to make gravestones for victims of the Gaza offensive.
Iran prepares plan to respond to any Israeli attack
Iran has prepared a plan to respond to a possible Israeli attack following the Islamic republic’s retaliatory missile strike against it last week, local media reported yesterday.
Israeli air attacks batter south Beirut
Israeli air attacks battered Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and early yesterday in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated its campaign against Iran-backed group Hezbollah last month.
Potential new Hezbollah leader out of contact, Lebanese source says
The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike reported to have targeted him
Carnage in Gaza / Mothers struggle to care for newborns
Gazan mother Rana Salah cradles her one-month-old daughter Milana in her arms in a sweltering tent for the displaced, and speaks of the guilt she feels for bringing her child into a world of war and suffering.
Israel readying response to Iran’s attack
Israel was preparing a military response to Iran’s missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said yesterday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and Gaza.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: US will back Turkey ‘as long as it takes’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkey yesterday the United States will help “for as long as it takes” after deadly earthquakes two weeks ago, as Turkish authorities carried out wide-scale demolition of damaged buildings.
Israel won’t authorise new settlements
Israel will not authorise new settlements in the occupied West Bank in the coming months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said yesterday.
New 6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Turkey
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded yesterday in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which left more than 41,000 dead in the country, the disaster response agency AFAD said.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Rescue efforts wind down
Rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Turkey were winding down yesterday, nearly two weeks after the country’s deadliest disaster in the modern era, with many praying only for bodies to mourn.
Islamic State leader snatched in Syria raid: US
The IS official, identified as Batar, was "involved in planning attacks on... detention centres and manufacturing improvised explosive devices," the US military's Central Command said
Syria, Turkey Quake: Rescuers save two after 13 days
Turkish rescuers yesterday pulled three people alive from the rubble 13 days after a massive quake killed tens of thousands, but one, a 12-year-old, later died.
Death toll rises to 68 in Syria
The death toll from an attack blamed on the Islamic State group in Syria has risen to 68, a war monitor said yesterday, the deadliest attack in over a year.
US criticism ‘meaningless’
Political analysts say the United States’ criticism of Israeli settlement expansion plans is meaningless, pointing to Washington’s apparent refusal to support a UN Security Council resolution calling on Israel to halt settlements.
At least 53 killed in Islamic State attack in Syria: state media
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack
ISIL leader killed, 4 US troops injured in Syria raid: Pentagon
"The targeted ISIS senior leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was killed," CENTCOM said in a statement without providing further details