A senior Iranian official confirmed on Wednesday that Tehran would return to its nuclear deal commitment only if it got $15 billion for oil sales over four months, as stipulated in a draft French plan to salvage the accord, the Fars news agency said. France has proposed offering Iran about ... Read More »
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosion that rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more and shaking windows and doors in houses several kilometers away from the blast. The explosion came as a senior U.S. diplomat was visiting Kabul ... Read More »
Dorian stalls over Grand Bahama, bringing high winds, torrential rain and storm surges Hurricane Dorian has stalled over the Bahamas, lashing the islands with wind, rain and storm surges, and killing at least five people. Thousands of homes were inundated by floodwater as rescue operations tried to reach stranded ... Read More »
Hezbollah managed to attack an Israeli military vehicle in Avivim northern settlement in a very accurate manner despite all the enemy’s border measures, Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoaib stressed. Shoaib pointed out that Hezbollah rejected to strike ordinary targets deliberately set by the enemy to avoid major attacks by the Resistance, ... Read More »
Corruption-plagued Lebanon suffers from one of the world’s highest debt ratios, high unemployment and little growth. Lebanon’s top officials declared a “state of economic emergency” Monday, calling for “sacrifices” to pull the country of the slump. The meeting brought together the head’s of Lebanon rival political parties, along with ... Read More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he plans to do everything he can to ease tension in the Middle East and wants to talk with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session that starts in September. “Peace and stability in the Middle ... Read More »
The culture ministers of South Korea, Japan and China agreed on Friday to step up cultural exchanges and other areas of cooperation despite recent tensions over trade and their shared history. Their meeting in the South Korean port of Incheon comes amid an escalating trade and diplomatic spat between Japan ... Read More »
The Army Command Directorate General issued the following statement on Wednesday: Marking the second anniversary of ‘Fajr al-Joroud’ (Dawn of the Outskirts) battle, Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, visited Wadi al-Dib in the town of Arsal, where he laid a wreath on the monument of a number of martyrs ... Read More »
UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti, told NNA on Wednesday that the UN force is closely monitoring developments in Lebanon and the broad region. In this context, Tenenti stressed the importance of ensuring security and stability along the Blue Line, saying UNIFIL is keenly working with the parties on the ground to ... Read More »
House Speaker, Nabih Berri, said on Wednesday that Lebanon’s unanimous stand on condemning the Israeli offensive against Lebanon was one of the first signs of victory at the level of national unity.House Speaker, Nabih Berri, said on Wednesday that Lebanon’s unanimous stand on condemning the Israeli offensive against Lebanon was ... Read More »
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