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The bodies of four Pakistanis killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Oman earlier this week have been returned to Pakistan and handed over to their families, officials announced on Friday. Relatives of the victims were present when Pakistan International Airlines flights landed at the Islamabad and Lahore airports. Abdullah Hafeez, an airline spokesperson, stated that the repatriation …

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with Vladimir Safronkov, the Russian foreign minister’s special envoy for Lebanon, on Friday. According to the National News Agency (NNA), their discussions focused on the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza, as well as the stalled peace process. The Russian envoy underscored the importance of all parties exercising restraint to create conditions conducive to …

An Israeli airstrike late Thursday killed a commander and other militants from Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in southern Lebanon, as reported by both the group and Israel’s military. Hezbollah confirmed the death of commander Ali Jaafar Maatouq, also known as Habib Maatouq. Israel stated that Maatouq, another Radwan Force commander, and additional members of Hezbollah’s special forces, who operate along …

A video circulating on social media shows protesters overturning a police vehicle and setting a double-decker bus on fire following major riots in Leeds, UK. According to reports, when officers arrived, they encountered an ongoing disturbance involving some agency workers and children. As the situation escalated, officers moved the agency workers and children to a safer location. Despite these efforts, …

Hezbollah’s senior lawmaker Mohammad Raad indicated on Friday that the direction of their conflict with Israel will become clearer “within a few days,” likely referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the U.S. Raad urged patience, saying, “Let us wait a few days to understand the prospects and the atmosphere that will guide our next steps. We …

“Without dialogue, there will be no president,” said Speaker Nabih Berri, as reported by the pro-Hezbollah newspaper al-Akhbar. On Friday, the daily quoted Berri saying that “it’s much easier today” since all parties, except the Lebanese Forces, have agreed to join his dialogue initiative, including the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). “MP and FPM leader Jebran Bassil has finally expressed support …

On Friday, Israeli artillery shelled the southern border town of Houla and the outskirts of Kfarshouba and Kfarhamam, following Israeli strikes that killed at least five people in Lebanon the day before. In retaliation, Hezbollah targeted Abirim, Neve Ziv, and Manot in northern Israel for the first time since the war began. This was in response to Israeli attacks on …

In the critical days ahead, President Joe Biden faces the reality that many top Democrats are urging him to consider stepping aside from the 2024 election to give the party a better chance of avoiding widespread losses in November. Isolated at his beach house in Delaware due to a COVID infection, Biden’s already small circle of confidants has become even …