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French efforts to resolve the Israel-Hezbollah border conflict are still underway, according to diplomatic sources in Paris. “The Lebanese issue was a central topic in the discussions between Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné,” the sources informed al-Joumhouria newspaper, as reported on Thursday. “New ideas are being explored to achieve a political solution that accommodates …

The announcement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes and crimes against humanity has sparked intense debate about the court’s role as an independent adjudicator. The request by Prosecutor Karim Khan to arrest the leader of a close U.S. ally comes as the United Nations’ International …

Iran prepared on Thursday to lay its late president to rest at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, the most sacred site for Shiite Muslims in the country. This final honor is for Ebrahim Raisi, who was a close associate of Iran’s supreme leader and died in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Raisi’s burial concludes a series of processions …

A drone strike on Thursday targeted a car on the Kfar Dajjal-Nabatiyeh road, resulting in the death of Mohammad Farran, a Hezbollah fighter from Nabatiyeh. The attack also injured three children who were passing by in a school bus. The strike completely destroyed Farran’s car and caused significant damage to the school bus. The injured students were quickly transported to …

French officials are making urgent efforts to arrange a visit to Lebanon by Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French President’s Special Envoy to Lebanon. The aim is to “stir the stagnant waters and reinvigorate the efforts of the five-nation committee, which have started to falter,” according to prominent political sources. These sources, speaking to al-Joumhouria newspaper, noted that “the activities of …

On Wednesday, Israeli warplanes and drones conducted strikes on the southern Lebanese border towns of Mays al-Jabal and Aita al-Shaab, with additional artillery shelling targeting Markaba and the outskirts of Tayrharfa and Alma al-Shaab. According to the National News Agency, “Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike near a school in Aita al-Shaab, shortly after a drone had targeted the same area …

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri led a delegation to Tehran on Wednesday to offer condolences following the deaths of Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash. The funeral, overseen by Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, saw tens of thousands participate in a procession through Tehran to honor the late officials. The Lebanese delegation …

Iran’s supreme leader presided over a funeral on Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister, and others who died in a helicopter crash. Tens of thousands followed the procession of their caskets through Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led the service at Tehran University, with the caskets draped in Iranian flags and bearing their pictures. On President Ebrahim Raisi’s coffin, …