The leader of the Lebanese Forces, a Christian political party in Lebanon, sounded the alarm on Hezbollah and the low-level conflict with Israel that it has brought on Lebanon. His comments were published by the Associated Press this week and represent an important development in the Lebanese political landscape. They coincide with a BBC … Read more
Eight Syrian soldiers were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes that targeted a building in the Damascus area on Thursday night, the first such strikes reported since several senior commanders in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in early April. According to Syrian reports, the airstrike on Thursday … Read more
In the past couple of weeks enormous billboards were seen around Israel showing an hourglass with the flag of the Islamic Republic and promising that the end of the Ayatollah regime in Iran is nearing – setting the date for a mysterious October 28, 2028. Some of the billboards also featured a plight reassuring … Read more
President Reçep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with the leader of Turkey’s main opposition CHP party on Thursday, the first such meeting in nearly eight years, just one month after the CHP outperformed Erdogan’s party in local elections. The March 31 vote marked Erdogan and his AK Party’s (AKP) worst defeat in more than 20 … Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh stayed longer than usual in Turkey when he visited the NATO member country in mid-April along with a large Hamas delegation. But it’s not the first time Hamas leaders have been greeted in Turkey with fanfare by Turkey’s president. Ankara has long backed Hamas and hosted its delegations over the … Read more
Former US president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump showed “courage and integrity” by “changing his opinion” and opposing a Palestinian state, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a written statement on Thursday. Asked in an interview for TIME Magazine on April 12 whether the current Israel-Hamas war should end in a two-state solution, … Read more
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) called on Tuesday for countries to back an independent investigation into alleged killings and detentions of its staff and damage to its premises once the Israel-Hamas conflict ends. UNRWA has accused Israel of targeting its facilities during more than seven months of conflict in … Read more
Hezbollah claimed to target an Israeli army base at Biranit on May 1. The group put out a statement to the pro-Iran Al-Mayadeen media claiming that the “Islamic Resistance in Lebanon-Hezbollah announced that its fighters targeted, this Wednesday morning, a deployment of Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the ‘Branit’ barracks with rocket … Read more
Houthi control over areas with submarine communication cables raises fears of potential cyber warfare that could disrupt global internet connectivity amid escalating military operations in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, posing significant threats to international trade and security in these waters. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Fahmi … Read more
Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s comments, which labeled Hamas a terrorist organization, are an attempt to appear presidential ahead of a potential run for office in 2028, analysts told The Media Line. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Imamoglu, a member of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is widely … Read more
