2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (245+ words) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call to continue to seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran. The call between the two presidents came late Monday as the 60-day negotiating period…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (179+ words) A hand grenade attack near a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday afternoon wounded multiple children, authorities said. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said late Monday that "a number of children" had been wounded, and said an investigation…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (44+ words) Iran negotiator Ghalibaf says Hormuz will not open until US meets demands Naharnet Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United States meets Tehran's demands, including…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (187+ words) A U.S. State Department spokesperson has said that Hezbollah "bears sole responsibility for Israel's presence on Lebanese soil," following the latest deadly Israeli strikes in south Lebanon. "This is precisely why Hezbollah must be disarmed and dismantled," the spokesperson said. "The…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (244+ words) Israel wants new and more ambitious U.S.-brokered talks with Lebanon after carrying out deadly strikes targeting Hezbollah, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. The Israeli strikes against Hezbollah "should jumpstart the talks and make them much…...

3+ day, 22+ min ago   (103+ words) Berri says 'massacres' prove Israel 'disregards all agreements' Naharnet He stated that "these massacres irrefutably prove that the Israeli political and military leadership disregards all agreements, laws, and efforts to end the war and tension in Lebanon and the region....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (297+ words) Naharnet Report: Hezbollah evacuation of Ali al-Taher prerequisite for framework implementation Hezbollah's complete surrender of the Ali al-Taher hills to the Lebanese Army is a prerequisite for fully implementing the Framework Agreement, said a political source familiar with Lebanese-U.S. discussions,…...

4+ day, 55+ min ago   (158+ words) Naharnet Israeli shelling sparks fires in Bani Hayyan as strikes target Majdalzoun, Mansouri Israeli artillery shelling sparked fires in the southern town of Bani Hayyan Friday while Israeli forces detonated houses in Markaba nearby. Strikes targeted al-Mansouri and Majdalzoun and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (722+ words) Lebanon has formally abolished the death penalty, going against the grain in a region where Iran and Saudi Arabia are reportedly the second- and third-biggest executors globally, after China. Here's a look at which countries in the Middle East and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (287+ words) U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and U.S. General Joseph Clearfield met Friday with Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Visiting General Clearfield heads a coordination group involved with the U.S. sponsored June agreement. The framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel…...