1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (459+ words) March 9 (UPI) -- At least 32 people were injured, including four children, in an Iranian drone strike on Bahrain overnight, the largest casualty toll sustained by a Gulf nation since Iran began its attacks in retaliation for the offensive launched by the…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (394+ words) April 10 (Asia Today) -- Bank of Korea Gov. Rhee Chang-yong said Thursday that uncertainty in the Middle East is having a greater impact on South Korea's economy than interest rate policy, calling for a cautious, wait-and-see approach. Speaking after a monetary…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (356+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 8 (UPI) -- Israel carried out intensive, large-scale airstrikes on Wednesday, targeting several neighborhoods in the heart of Beirut, as well as southern and eastern Lebanon, inflicting a high number of casualties and causing significant material damage. The airstrikes…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (507+ words) April 1 (UPI) -- The United Nations human rights chief is urging Israel to repeal its new "deeply discriminatory" death penalty law, warning that using it to execute Palestinian residents of the illegally occupied West Bank would amount to a war crime....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1218+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 31 (UPI) -- Lebanon has been stepping up efforts to break free from decades-long Iranian influence -- largely wielded through its most powerful regional armed proxy, Hezbollah -- amid a destructive U. S. -led war against Tehran and its regime. The weakening of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (413+ words) March 28 (UPI) -- The Iranian-backed Houthis launched missile strikes toward Israel on Saturday, marking Yemen's first foray into the wider Middle East conflict involving Iran. The Houthi political and military group in Yemen confirmed it launched the ballistic missiles in response…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (243+ words) March 26 (UPI) -- The Israeli Defense Ministry said Thursday that it has killed the Iranian naval commander responsible for closing the Strait of Hormuz. Defense Minister Israel Katz told military officials that Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago  (374+ words) March 20 (UPI) -- Iran attacked Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery for the second time in two days on Friday, focusing its military on Persian Gulf energy infrastructure as Israel and the United States pounded Tehran. Fires erupted in several units due to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (349+ words) Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The United States is pulling some non-emergency staff and their families out of Israel with the possibility of a strike on Iran still on the table Friday. The U. S. State Department authorized the removal of non-essential diplomatic staff due…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (410+ words) Feb. 12 (UPI) -- An Israeli court has indicted a military reservist and a civilian for using classified information while wagering on military operations, defense officials announced Thursday. Prosecutors said the alleged bettors accessed classified information and used it to place bets…...