Tag: Hezbollah
Call for peace: Haavisto outlines seven steps towards a two-state solution in the Middle East
Haavisto emphasizes that silencing the weapons is necessary to facilitate this assistance. His description of the current state of Gaza is grim, painting a picture of devastation and despair, especially after the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which resulted in 1,200 deaths and 240 hostages. The toll on the population…
Missile hits Norwegian tanker in the Red Sea
Houthi rebels have carried out a series of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, which they claim are bound for Israel A missile fired by Iran's Houthi rebels struck a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, a representative of the Islamist rebel group has confirmed. The attack on the oil and chemical…
Right now: Analysis of the Hezbollah leader’s speech on the war in Gaza
“We have been part of the war since October 8,” says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah today. Hezbollah, based in Lebanon and supported by Iran, has fired rockets at Israel during this war. However, there has been no major intervention in the conflict so far. Hear Anders Ekholm, lieutenant colonel at the Defense Academy.
Live: Hundreds dead in hospital blast,says Gaza health ministry
The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says at least 200 people have been killed in what it described as an Israeli airstrike on the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City. According to early reports, people were seeking shelter in the hospital at the time of the blast. Read our live blog for all the latest updates. All…
Biden says Hamas attacks on Israel were ‘sheer evil
US President Joe Biden, speaking from the White House on Tuesday, said that Saturday’s attack on Israel was “sheer evil”, and reiterated US support for Israel. Also on Tuesday, Hamas attacked a southern Israeli city after warning residents to evacuate, as Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip. Read our live blog to see how all…
Live: Biden says Hamas attacks on Israel were ‘sheer evil
US President Joe Biden, speaking from the White House on Tuesday, said that Saturday’s attack on Israel was “sheer evil”, and reiterated US support for Israel. Also on Tuesday, Hamas attacked the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon after the militant group warned residents to leave, international media reported. Follow our live blog for all the…
Q&A with Liisa Liimatainen from Iran and Saudi Arabia
After his career as a news reporter, Liimataien became a non-fiction writer. Her first book “Iran: The Veil and the Challenge” was published in 2009 and deals with Iranian society and women’s issues. Another book, “The Other Face of Saudi Arabia” was published in 2013. His most recent book, “The Peacock and the Camel” is…
Iran’s top diplomat in Syria criticizes Israel, Turkish threats
DAMASCUS, Syria – Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday condemned Israel’s latest air strike on Syria and criticized recent threats from Turkey over another planned invasion of Ankara in northern Syria. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s statements came at the beginning of his visit to Syria, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs…
Iran’s top diplomat in Syria, strikes against Israel and threatens Turkey
DAMASCUS, Syria – Iran’s top diplomat on Saturday condemned Israel’s latest air strike on Syria and criticized recent threats from Turkey over another planned invasion of Ankara in northern Syria. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian’s statements came at the beginning of his visit to Syria, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs…
The story of the Islamic revolution in Iran
1979 was a year of dramatic events, partly the Islamic Revolution in Iran, but also the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan and the occupation of the Great Mosque in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. These events had enormous geopolitical consequences for the entire Middle East. In Iran, a Shiite clergy took over the government and overthrew…
Deposed Hariri is today expected to become prime minister again
Today, Lebanon is expected to have a new prime minister, after a year of protests, a devastating explosion, economic meltdown, and two failed prime ministers. But a year after the protest movement ousted Prime Minister Saad Hariri, it is Saad Hariri who is expected to become prime minister again. Lebanon a year ago, the uprising…
Young people want to leave the country – knowledge flight threatens Lebanon
Today marks a year since the protests in Lebanon began with the so-called October 17 revolution, which oscillated between being a happy street party and tear gas-filled riots. One year later, Lebanon is paralyzed after a devastating explosion and a serious economic collapse. Many of the young enthusiastic protesters from last year now want nothing…
Furious Macron lectures Lebanon’s politicians
French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticized Lebanon’s politicians on Sunday night, the day after the new prime minister gave up trying to form a government. Politicians have betrayed their people, Macron said. “A small group of politicians is about to overthrow their country and its people,” said a furious Macron as he taught the Lebanese…
The Foreign Chronicle
Here is Cairo, Thursday. You all know these big ones the stickers that say you have to keep your distance. Large yellow markings on the supermarket floor. The most beautiful sticker in that genre can be found at the magnificent Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy, the favorite museum of all Egyptologists. On walls and floors…
A life of martyrs and Islam
Hassan Nasrallah has been at the forefront of the last 30 years of wars and political upheavals in Lebanon. Longer time than most other leaders in the area. And that even though Nasrallah only turns 60 on August 31st. He has been the leader of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah (Party of God) since…