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NewsDesk MC June 6, 2026June 6, 2026 beirut, Covert Operations, David Barnea, donald trump, Espionage, Fordow, hassan nasrallah, hezbollah, intelligence, iran, israel, Israeli Security, kurdish forces, lebanon, middle east, mossad, nuclear program, Pickaxe Mountain, regional conflict, Roman Gofman, tehran

Mossad’s Barnea Expanded Shadow War Against Iran, Hezbollah, Jerusalem Post Reports

Jerusalem- Outgoing Mossad chief David Barnea oversaw a major expansion of Israel’s covert operations against Iran and Hezbollah during his

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NewsDesk MC June 6, 2026June 6, 2026 air transport, Airport Expansion, Airport Opening, Akkar, aviation, beirut, civil aviation, economic development, infrastructure, International Airport, Lebanese Economy, lebanon, Mediterranean Region, middle east, Nawaf Salam, regional development, Rene Mouawad Airport, Syria border, tourism, transportation, travel

Lebanon opens second international airport

Lebanon officially inaugurated Rene Mouawad Airport on Saturday, marking the country’s second international airport after Rafik Hariri International Airport. A

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Jordan welcomes UK easing of travel advisory

Amman-Jordan has welcomed the UK’s decision to relax travel advice for most parts of the kingdom, saying the move reflects

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NewsDesk MC June 6, 2026 Barak Ravid, ceasefire talks, hezbollah, israel, LBCI, Lebanese media, lebanon, middle east, Nabih Berri

Lebanese TV airs rare interview with Israeli journalist

Dubai-Lebanese television channel LBCI aired a rare interview with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid on Friday, discussing the conflict between Israel

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NewsDesk MC June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 AFP, CBS News, detainees, Diplomacy, donald trump, evin prison, human rights, iran, Iranian-American, journalism, medical treatment, middle east, political prisoners, press freedom, prison conditions, Radio Farda, Reza Valizadeh, Ryan Fayhee, tehran, united states, US-Iran relations

Jailed Iranian-American Journalist Appeals for US Intervention Over Prison Conditions

Washington- Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is serving a 10-year sentence in Tehran’s Evin prison, has appealed to the United

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Aoun Rebukes Iran, Presses Hezbollah to Embrace Diplomacy

Beirut- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun publicly criticized Iran’s role in Lebanon on Friday, saying Tehran should not interfere in the

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NewsDesk MC June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 abu dhabi, Al-Dhafra, atomic energy, Barakah Nuclear Plant, china, drone attack, electricity infrastructure, enriched uranium, Gulf region, IAEA, iran, Iran Nuclear Program, iraq militias, Middle East conflict, nuclear safety, nuclear security, radiation risk, Rafael Grossi, russia, uae, vienna

IAEA Warns UAE Nuclear Plant Strike Breached Key Safety Principles

Vienna- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday described last month’s drone attack on the UAE’s

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NewsDesk MC June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, AFP, Al Mayadeen, Ali Khamenei, ceasefire, Diplomacy, donald trump, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, International Relations, iran, Iran-US relations, middle east, Mojtaba Khamenei, negotiations, nuclear talks, regional conflict, supreme leader, tehran, united states, Washington

Iran Rejects Prospect of Trump Meeting Supreme Leader

Tehran- Iran on Friday dismissed the possibility of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba

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NewsDesk MC June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 ceasefire, Central Command, Davina, Gulf of Oman, indian ocean, iran, Iranian military, irna, marco rubio, maritime security, Middle East conflict, naval tensions, oil tankers, Operation Epic Fury, sanctions, Strait of Hormuz, tehran, united states, US Navy, warning missiles, Washington

Iran Claims Missile Warning Forced US Destroyers Away, Washington Denies Incident

Tehran— Iran’s military said on Friday it fired “warning missiles” at two U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, claiming

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NewsDesk MC June 4, 2026June 4, 2026 detention, gaza, hamas, human rights, humanitarian access, ICRC, international humanitarian law, israel, Israeli judiciary, legal ruling, middle east, October 7 attack, Ofer prison, Palestinian detainees, Palestinian prisoners, prisoner rights, prisons, Red Cross, security detainees, Supreme Court, west bank

Israel Court Lifts Red Cross Prison Visit Ban, Pressuring Government on Detainee Access

Jerusalem-Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a government ban that prevented delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross