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Hezbollah Condemns ‘Angry Birds’ Satire as Lebanon Tensions Spill Online

Beirut- Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Saturday condemned a video aired by Lebanese broadcaster LBCI that portrayed the group’s leaders and fighters

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Israel Expands South Lebanon Strikes, Orders Evacuations Amid Ceasefire Strains

Beirut — Israel’s military on Sunday ordered residents in parts of southern Lebanon to evacuate their homes and move at

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Jordan Launches Cross-Border Strikes on Suspected Drug and Arms Sites in Southern Syria

Damascus— Jordan carried out airstrikes on suspected drug and weapons storage sites in southern Syria’s Sweida province, Syrian state television

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Iran to Preserve Bombed University Site as Museum After US-Israeli Strikes

Tehran— Iran plans to preserve part of a university campus damaged in U.S.-Israeli strikes as a war museum documenting what

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Qatar-Gifted Presidential Jet for Trump Clears Flight Testing

Washington — A Boeing 747 aircraft gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump has completed flight testing and modifications and

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Iran Warns Renewed Conflict With U.S. Remains Likely

Tehran — A senior Iranian military official said on Saturday that renewed fighting between Iran and the United States was

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Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized After Cardiac Crisis

Dubai— Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was transferred to a hospital in Iran after suffering what her family foundation

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Israeli Strikes Kill 13 in South Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

Beirut— Israeli airstrikes killed 13 people in southern Lebanon on Friday, including civilians in areas where evacuation warnings had been

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Dubai Restaurants Feel the Heat as Iran War Disrupts Supply Chains

Dubai— Restaurants across Dubai are cutting menus, raising prices and relying more heavily on local ingredients as the war in

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Iran War Drives Up Refugee Aid Costs, Delays Sudan Relief: UN

Geneva — The cost of delivering humanitarian aid to Sudan has more than doubled as the Iran war disrupts shipping