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Yesterday 22:56
By Wesam Bahrani
Undercover Israeli operation fails
TEHRAN – Undercover Israeli occupation troops launch a covert mission to recover Gaza captives, but the operation ends in failure.
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Yesterday 22:55
By Sondoss Al Asaad
A pro-Resistance popular referendum
SOUTH LEBANON — Ballots closed in the third round of municipal and mayoral elections on May 18 in Beirut Governorate, Bekaa Governorate, and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.
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Yesterday 22:54
By Sahar Dadjoo
Gaza media blackout deepens as Israeli strikes kill five more journalists
TEHRAN – The killing of journalists in Gaza has reached an unprecedented and alarming scale, as highlighted by the recent report from the Palestine Chronicle detailing the deaths of five more journalists in Israeli airstrikes, bringing the confirmed total to at least 219 Palestinian journalists and media workers as of May 19, 2025.
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2025-05-18 22:21
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Hezbollah’s former recruit arrested for collaborating with Israel
SOUTH LEBANON — In recent days, rumors about former Hezbollah recruit, Mohammad Saleh, some accurate and some exaggerated, have circulated rapidly, after the government commissioner to the military court, Judge Fadi Akiki, filed a complaint against him on charges of collaborating with the Israeli enemy.
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2025-05-18 22:16
By Wesam Bahrani
Why Syria’s President skipped Arab Summit?
TEHRAN – Syria’s self-appointed President Ahmad al-Sharaa was noticeably absent from the Arab League meeting in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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2025-05-18 22:12
By Sahar Dadjoo
PKK’s historic shift: From insurgency to politics and regional outcomes
TEHRAN – The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced its disbandment, marking a significant shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics with major effects on Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S., and the EU, the PKK waged a four-decade insurgency seeking Kurdish independence.
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2025-05-17 22:17
By Wesam Bahrani
IOF opens new fronts amid genocide
TEHRAN – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) escalate the genocide in Gaza as the regime’s infantry is invading the coastal enclave from several fronts, along with relentless bombardments.
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2025-05-17 22:11
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Will Washington relinquish control over Lebanon to Riyadh?
SOUTH LEBANON—Analysts are monitoring the repercussions of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Persian Gulf on the situation in Lebanon. Washington appears to be moving toward clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to impose its guardianship over Lebanon, especially after Trump announced he would lift sanctions on Syria “at Riyadh’s request.”
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2025-05-17 21:50
By Sahar Dadjoo
Trump’s Persian Gulf tour prioritizes business over diplomatic ethics
TEHRAN – In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a high-profile Persian Gulf tour, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While the White House promoted the trip as a diplomatic success marked by multi-billion-dollar defense and economic agreements, critics raised alarms over ethical violations.
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2025-05-16 22:35
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon’s choice is nothing but resistance to Israel
Implementation of the humiliating ‘May 17 Agreement’ would have transformed Lebanon into an Israeli colony
South Lebanon — Throughout successive phases of Lebanon’s history, the political oligarchy, imposed by the French mandate, falsely referred to the “decision of war and peace” as part of a plan to subjugate Lebanon, in favour of the Israeli occupation regime.
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2025-05-16 22:27
By Sim Zahra
Through the pen or the rifle
TORONTO - On March 18 2025, Naji Abu Seif, known as Abu Hamza, was martyred alongside his family. Abu Hamza was particularly one who kept the message of the Ahulbayt (a) alive, quoting their sermons in his speeches, and in the way he carried himself, constantly reminding the believers what our duty here on this earth is, pleasing God.
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2025-05-16 22:26
By Sahar Dadjoo
Merkel’s legacy: Building strong Israel-Germany ties in the 21st century
TEHRAN - Over the past two decades, Israel-Germany relations have evolved from a partnership based on Holocaust remembrance into a robust strategic alliance.
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2025-05-14 20:39
By Wesam Bahrani
Palestinians resisting another Nakba
TEHRAN – Why the resilience of Palestinians will prevent another Nakba amid unprecedented war crimes in Gaza.
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2025-05-14 20:38
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Palestine’s ongoing Nakba
BEIRUT — The Nakba in Palestine in 1948 marked a turning point in West Asia. It was no less dangerous than what happened at the end of World War I, particularly for the Islamic Ummah, as the Zionist entity was established to serve global imperialism.
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2025-05-14 14:25
Trump meets Syria’s al-Sharaa in Riyadh
United States President Donald Trump says Washington is considering the normalization of ties with Damascus after he met Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years.
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2025-05-13 22:06
By Wesam Bahrani
The death toll from the Gaza genocide may be much higher
TEHRAN – Researchers say the death toll from the Gaza genocide could be much higher than what the Health Ministry in the enclave is reporting.
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2025-05-13 22:04
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Christian votes in the North not prerogative of Lebanese Forces party
BEIRUT — The second round of municipal and mayoral elections in the Northern Governorate brought resounding surprises, as sectarian and political incitement, coupled with the electoral money paid in huge amounts, will have the final say in the result of the 2026 parliamentary elections.
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2025-05-13 19:53
US and Saudi Arabia sign $142bn military deal
U.S. President Donald Trump has received a royal welcome after arriving in Saudi Arabia, his first stop of a three-day regional tour.
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2025-05-13 15:55
Yemen bombing raised fears that US could slide into another endless war: Foreign Affairs
Although US bombing campaign put Houthis under tremendous pressure, they were far from deterred
TEHRAN - In the following article published on May 9 on the Foreign Affairs website, the writer, April Longley Alley, refers to Yemen’s Ansarallah movement as the Houthis. Contrary to the claims, Ansarallah only targeted and has announced to continue to target commercial ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea in efforts until Israel stops its genocidal campaign in Gaza. Ansarallah started to fire at American naval ships in the Red Sea only after the Pentagon attacked them.
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2025-05-12 21:59
By Wesam Bahrani
Israeli troops fall in deadly Gaza ambush
TEHRAN – In a complex operation, the Palestinian resistance forces in Gaza target a group of occupation officers and soldiers.
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2025-05-12 21:49
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Hamas thwarts Mahmoud Abbas’s goal ahead of his ill-intentioned visit to Beirut
BEIRUT — Lebanese and Palestinian factions in Lebanon are anticipating the repercussions of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's planned visit to Beirut on Lebanon and the situation of displaced Palestinians, especially since the issue of Palestinian resistance weapons has come under scrutiny.
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2025-05-12 21:40
By Sahar Dadjoo
Jolani's gamble: Surrendering fragmented Syria to US and Israel
TEHRAN - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani) has embarked on a controversial diplomatic campaign to secure U.S. sanctions relief, proposing a Trump Tower in Damascus and détente with Israel.
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2025-05-12 21:10
UK veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
“They handcuffed a young boy and shot him”
Former UK special forces personnel have accused colleagues of committing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, including alleging that they executed civilians and a child.
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2025-05-12 12:53
PKK says it is laying down arms and disbanding
Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK, which has waged a 40-year insurgency against Turkey, has announced it is laying down its arms and disbanding, the BBC reported.
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2025-05-11 22:36
By Wesam Bahrani
Gaza blast injures 9 Israeli troops
TEHRAN – An explosive device planted by the Palestinian resistance leaves Israeli occupation forces injured.
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2025-05-11 22:35
By Sondoss Al Asaad
What is Washington's interest in drying up Lebanon's cash economy?
BEIRUT — Ahead of May 2026 parliamentary elections, Washington is counting on the impact of a series of punitive measures against the Shiite duo, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement.
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2025-05-11 22:33
By Sahar Dadjoo
Trump’s delivery of advanced arms to Israel without scrutiny
TEHRAN - During Donald Trump’s second presidency, the U.S.-Israel relationship has entered a new phase marked by intensified military, political, and diplomatic support.
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2025-05-10 23:00
By Sahar Dadjoo
Trump’s looming Riyadh visit and regional power dynamics
TEHRAN- President Donald Trump is embarking on his first international trip of his second term, returning to Saudi Arabia—a symbolic echo of his 2017 debut on the world stage. The visit, however, unfolded against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions, including the ongoing Gaza conflict, the uphill Iran nuclear negotiations, and shifting alliances.
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2025-05-10 22:58
By Wesam Bahrani
Yemen to enforce Israeli airspace ban
TEHRAN – Yemeni forces launch operations to block commercial air travel in Israeli skies in solidarity with Gaza.
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2025-05-10 22:51
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Why is Nasrallah’s mausoleum defamed!?
BEIRUT — A week has passed since Lebanon’s Al Jadeed channel aired an intelligence report aimed at defaming the mausoleum of Hezbollah’s martyr Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, without the Lebanese government lifting a finger at this seditious media outlet.