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Report: Explosion Near Syrian Capital Kills Iranian Colonel

An explosion in Syria has killed an official with Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, the force said on its website Wednesday, blaming Israel for the killing. The force identified the officer killed as Col. Davoud Jafari, who it said was working for the Guard's aerospace division.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The European Union in Syria: too complacent?

Since 2011, Bashar Al-Assad has waged a brutal war that has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of Syrians – estimates range between 306,000 and 610,000 victims. Overwhelming evidence ties Al-Assad to a range of war crimes and genocidal practices, and the European Union has long advocated a firm…

The Conversation

Seeking compromise candidate, Lebanese politician Bassil leaves door ajar for presidency bid

Senior Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil said on Thursday he was working to find a compromise candidate for the presidency who would be able to push through crucial reforms, but that he would run for the post himself if he deemed a chosen candidate a bad option.

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Accelerating US-Israeli Military Cooperation Against Iranian Threat

Israel and the United States are developing “joint military capabilities at accelerated pace" to counter evolving threats in the Middle East, and especially against Iran, Israel’s army chief of staff Aviv Kohavi said on Wednesday.

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Israel signs agreement on gas field shared with Lebanon

Exploration in the Qana field is set to begin after Tel Aviv signed a framework agreement with the contractor.

Al Jazeera

The global threat of rogue diplomacy

Massive investigation discovers alarming evidence on so-called honorary consuls

Salon

Israel strikes air base in central Syria, killing two servicemen -Syrian military

Israeli missiles hit a major air base in Syria's Homs province on Sunday, killing two servicemen and injuring three others, the Syrian military said via state news agency SANA.

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Amid crisis, Hezbollah seeks ally in next Lebanese president

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says he wants the next Lebanese president to be a figure who won't “betray" the Iran-backed faction

The Independent UK

Analysis-Power vacuum adds to risks for crisis-hit Lebanon

Lebanon faces an indefinite government crisis that further complicates the path out of its financial meltdown, adding to risks of instability as hardship deepens and state institutions teeter on the brink of collapse.

Reuters

‘Closed’ village on Lebanese-Israeli boundary welcomes visitors after 22 years

Mindsets are changing, says resident of Ghajar, a Syrian Alawite village in occupied Golan Heights

The Guardian - UK

Oil supertanker grounded in Indonesia will take a month to free - navy

Indonesian authorities said on Monday it could take up to a month to free a crude oil tanker stuck in its waters, while the United States slapped sanctions on the vessel for alleged links to Hezbollah and a branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

Reuters

US Sanctions Oil Smuggling Network Supporting Iran's Quds Force

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an international oil smuggling network it accused of supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force, as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Tehran. In a statement, the US Treasury Department said it designated members of the network that facilitated oil trades and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s weapons are slowly dragging Israel to Ukraine’s defense

After months of reluctance, Israel is softening its opposition to providing military aid to Ukraine, as Iran’s deepening support for Russia’s invasion evolves into a threat to Israeli security.

Tribune News Service

Hezbollah, Iranian oil smuggling network hit with sanctions

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of individuals, firms and vessels connected to an oil smuggling outfit said to benefit the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps

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U.S. imposes new sanctions on oil smuggling network backing Iran's Quds Force

The United States on Thursday issued sanctions against an international oil smuggling network it accused of supporting Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force, as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Tehran.

Reuters

U.S. issues fresh Iran-related sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed fresh Iran-related sanctions, targeting individuals it said were linked to Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quods force, as well as a number of shipping and oil companies.

Zenger

A Mixed Bag: The Bennett-Lapid Government’s Mideast Policies

The most controversial foreign policy initiative was Israel’s recent accord with Lebanon demarcating Mediterranean Sea gas fields.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon-Israel Deal a Landmark but with Limits, Experts Say

US mediators tried for more than a decade to broker a maritime border agreement between Lebanon and Israel.

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The Independent UK

Lebanon-Israel deal a landmark but with limits, experts say

The recent maritime border deal between Lebanon and Israel allocates rights to off-shore natural gas drilling and has been hailed as a game changer

Asharq Al-Awsat

Crisis-Hit Lebanon Faces Power Vacuum without President

Already mired in political and economic crises, Lebanon is now also without a president after Michel Aoun's mandate expired without a successor. Cheered on by thousands of supporters, Aoun left the presidential palace on Sunday, a day before his term officially ended. His six years at the helm were marred…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Requests Dropping Terrorist Label of Hezbollah in Arab Summit Closing Statement

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived in Algiers on Monday to take part in the two-day Arab League summit that kicks off on Tuesday. The summit is being launched on the same day that Lebanon plunged in presidential vacuum with the parliament failing to elect a successor to President…

The Independent UK

Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens

President Michel Aoun has left Lebanon’s presidential palace, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon President Approves Gov't Resignation, Leaves with No Replacement

Lebanese President Michel Aoun left Lebanon's presidential palace Sunday marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement, leaving the small nation in a political vacuum that is likely to worsen its historic economic meltdown. As Aoun’s term ends, the country is being run by a caretaker government after…

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun leaves office amid crisis

President Michel Aoun leaves office a day earlier than his mandate ends as parliament fails to agree on his successor.

Reuters

Aoun's presidency ends leaving power vacuum in crisis-hit Lebanon

Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon's cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port blast, left the presidential palace on Sunday with his term ending, leaving a void at the top of a failing state.

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