Thursday, December 25, 2025

Middle East

Lebanon seeing “the same patterns” and “methods of warfare” as Gaza: UN

Officials from the United Nations say they fear Lebanon could suffer the same fate as the Gaza Strip where the Israeli year-long war has taken the lives of 42,000 Palestinians so far, turning the enclave into ruins.

Iran mission says no Iranian among dead, injured in Israeli missile attack on Damascus

The Iranian Embassy in Damascus says no Iranian citizens were among the dead or injured in the Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital.

Harris says Iran is top US foe

US Vice President Kamala Harris has identified Iran as the United States’ greatest adversary, in a portion of her “60 Minutes” interview that did not air on the full broadcast.

At least 7 killed in Israeli strike on residential building in Damascus

At least seven people were killed and 11 others wounded in an Israeli attack on a residential building in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, according to Syrian state broadcaster SANA.

Hezbollah vows to continue fight against Israel

Hezbollah’s deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has stated the Lebanese group will continue striking the Zionist regime until there is a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, despite facing repeated Israeli attacks from the air and by ground forces.

President Pezeshkian slams US, Europe for staying silent on Israeli genocide

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has lashed out at the United States and European states for supporting the “savage” regime of Israel which is committing massacres in West Asia.

There is no evidence Iran has decided to rush toward building a nuclear bomb: CIA

There is no evidence that Tehran has decided to build a nuclear weapon, and if it did, the United States and its allies would most likely be able to detect such a step soon after it was taken, CIA Director William Burns has stated.

Israel killed more journalists in Gaza than in any conflict in 30 years: Report

The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has killed more journalists over the past year than any other conflict in the last three decades, according to the data released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

Iran’s FM to visit Saudi Arabia for talks on regional tensions

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said he will visit Saudi Arabia and other regional countries to discuss ways to halt Israel’s atrocities in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Israel says it cannot confirm Nasrallah’s presumed successor death

Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer has stated that Tel Aviv does not have the confirmation that top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli air attack last week.

Over one-third of Israelis think Tel Aviv lost Gaza war: Poll

Only 27 percent of Israelis think Tel Aviv has defeated Hamas in its onslaught on the Gaza Strip that started a year ago, according to a new survey.

Russia’s Putin will discuss West Asia with Iranian president Pezeshkian

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and discuss regional developments, according to the Russian state-run media outlet TASS.

Houthis say fired missiles and drones at Tel Aviv

Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree claimed that the Yemeni group had targeted two military targets in Tel Aviv with “two missiles”.

US issues new Hamas-related sanctions on first anniversary of October 7 attack

The United States Treasury Department has designated sanctions for three individuals and one charity it claims are prominent international financial supporters of Hamas, as well as one Hamas-controlled financial institution in Gaza.

US military aid to Israel for Gaza war climbs to $18bn: Report

The United States has provided Israel with $17.9 billion in military assistance since the outbreak of its war on the Gaza Strip last year, a nonpartisan research project showed on Monday.

Saudi King hospitalised for lung infection: Royal court

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court announced in the latest update on the ageing monarch's health.

Israel’s military used internationally banned bombs in Lebanon: Report

The Syndicate of Chemists in Lebanon (SCL) has warned that the scale of destruction and the depth of damage to buildings and the ground suggest the use of internationally banned bombs containing depleted uranium by Israel in its war on Lebanon.

Hezbollah attacks Israel’s Haifa in first direct hit on strategic city

Hezbollah attacked Haifa early on Monday, marking the first direct hit on the strategic city, bypassing Israel's typically reliable air defense systems.

Gaza government media reports more than 3,650 Israeli massacres since October 2023

The Government Media Office in Gaza has reported that the Israeli military committed 3,654  massacres in the Gaza Strip since October last year.

Iran raps Zionists’ deadly raids on Gaza mosque, Lebanon

The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, vehemently condemned Israel's deadly attack on a mosque in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, which had sheltered Palestinian refugees, as well as the aerial bombardments of residential buildings in  southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut

Beirut suburb experiences ‘heaviest night of attacks’ with 30 air raid by Israel

Israeli military aircraft carried out more than 30 overnight airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburb, marking the "heaviest night" of attacks since Israel expanded its offensive against Lebanon on September 23.

Hezbollah hits out at report that contact ‘lost’ with Nasrallah’s presumed successor

In a vague statement responding to a report claimed that contact has been lost with Hezbollah’s presumed next leader Hashem Safieddine, the Lebanese group announced there are “no Hezbollah sources and our viewpoint is issued in official statements".

At least 25 Israeli personnel killed since ground offensive in southern Lebanon: Hezbollah

At least 25 officers and soldiers from Israel’s elite forces have been killed and over 130 injured since the beginning of a ground incursion into southern Lebanon earlier this month, Hezbollah has announced.

814 mosques, 3 churches, 19 cemeteries destroyed by Israel in Gaza: Report

The Israeli army has destroyed 814 mosques, three churches and 19 cemeteries during its year of attacks on Gaza, the region’s Religious Affairs Ministry says.

At least 24 Palestinians killed, over 90 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza mosque, school

At least 24 Palestinians, including children, were killed, and 93 others wounded early Sunday morning in two separate Israeli airstrikes targeting a mosque and a school that were sheltering displaced civilians in central Gaza Strip.

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