The cause of the explosion, which damaged buildings, shattered windows and caused panic among residents, was not known The mysterious explosion comes seven weeks after the massive explosion at Beirut port, caused by the detonation of nearly 3,000 tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate
2 min read22 Sep 2020Israeli attack helicopters struck observation posts of the militant Hezbollah group along the Lebanon border overnight after shots were fired at Israeli troops operating in the area
2 min read26 Aug 2020Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said responding to Soleimani's killing was not only Iran's responsibility but the responsibility of its allies too Founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982, Lebanese group Hezbollah is a critical part of an Iranian-backed regional military alliance
2 min read5 Jan 2020A statement from the Israeli military said the drone had crashed in Lebanon because of a technical malfunction
1 min read31 Mar 2018In Geneva, the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) issued a blank 'statement' to express its outrage at the casualties among Syrian children, saying it had run out of words
1 min read20 Feb 2018UN chief Antonio Guterres has said he was worried about the possibility of a direct confrontation between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement
1 min read19 Feb 2018The Syrian army said Israel targeted a military site in Hama province early on Thursday, which a war monitor said could be linked to chemical weapons production
2 min read7 Sep 2017Gulf countries extended a deadline Monday for Qatar to accept 13 demands in return for lifting a de facto blockade
2 min read3 Jul 2017Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Hezbollah near Damascus airport, targeting weapons regularly sent from Iran via commercial and military cargo planes
3 min read27 Apr 2017The resolution also calls for the 'rapid, safe and unhindered' delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Syria
1 min read1 Jan 2017