The Lebanese government voted last week for a U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year and implement a ...

By Peter Young. After writing extensively in last week’s column about the tragic humanitarian situation in Gaza, I am reluctant to return to the subject of the Middle East again ...

Tensions are rising as Lebanon’s government, under pressure from the US, moves forward with a plan to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Pomegranates are a deliciously tart and sweet delight, but did you know they make quite the journey from this mass-producing ...

Last month, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, highlighting Tehran's growing ties with Beijing. Around that time, reports from ...

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Something is going on in Saudi Arabia. An initiative called Vision 2030, pushed by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is ...

Hizbullah raised the spectre of civil war on Friday with a warning there would be “no life” in Lebanon if the government ...

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at the back-and-forth between Iran’s president and Israel’s prime minister over Iran ...

Hezbollah and Iran have emerged bruised from separate conflicts with Israel in November and June, respectively. Now, Beirut’s ...

Maphwanya’s Iran visit sparks outcry over unauthorised diplomacyHe expressed solidarity with Iran and condemned Israel, ...

Lebanon's government has been under mounting US pressure to get Hezbollah to disarm. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...