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Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

Beirut: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said 20 of its members were killed, with a source close to the group telling AFP on Thursday that they had died in walkie-talkie blasts blamed on Israel the day before. The group sent separate death notices for each member from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning, saying they had been killed […]

Another assassination attempt on Trump thwarted, suspect in custody

Another assassination attempt on Trump thwarted, suspect in custody

WASHINGTON: The FBI said Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well. Palm Beach County Sheriff […]

Israeli leaflets tell south Lebanon residents to evacuate

Israeli leaflets tell south Lebanon residents to evacuate

BEIRUT: Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village Sunday urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel’s military told AFP a brigade had taken the initiative without approval. It was the first time Israelis had told residents of south Lebanon to evacuate in 11 months of cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel over […]

Salvage of stricken oil tanker in Red Sea expected in coming days, say sources

Salvage of stricken oil tanker in Red Sea expected in coming days, say sources

ATHENS: A salvage operation to recover a Greek registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants is expected to start in the coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. What was decided yesterday is an initial gameplan, of the operation starting in 48 hours,” […]

Sri Lanka announces visa-free entry to Saudi nationals from Oct. 1

Sri Lanka announces visa-free entry to Saudi nationals from Oct. 1

RIYADH: Sri Lanka’s government will allow visa-free entry for Saudi Arabia citizens from Oct. 1, the Adviser to the Ministry of Tourism Harin Fernando was reported as saying on Thursday. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad told Arab News: “The landmark decision to provide visa-free access to Sri Lanka for Saudi citizens […]

Houthis, Yemen government reach financial ‘de-escalation’ deal

Houthis, Yemen government reach financial ‘de-escalation’ deal

DUBAI: Yemen’s government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have agreed to halt tit-for-tat banking sanctions as they wrestle for control of the country’s financial institutions, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The Houthis have been fighting a coalition since March 2015, months after they seized the capital Sanaa and most of Yemen’s population centers, forcing […]