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Israel launches air strikes near Syrian capital

Israeli strikes hit a military target outside Damascus on Sunday, the Jewish state’s second reported raid on Syria in three days, with residents saying the attack felt like an earthquake and turned the sky red. A senior Israeli source said the aerial assault took out Iranian weapons destined for the…

Fifth Hezbollah demonstration against ‘Innocence of Muslims’ ends peacefully in Lebanon

Thousands of supporters of the powerful Shiite militant group Hezbollah took part on Sunday in Hermel, eastern Lebanon in the last in a series of protests against a US-made film which mocks Islam. “Death to America! Israel, enemy of Muslims!” chanted the crowd made of men, women in all-covering black…

U.S. warns Europe to prepare for terrorist attacks by Iranian-backed Hezbollah

The United States fears the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah may be planning imminent attacks in Europe and around the world, a senior security official in Washington said Friday. “Our assessment is that Hezbollah and Iran will both continue to maintain a heightened level of terrorist activity and operations in…

Thailand arrests suspect after US terror warning

Thai authorities said Friday they had detained a Lebanese man with suspected links to the Hezbollah militant group, after the United States warned of a terrorist threat against tourists in the kingdom. “Foreign terrorists may be currently looking to conduct attacks against tourist areas in Bangkok in the near future,”…