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Hezbollah launches unarmed drones towards Israeli gas rig in disputed waters

The Israeli military on Saturday said it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah heading towards an area where an Israeli gas platform was recently installed in the Mediterranean Sea, amid rising tension between Israel and Lebanon.

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Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean

The Israeli military says it has shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah that were heading toward an area where Israel recently installed an offshore gas platform

The Independent UK

Israel Shoots Down Unarmed Hezbollah Drones Heading for Gas Rig

Israel said it had shot down three drones headed from Lebanon toward one of its Mediterranean gas rigs on Saturday and accused the Iranian-backed Hezbollah party of launching them. There was no immediate response from Lebanon to the Israeli allegation, which came amid tensions between the countries over the location…

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Israel shoots down unarmed Hezbollah drones heading for gas rig - security source

Israel shot down three unarmed "hostile drones" coming from Lebanon on Saturday that were approaching gas rigs in Israel's maritime economic zone, an Israeli security source said.

Reuters

Iran Condemns Airstrike, Opposes Turkish Move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments at the start of a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations…

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Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

Iran’s foreign minister has condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria and says Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north

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Syria says Israeli strike on Tartous coast wounds two civilians

Damascus has accused Tel Aviv of launching an ‘air aggression’ from across the Mediterranean.

Al Jazeera

US Sponsors Int’l Conference on Countering Hezbollah’s Terrorist Activities

The Law Enforcement Coordination Group (LECG) focused on countering Hezbollah’s terrorist and illicit activities convened in Europe on June 29-30 for its ninth meeting, said the US State Department. More than 30 governments – from the Middle East, South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, Indo-Pacific, and North America – participated…

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Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Trying to Hack UN Lebanon Peacekeepers

Israel accused the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah party on Wednesday of conducting a cyber operation designed to disrupt a UN peacekeeping mission on the border between the countries, and threatened harsh Israeli retaliation against enemy hackers. The allegation - to which there was no immediate response from Beirut, Tehran or the…

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Israel accuses Hezbollah of trying to hack U.N. Lebanon peacekeepers

Israel accused the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah on Wednesday of conducting a cyber operation designed to disrupt a U.N. peacekeeping mission on the border between the countries, and threatened harsh Israeli retaliation against enemy hackers.

Reuters

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government

Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged fractious politicians on Sunday to speed up the formation of a government to allow authorities to prepare for presidential elections due before the end of October.

Reuters

Lebanon's Opposition Rejects to Participate in Mikati's New Cabinet

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati's optimism about the possibility of swiftly forming a new cabinet at the end of next week does not mean that his task will be easy. The distribution of votes in the parliamentary consultations and the positions of the political parties suggest that the government will…

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Lebanon's Mikati named PM, faces tough path to cabinet

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati was designated on Thursday to form a new government, but faces a politically difficult path to agree a new cabinet as the country's devastating financial crisis festers.

Reuters

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Lebanon's president holds consultations to name premier

Lebanon’s president has begun consultations with members of parliamentary blocs to name a new prime minister following last month’s parliamentary elections

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Lebanon: LF, FPM Won’t Nominate Mikati

Lebanon’s parliamentary consultations at the Baabda Palace on Thursday will see the deputies of Hezbollah and Amal Movement, as well as a number of Sunni and independent representatives, name caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to head the next government. Two other groups will also designate Mikati, including the National Moderation…

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Damascus Airport Resumes Operations

The Syrian Transportation Ministry announced Wednesday that the Damascus International Airport will resume its operations on June 23, two weeks after Israeli air strikes damaged the airstrip and a terminal, which resulted in halting operations there. The Syrian authorities had to suspend flights and undertake major repairs after Israeli air…

The Independent UK

Syria capital airport to resume flights after Israeli strike

Syrian state TV says the international airport in Syria’s capital will resume flights after nearly two weeks following an Israeli airstrike that caused serious damage to the facility

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Hamas Decides to Restore Syria Ties

A decade after breaking relations with Syrian President Bashar Assad and decamping from Damascus, Hamas is in talks to resume ties with Syria, according to a source in the Gaza-ruling group. “The return of relations was part of discussions that took place for years with Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah,”…

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Direct Threat from Iran Preceded Sadr Bloc's Resignation from Iraq Parliament

Head of Iraq's Sadrist movement, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had received "direct threats from Iran" to reach an agreement with the pro-Tehran Coordination Framework over the formation of a new government, revealed Iraqi and Lebanese sources. These threats were made days before his bloc resigned from parliament last week. Iran has…

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Lebanese Officials Demand Arrest Warrants Against Convicted Hariri Killers

Lebanese former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora urged on Friday the judiciary to issue arrest warrants against the convicted killers of ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. He also called on Lebanese authorities to arrest them and bring them to justice. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) appeals judges had on Thursday sentenced…

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Saudi Arabia Welcomes STL Verdict against Terrorist Hezbollah Agents

Saudi Arabia welcomed on Friday the verdict issued by Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) against agents of the terrorist Hezbollah militia, reported the Saudi Press Agency. STL appeals judges on Thursday sentenced two Hezbollah members in absentia to life imprisonment for their role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese…

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Syria’s Assad hoping for Iran nuclear deal success

Israel’s attack on Damascus airport last week highlights the importance of a deal between Iran and the West to Syria.

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US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Hezbollah Financier

The United States offered a $10 million reward for anyone who provides information on Hezbollah financier Muhammad Ja'far Qasir. It said that Qasir has close links to Syrian President Bashar Assad. A photo of Qasir in a meeting with Assad and Iran’s former President Hassan Rouhani was made public. The…

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Hezbollah Members Get Life Terms for Hariri’s Death

Appeals judges at an international tribunal sentenced two members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah to life imprisonment Thursday for their roles in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and the deaths of 21 other people in a massive bombing in Beirut in 2005. Neither of the convicted men, Hassan…

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