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Casualties mount as Israeli troops continue firing on Gazans seeking aid

JERUSALEM (CNN) - Palestinians on their way to  Israeli Tanks fire on Gazans seeking aid, 32 killed, over 200 injured

GAZA - At least 32 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on crowds waiting for food at two separate aid distribution points in Gaza on Sunday, according to reports from local authorities and eyewitnesses.

IAEA Kicks Off International Radiation Oncology Conference

The fourth International Conference on Advances in Radiation Oncology (ICARO-4) is underway this week at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, bringing together participants from around the world to examine the latest advances in treating cancer with radiation.

Opening the conference, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Najat Mokhtar urged attendees to remember

Iraq underscores support for political consensus in Lebanon

BAGHDAD, 1st June, 2025 (WAM) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani reaffirmed today his government's support for internal political consensus in Lebanon.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Government Palace in Baghdad, where Aoun is currently on an official visit, Al Sudani stated, "Iraq supports internal political consensus in Lebanon and condemns the ongoi

UAE, Lebanese Presidents discuss bilateral cooperation in phone call

ABU DHABI, 31st May, 2025 (WAM) - UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from His Excellency Joseph Aoun, President of the Lebanese Republic.

During the call, the two leaders discussed the fraternal relations between their countries and various aspects of cooperation. They affirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening these ties in ways that serve the

What is Trumps game in Syria

Why has the US president decided to lift all sanctions on Damascus, and how will it shape the future of the region?

US President Donald Trump's recent announcement that he intends to lift all sanctions on Syria stands as one of the most unexpected and controversial foreign policy moves Washington has made in the past decade.

Declared during Trump's Middle East tour at the US-Saudi Investmen

Hamas terrorists attacked wrong base on October 7 after navigational error

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 30 (ANI/TPS): Hamas terrorists who infiltrated southern Israel during the October 7, 2023 massacre intended to capture a sensitive military intelligence base but made a critical navigation error that led them to attack the wrong target, according to an Israel Defense Forces investigation published Friday.

The probe revealed that 10 Hamas infiltrators on five motorcycles were attempting to r

LEBANON-NAQOURA-UNIFIL-TENSE SITUATION-WARNING

(250530) -- NAQOURA, May 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), speaks during a ceremony marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in Naqoura, Lebanon, May 29, 2025. TO GO WITH "UNIFIL warns of tense situation along Blue Line " (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

The Big Heart Foundation inaugurates reconstructed ERT Centre at St. George Hospital in Beirut

BEIRUT, 28th May, 2025 (WAM) -- The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a global humanitarian organisation based in Sharjah, has inaugurated the newly reconstructed and expanded Emergency and Trauma Unit at the Saint George Hospital University Medical Centre (SGHUMC) in Beirut.

Funded by a US$2.36 million (AED8.7 million) contribution from TBHF's "Salam Beirut" campaign, the project has reconstructed facilities in Leba

Lebanon's Prime Minister visits Museum of the Future

DUBAI, 28th May 2025 (WAM) -- The Museum of the Future welcomed Dr Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon, as part of his official visit to the UAE.

During his visit, Dr Salam was accompanied by Majed Al Mansoori, the Executive Director of the Museum of the Future. He was introduced to the museum's unique architecture, which stands as an iconic and global icon of engineering and design.

The

Lebanon's Prime Minister visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

ABU DHABI, 28th May 2025 (WAM) -- Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, SZGM, in Abu Dhabi.

He was accompanied by Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President; Dr. Ghassan Salame, Minister of Culture of Lebanon; Fouad Chehab Dandan, Ambassador of Lebanon to the UAE, and his accompanying delegation.

The Prime Minister of Lebanon, accompanied by Dr. Youse

Latifa bint Mohammed meets with Lebanon's Ministers of Culture, Information at Arab Media Summit

DUBAI, 27th May, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, met with Dr. Ghassan Salame, Minister of Culture of Lebanon, and Dr. Paul Morcos, Minister of Information, on the sidelines of the Arab Media Summit.

Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai

Ahmed bin Mohammed meets with Lebanese Prime Minister on sidelines of Arab Media Summit in Dubai

DUBAI, 27th May, 2025 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, met today with Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon, on the sidelines of the Arab Media Summit 2025 in Dubai.

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed welcomed the Lebanese Prime Minister, emphasising the deep ties of cooperation between the UAE and Lebanon, rooted in the historica

Baghdad Summit: Guterres calls for end to war in Gaza, respect for sovereignty of Syria, Lebanon

BAGHDAD, 17th May, 2025 (WAM) - Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, stressed the need for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the unconditional release of all hostages and the free flow of humanitarian aid ending the blockade, now.

''Nothing justifies the collective punishment of the Palestinian people. We reject the repeated displacement of the Gaza population - and we obviously rejec

UAE President receives phone call from Lebanese President

ABU DHABI, 4th May, 2025 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from His Excellency Joseph Aoun, President of the Lebanese Republic.

During the call, President Aoun expressed his sincere thanks for the UAE's decision to lift the travel ban on its citizens travelling to Lebanon, which will take effect from 7 May 2025.

He welcomed the move as a sign of t