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Taiwan’s Gold Apollo says Hezbollah pagers made by Hungary partner • FRANCE 24 English

Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said on Wednesday that the pager model allegedly used by Hezbollah members that simultaneously exploded and killed at least nine people was made by…

First international flight since Assad’s ouster lands in Syria : NPR

First international commercial flight since Assad’s ouster lands in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria – the first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport. The Qatar Airways…

Blinken in Egypt to push Gaza ceasefire amid fallout from Hezbollah pager attack • FRANCE 24

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Cairo on Wednesday to try to salvage efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza that have been further complicated by a…

Sub-Imperialisms in the Syrian Imbroglio

A significant and swift transformation is occurring in Syria. Anti-regime forces have quickly taken control of the capital, capturing all major cities in under two weeks. The speed…

‘Chaotic 24 hours in Lebanon’ after Hezbollah pager attack • FRANCE 24 English

France 24’s Rawad Taha reports on a chaotic last 24 hours in Lebanon following an attack that saw the pages of Hezbollah group members explode, killing 12 people…

Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza Kill 18, Including 5 Children

Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least 18 people, including five children who were sheltering in a tent, according to local health…

Fresh explosions heard in Lebanon as Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate • FRANCE 24 English

Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon across Lebanon’s south and in Beirut’s southern suburbs, security sources and witnesses said, further hiking tensions with Israel…

In New Syria, Fears of an ISIS Return

By Hollie McKay Hollie McKay is a writer, war crimes investigator, and the author of “Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield.” (Jocko Publishing/Di…

Initial probe shows Lebanon pagers ‘booby-trapped with explosives’ • FRANCE 24 English

A preliminary investigation has found hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members that exploded across Lebanon this week had been booby-trapped, a security official told AFP on Wednesday….