The Lebanese army said on Thursday that it had achieved the goal of a state monopoly on arms in the country’s south in an "effective and tangible way", but said there was more work to be done to clear unexploded ordnance and tunnels in the area.
Mohammad Sinwar, the elusive Hamas military chief in Gaza, had for months since the death of his brother, in 2024, been Israel's most wanted man. On December 29, Hamas announced that he had died, aged 49, around seven months after Israel said it killed him in a strike.
Switzerland announced the seizure of bank assets belonging to 36 associates of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's ousted president. While the exact amount remains undisclosed, this action represents only a fraction of the deposed Marxist leader's wealth.
Turmoil in Yemen's south has exposed a major feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, yet their $30 billion trade ties are proving remarkably resilient.
Since the mid-1980s, Lebanese Hezbollah, working in close collaboration with Iranian intelligence services and the Revolutionary Guards, has meticulously woven a network of businesses within Lebanese diaspora communities worldwide, operations frequently suspected of masking illicit activities.
In Harasta, a suburb east of Damascus, restoration crews are working to bring a centuries-old public bathhouse back into use after years in which war and displacement disrupted daily life across Eastern Ghouta.
Yemeni separatist leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who took up arms early in life and never shied away from joining conflicts, shows no signs of abandoning his dream of creating an independent state in the south.
The United States needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.
The Emirate of Ajman recorded impressive real estate activity in December, with 1,623 transactions valued at AED2.78 billion, representing a 22 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Iran's top judge warned protesters on Wednesday there would be "no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic", while accusing Israel and the U.S. of pursuing hybrid methods to disrupt the country.
The Syrian army began shelling Kurdish-held neighborhoods in northern Aleppo on Wednesday, following the expiration of a deadline given to residents to evacuate the area.
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