RIYADH: Whenever conflicts erupt in the Middle East, American consumer brands are often among the first targets of public anger. The war in Gaza has been no different, with McDonald’s and Starbucks branches in Lebanon attacked and consumer boycotts announced … read more
BEIRUT: Lebanese firefighters on Thursday were struggling to contain a series of night fires believed to have been started by Israeli phosphorus shells fired into forests and orchards near the country’s southern border. Residents of the border town of Aita … read more
CAIRO: The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that have been battling Sudan’s army for control of the country said they had seized Nyala, its second largest city, on Thursday. The seizure of the capital of South Darfur state in the west … read more
BEIRUT: The brother of a wanted Islamist was killed inside Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday, state media said. A young man who was “the target of an assassination operation inside the Ain Al-Helweh camp died after sustaining serious … read more
GAZA STRIP: Hamas’s armed wing said Thursday that “almost 50” Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7 attacks have been killed in Israeli bombing raids on the Palestinian territory. “(Ezzedine) Al-Qassam Brigades estimates that the number … read more