Turkey Says Heavy Arms Pullout Completed in Syria’s Idlib

Turkey on Wednesday said a planned buffer zone in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib has been cleared of heavy weapons as part of a deal reached between Moscow and Ankara. “The pullout of heavy weapons from the de-militarised zone was completed on October 10,” the Turkish defense ministry said ...

Fneich: Hezbollah Will Take Public Health Portfolio despite Int’l Pressures

The caretaker sports minister Hajj Mohammad Fneich said that Hezbollah has the right to take any service-providing ministry regardless of the foreign pressures in this regard, announcing that the public health portfolio will be included in the party’s ministerial share. In an interview with Al-Manar TV Channel, Fneich rejected the ...

Yemeni Forces Strike Saudi-led Mercenaries on Western Coast

The Yemeni army and popular committees launched on Wednesday an attack on the sites of the Saudi-led mercenaries on the Western coast, using the unmanned air force and the artillery. A Yemeni drone (Qasef 1) had earlier attacked the mercenaries’ Anbara camp on the Western Coast.

Lebanon’s Security Forces Arrest ISIL Terrorist in Akkar before Carrying out Attack

Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces indicated in a statement on Wednesday that it had arrested an ISIL terrorist in Akkar just as he was about to complete the setting of an explosive device aimed to target a Lebanese army patrol in the area. “Based on information about orders to [ISIL terrorists] ...

Lebanon’s House Speaker: Modesty Needed to Settle Cabinet Formation File

Lebanon’s House Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Wednesday that it is high time all the parties hold responsibility to settle the cabinet formation file, citing the critical conditions of the country’s economics. During his weekly meeting with the members of the parliament, Speaker Berri also said that active contacts with ...

Lebanon’s House Speaker Nabih Berri cites active contacts with Ain Al-Tineh on cabinet formation, says further time is needed

Iran’s Suleimani Condoles Sayyed Nasrallah over Death of Um Imad Mughniyeh

IRGC’s Al-Quds Force Commander General Qassem Suleimani on Wednesday offered condolences to Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah over the death of Um Imad Mughniyeh. In a letter to Sayyed Nasrallah, Suleimani wrote that Hajja Amina Salami, who was the mother of Mughniyeh brothers, should be remembered as “the mother ...

Turkish Media Releases CCTV, Names 15 Saudis in Khashoggi Case

CCTV footage released by Turkish television on Wednesday showed the moment missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul and the movements of a team suspected of involvement in his disappearance. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, vanished on October 2 after entering the consulate to obtain official ...