Middle East


UN Security Council starts talks on fate of peacekeeping force in Lebanon

 The UNIFIL United Nations peacekeepers' vehicles drive on a road amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon October 18, 2024.

Iran says it will continue talks with IAEA after curbing access

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei in front of Iranian flag. (illustration)

US envoy says Israel should 'comply' with Lebanon plan to disarm terrorist groups

 U.S. envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack stands at U.S. ambassador's residency in Damascus, Syria May 29, 2025.