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Naharnet: Israel's president voiced hope Wednesday for avoiding a second election after a hard-fought vote produced no clear winner, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition scrambling for options and making Israeli Arab…
Naharnet: The four ministers representing the Lebanese Forces will not attend the cabinet session scheduled for Thursday, MTV reported. “This decision comes after sensing intentional procrastination in referring the Dahr al-Baidar explosives case to…
Naharnet: Iran has sentenced acclaimed director Jafar Panahi to five years and one month in prison, following his return to the country earlier this year, after the start of the U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. The Tehran court…
Naharnet: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit, part of Moscow's efforts to expand its influence across the continent. Speaking at the opening of the two-day Russia-Africa summit…
Naharnet: British Treasury chief John Healey faces a fine balancing act when he delivers his first budget statement Wednesday, with the economic backdrop made more difficult as a result of the turmoil caused by the Iran war. Healey, who was…
Naharnet: Romano Floriani Mussolini, the great-grandson of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, scored his first goal for Lazio on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Floriani Mussolini — who has "Romano" on the back of his jersey — struck in the 16th minute…
Naharnet: Lazio saw two penalties saved but still managed to rout 10-man Sassuolo 6-2 to remain top of Serie A on Tuesday. Espanyol suffered a shock loss at fourth-tier Sestao River in the Spanish Cup, with its coach quickly paying the price, while…
Naharnet: The prospect of a general strike in France next week amid national protests on cost of living issues has pushed UEFA to change a Europa League match date in Rennes. UEFA said Rennes will now host Olympiakos of Greece on Wednesday of next week…
Naharnet: Houthi media said a Saudi strike on a petrol station Wednesday killed at least 12 people, the latest casualties since Yemen's conflict reignited this summer. Broadcaster Al-Masirah TV reported 12 dead and 10 wounded "including women…
Naharnet: President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have not received any “official guarantees” from Hezbollah regarding not engaging in a new war in support of Iran, an official source said. Speaker Nabih Berri also has not received “any…
Naharnet: A planned six-day ceasefire in and around a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv continued to batter each other elsewhere. The localized truce in the…
Naharnet: Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, fled his country to Argentina and then Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters, Argentina's migration authority said on Wednesday. The 45-year-old senator and his family…
Naharnet: A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said. The central government's office for Castilla La Mancha confirmed…
Naharnet: President Joseph Aoun called on Wednesday for dialogue and moderation to resolve the country's crises and said only diplomatic negotiations can achieve sustainable peace. "Lebanon's problems cannot be solved except by adopting the language…
Naharnet: Bilal Erdoğan, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will visit Lebanon in mid-November, al-Akhbar newspaper quoted sources as saying. While the visit’s agenda will be primarily humanitarian and social, the trip carries…
Naharnet: A missile targeted Yemen's Aden airport for the second time on Wednesday, a police official told AFP, as the Iran-backed Houthis called for the evacuation of the facility in the seat of the Saudi-backed government. "A Houthi missile…
Naharnet: The leader of one of Israel's Arab-majority lists, which are projected to make strong gains in close-fought elections, called on Wednesday for a "genuine Jewish-Arab partnership" to help remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Anyone…
Naharnet: China's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it has taken footballstar Kylian Mbappé's apology "seriously" for comments considered to be disrespectful of Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as the fallout over the…
Naharnet: Israeli artillery shelled Wednesday Majdalzoun, al-Mansouri, Kounine, Baraashit and Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, after forces carried out detonations overnight in the southern border towns of Khiam, Tallousa and Bani Hayyan. Anxious Israelis…
Naharnet: Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat told L'Orient-Le Jour that neither the Lebanese Parliament nor the Cabinet was consulted before the signing of a tripartite framework deal with Israel. "I have the right to express…
Naharnet: The United Nations is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign to undermine Cuba's socialist government, including by threatening…
Naharnet: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s broad assertions about Arab contributions to humanity's scientific and literary discoveries at a Republican campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have drawn criticism just days…
Naharnet: Cyclone Arnab dumped heavy rain across India 's eastern Andhra Pradesh state and caused extensive damage in some areas Wednesday after tens of thousands of people were evacuated from vulnerable coastal areas. Prakhar Jain, head of the…
Naharnet: Iranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia's most important oil pipeline. Days later, another attack hit a Saudi military air base, damaging an Italian fighter jet inside…
Naharnet: Anxious Israelis watched as election results took shape on Wednesday after voters delivered a rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's far-right government, with the highest turnout in over a quarter-century. Exit polls suggested no…
Naharnet: Syria reopened its main border crossing with Jordan on Wednesday as the two countries reaffirmed ties that were strained by a deadly retaliatory strike by Jordanian forces. Jordan's strike -- a reprisal against a gun attack on a church…
Naharnet: The camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead of the opposition on Wednesday after 50 percent of votes were counted in Israel's pivotal general election, figures from the Central Elections Committee showed. After 50.1 percent…
Naharnet: Serbian police said on Wednesday that an unidentified assailant attacked a guard with knives outside the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade and was killed just after midnight. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that police were treating the incident…
Naharnet: Israeli voters on Tuesday gave a narrow edge to opposition parties over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, initial projections showed, after decades-high turnout in the country's first election since the trauma of the October 7,…
Naharnet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party asked election authorities on Tuesday to extend polling hours as it sought to mobilize voters. "We have submitted a request to extend voting hours," Likud said in a message…
Naharnet: The Netherlands will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, its public broadcaster NPO said Tuesday, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation. The Dutch withdrawal is the latest in a series of boycotts…
Naharnet: An oil slick in the Gulf has reached a beach in the United Arab Emirates, AFP video showed on Tuesday, with experts warning it could threaten desalination plants as it spreads. UAE authorities last Friday said they had "detected a…
Naharnet: Harry Kane said Tuesday that his Ballon d'Or triumph "feels like a dream" as tributes poured in for the first English winner of the award in a generation. The England and Bayern Munich forward fended off competition from Lamine Yamal…
Naharnet: A tariff truce between the European Union and United States is potentially at risk due to a multibillion-dollar loan approved by the bloc's investment bank for Airbus this summer, President Donald Trump's top trade official…
Naharnet: The leaders of Norway and Finland held a "frank and substantive" phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the first call between pro-Ukrainian European leaders and the Russian president in more than a year. The call came as…
Naharnet: President Donald Trump's strategy for the U.S. midterm elections has one main ingredient -- more Donald Trump. But his historic unpopularity may hinder Republicans instead of helping them. Trump has blitzed the campaign trail in the…
