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Many countries have begun pulling their nationals out of Lebanon after Israel ramped up its air strikes in the south of the country

World

Evacuations from Lebanon: what we know

Russia, France, Spain and Greece on Thursday became the latest countries to launch operations to remove nationals from Lebanon since Israel launched ground raids...

AFPOctober 3, 2024

More than 300,000 civilians have fled Lebanon for Syria since Israel stepped up its offenive against Hezbollah on September 23, most of them Syrian refugees being displaced by war for a second time

World

Twice displaced: Syrian refugees flee home from Lebanon

A decade after finding refuge in Lebanon from civil war in his native Syria, Ahmad Mustafa fled in the other direction this week from...

AFPOctober 3, 2024

A street vendor sells food items in Gaza City on October 2, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas

Business

Israel-Hamas war causes 86-percent dive in Gaza GDP: IMF

A year of conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted in a “devastating impact on the economy” in the occupied West Bank and Gaza,...

AFPOctober 3, 2024

Iran's barrage was weightier than the one in April

World

Missile barrage against Israel exposes Iran’s limitations: analysts

Iran’s missile barrage at Israel this week was meant as a warning that the Islamic republic can hit Israeli territory, but has instead exposed...

AFPOctober 3, 2024

US President Joe Biden speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2024, as he travels to Florida and Georgia to view damage from Hurricane Helene.

World

Biden says ‘discussing’ possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

President Joe Biden said he was discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, in comments that sent oil prices spiking Thursday just a...

AFPOctober 3, 2024

Families displaced from Beirut's southern suburbs have found shelter in one of the Lebanese capital's most exclusive nightclubs after the owner threw open the doors in the face of Israel's bombing offensive

World

Party over: displaced families shelter in Beirut nightclub

Outside one of the Lebanese capital’s most exclusive venues, a large sign advises clubbers to dress “smart casual”. Now dozens of destitute families occupy...

AFPOctober 3, 2024

A February 2007 file picture of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah

World

‘Kill him first’: Israel eyes top level targets

After the killing of Hezbollah’s leader in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted Israel had “settled the score”. But the legacy of Israel’s past...

AFPOctober 3, 2024