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Dutch national from Gaza sues Israeli officials at ICC

Benny Gantz, a former Israeli army chief and founder of the Israel Resilience Party, is facing a civil suit at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to the death of six Gazan civilians in 2014, Israeli daily Haaretz reported Friday. According to the newspaper, the plaintiff is...

197 Syrian civilians killed last month: UK-based NGO

At least 197 civilians were killed in war-ravaged Syria in January, according to a monthly report released Friday by a London-based rights watchdog. In its report, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said that 57 children and 27 women had been among those killed during the first...

Iran celebrates 40 years of Islamic revolution

Thousands of Iranians packed the mausoleum of the Islamic republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Friday to launch celebrations for the 40th anniversary of its revolution. Ceremonies for the 1979 revolution started at 9:33 am (0603 GMT), the exact time that Khomeini...

Lebanon announces government after 8-month delay

Lebanon announced a government line-up Thursday, ending an eight-month wait that had heightened fears of a major economic collapse. The new cabinet, unveiled during a press conference at the presidential palace, includes 30 ministers from Lebanon's rival political clans. The new line-up...