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Hamas rejects French Mideast peace plan

Palestinian group Hamas has rejected a French initiative aimed at resuming peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel. In January, then-French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius unveiled plans to hold an international conference aimed at ending the perennial Israeli-Palestinian conflict with...

Gulf Arab states designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization

The Arab Gulf countries have agreed to blacklist Hezbollah as a terrorist group, but they are still studying ways to do that, undersecretary of Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hamad al-Amir told Al Arabiya on Wednesday. Gulf Cooperation Countries, which include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,...

Hezbollah criticizes Saudi Arabia, sees new chapter of struggle in Lebanon

Hezbollah said on Tuesday that Lebanon had been pushed into a new phase of political conflict by Saudi Arabia since its decision to halt an aid package to the Lebanese army, but the country was not on the brink of civil war. "It is clear that since ... the announcement to halt...

Islamic State claims suicide attack that killed 27 in east Iraq: SITE

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 27 people in eastern Iraq on Monday, according to a statement posted on the SITE monitoring group's Twitter account. The attack took place at a funeral for the relative of a Shi'ite Muslim militia fighter in...