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Israel arrests top Islamic Jihad fighter as tensions rise

Israel's army said Monday it had arrested a senior Islamic Jihad fighter as tensions with the group rose after the army blew up one of its tunnels from Gaza. The army arrested overnight the "senior operative" in Arraba near Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank, Israel's military...

At least 332 killed, 2,500 injured in Iran, Iraq quake

At least 332 people were killed in Iran and Iraq when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the region Sunday, state media in the two countries said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. State television said more than 328 people were killed...

Lebanon's president welcomes Hariri's plans to return

Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who has refused to accept Saad Hariri’s resignation as prime minister unless Hariri returns from Saudi Arabia, welcomed comments from Hariri that he plans to come home soon, palace sources and visitors said on Monday. Hariri, who threw Lebanon into...