The Lebanese army opened fire at Israeli drones in south Lebanon on Wednesday in a rare incident as tensions mount between the neighbouring countries. Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, with which Israel has fought several wars, accused the Jewish state of carrying out a drone attack...

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have looked inseparable on the world stage, working together to project power in the Middle East and beyond, and courting U.S. President Donald Trump to counter common foe Iran. From Egypt to Sudan and the Horn of Africa, the two Gulf...

Israel's army has opened social media accounts in Farsi in a bid to reach out to the people of Iran, the military said on Twitter Wednesday. The announcement came after a series of incidents that have raised tensions between Iran and Israel, which has vowed to stop its arch-enemy from...

Hezbollah will retaliate against Israel after drones crashed in Beirut’s suburbs, but a new war between the old enemies remains unlikely, the Iran-backed movement’s deputy leader has said. “I rule out that the atmosphere is one of war, it is one of a response to an attack,” Sheikh...