Explosion rocks journalists’ function in Afghanistan, killing four

The explosion comes just two days after the governor of Balkh province was killed at his office by an ISIS suicide bomber

Iraqi resistance condemns Pentagon chief’s visit ahead of war anniversary

Top US military official Lloyd Austin claims US troops remain in Iraq to maintain stability, though the US has caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in the past two decades

Lebanon targeted by Washington: Nasrallah

Nasrallah noted that the US has been exploiting the corruption of the Lebanese administration to implement its scheme in Lebanon

At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Jericho camp

The bodies of the Palestinian resistance fighters were seized by Israeli forces following the clashes

Lebanon military court charges seven in killing of UNIFIL soldier

A Lebanese army statement said that the investigation was over, and that the case was transferred to a civilian court

Soleimani assassination commemorated in mass rallies across region

Gatherings to commemorate the Iranian general were held in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and a number of other countries across West Asia and the world

UN soldier killed in Lebanon outside area of authority

Many in Lebanon have suggested that the UNIFIL peacekeeping force has for years been acting to suppress Lebanese resistance on behalf of Israel

The Lion’s Den: New West Bank resistance strikes fear in Israel

A newly established Palestinian resistance faction has emerged in Nablus and is re-writing the rules of engagement against the Israeli occupation

Desperate depositors resume bank heists in Lebanon

After being locked out of their savings for three years, people in Lebanon have been forced to 'rob' banks to withdraw their own money

Iraqi girl killed during US military drills

The drills were being carried out in Victoria Base, a US military base in the vicitinity of Baghdad International Airport

Hezbollah’s power card over Israel’s gas tyranny

How close is the Levant to war? Hezbollah's leader says it all comes down to whether Lebanon is permitted to extract its own energy resources to end the country's economic crisis. And not in the far future, but right now.

Religious Iranian song goes viral, uniting Muslims across West Asia

Videos of thousands of children performing 'Salam, Farmandeh' sparked an unprecedented social phenomenon across Muslim countries and communities in West Asia and beyond

Israel ready for negotiations with Lebanon on maritime border dispute: Energy minister

Karine Elharrar added, however, that the disputed Karish gas field 'is not up for negotiation' and that the Israeli army 'is ready for any scenario'

Israeli defense chief threatens Lebanon with invasion during memorial ceremony

Benny Gantz, who threatened Lebanon with a ‘powerful and accurate’ attack, claimed Israel does not want war and hopes for a solution to the maritime border dispute

Saudi-led coalition kills baby and injures two women in northern Yemen

A military source reported on the same day that the Saudi-led coalition had committed 103 violations of the truce in the previous 24 hours

Participation down as polls close across Lebanon

Citizens took to the polls for the first time since the start of what the World Bank describes as the world's worst economic crisis in 150 years

Massive pro-Hezbollah rally in Beirut days before critical election

Crowds gathered for a speech by Hassan Nasrallah, who declared Lebanon has the resources to be a 'strong nation that no longer has to beg at the doors of foreign embassies'

Lebanese elections political equivalent of 2006 July war: Hezbollah chief

Hassan Nasrallah said that political parties failed to offer support to the Lebanese people in an economic crisis, focusing on disarming the resistance instead

Israeli jets stage flyover in southern Lebanon at low altitudes

The news come just days after Israel staged a mock raid over southern Beirut

Palestinians march in the West Bank to remember victims of Israeli violence

Protesters also condemned the Palestinian Authority for its ongoing collaboration with the occupation forces

Three Palestinians killed during funeral in Lebanese refugee camp

Official Fatah sources deny that their members were involved in shooting people at the funeral procession

Huge blast rocks Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

The explosion caused the evacuation of nearby buildings, and officials have since blocked the surrounding area

Ex-Iran nuclear chief says Fakhrizadeh had been on Mossad’s hit list since 2009

On the anniversary of assassination of Fakhrizadeh, Iran's nuclear chief reveals how foreign intelligence services are seeking to assassinate Iranian scientists

‘Home or martyrdom:’ Palestinian Islamic Jihad denies concessions in prisoners’ hunger strike

The statement came in response to false reports of a brokered concession

In Beirut for talks, Iran’s Foreign Minister offers Lebanon help with crisis

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian extended an offer to Beirut to build two additional power plants to assist Lebanon with its energy crisis

West Bank: Embers under the ashes

Today, the West Bank is a 'sleeping lion' about to wake from decades of lethargy. Its Palestinian youth now openly reject the Palestinian Authority and the treachery of Arab 'peacemaking' – so they're taking the fight directly to the Israeli occupation, to the streets, using the Gaza model of resistance.

Clashes escalate as Israeli troops kill five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Relatives of the victims have accused the Palestinian Authority of helping the occupation forces to find them

Palestinian prisoners rewrite the “Great Escape”

Six Palestinian resistance fighters pulled off a daring jailbreak from Israel's Gilboa prison this week, and occupation forces haven't found them yet. The Cradle has the story of this 'Great Escape' and others like it.