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      Pallbearers carry the coffin of Hezbollah member Ali Mohamed Chalbi, after hand-held radios and pagers used by the group were detonated across Lebanon. Reuters
      Hezbollah's exploding pagers tell a gruesome story of an invisible war

      Experts explain how the group became dependent on devices that were all too easy for Israel to booby-trap

      MENASeptember 26, 2024
      Civilians search for their belongings in a damaged building after Israeli strikes in the village of Al Aqbieh near Sidon, south Lebanon. EPA
      Israeli strikes on Lebanon are fiercest yet but Hezbollah is armed for a long war

      Israel's military says its air force struck 1,600 Hezbollah targets on Monday alone – close to levels last seen in the 2006 war

      MENASeptember 24, 2024
      Ukrainian Tupolev Tu-143. Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
      Is Hezbollah using decades-old Soviet Tupolev drones as missiles?

      Israel claims the Iran-backed group is using an early variant of drone technology

      MENASeptember 23, 2024
      Pro-Houthi forces march during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen in 2022. EPA
      Special reportDagger at the Red Sea: Charting the rise of the Houthis

      Experts and officials describe how the once-obscure militia obtained a vast arsenal and disrupted one of the world's key trade routes

      MENASeptember 21, 2024
      A vendor shows walkie-talkie devices without batteries, which he says he removed for safety reasons at an electronic store in Sidon, after hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon. Reuters
      Hezbollah pager and radio bombs revive old tactic

      For at least 150 years, armies have sought to provide everyday supplies to their foes, rigged with bombs and electronic bugs

      MENASeptember 19, 2024
      The American University of Beirut Medical Centre is packed with wounded from the pager blasts. Reuters
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      Hack or sabotage? Theories swirl over pager attack on Hezbollah

      Experts say the group suffered serious damage to its communications network but retains significant combat power

      MENASeptember 17, 2024
      Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani. AFP
      Al Sudani's Iran-backed allies clash over corruption allegations

      Scandals involving government spying, bribery and robbery have led to deeper divisions within Iraq’s ruling coalition

      MENASeptember 16, 2024
      People inspect a damaged area in the aftermath of what Syrian state media reported was an Israeli strike in Masyaf. Reuters
      Masyaf attack: Did Israeli special forces raid Syrian research site?

      Iran has denied reports that some of its advisors were captured in an attack on a secretive weapons research centre

      MENASeptember 13, 2024
      USS Abraham Lincoln, pictured in the Indian Ocean in 2012. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier will remain in the Middle East, but the USS Roosevelt is returning home. Photo: US Navy
      US ends naval surge in Middle East amid 'carrier gap' concern

      One of two aircraft carriers leaves region, after being deployed as a deterrent against Iranian attacks on Israel

      MENASeptember 12, 2024
      The US Treasury says Iran Air has a history of transporting goods on behalf of the country's military forces. Getty Images
      Latest US and European sanctions pile pressure on Iran's aviation sector

      US and several European governments accuse Tehran of using civilian planes to transfer arms to allies

      MENASeptember 11, 2024
      The border fence between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza. EPA
      Gaza-Egypt border control dispute could shape the enclave's future

      Talks on who will control contested area after war focus on international force despite opposition from Netanyahu

      MENASeptember 07, 2024
      Explosions on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion. Reuters
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      US and allies fail to stem Houthis' high pace of Red Sea attacks

      The Iran-backed group has stepped up attacks on shipping in the past two weeks

      MENASeptember 05, 2024
      Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points to a map showing the Salah Al Din corridor in southern Gaza, during a news conference in Jerusalem. EPA
      Why the narrow corridor on Gaza's southern border is so vital

      Return of Israeli forces to garrisons in Salah Al Din corridor would restore area to pre-2005 military occupation

      MENASeptember 03, 2024
      Iranian security forces during the funeral ceremony for Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard, in Tehran. EPA
      What the Haniyeh killing reveals about Iran's internal divisions

      Iran has lost senior generals and nuclear scientists in more than a decade of suspected Israeli assassinations

      NewsAugust 11, 2024
      A F-18 jet lands on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier during military exercises about 100 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii, in July. Reuters
      US military straining amid crises in Middle East, Europe and Asia

      Supporting Ukraine, ramped up naval operations to counter China and the risk of a wider Middle East war are testing American capabilities

      MENAAugust 09, 2024
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