Middle East


Israel declines Lebanon's offer for direct talks, sources say

Smoke rises from a building hit in a bombing on March 11, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon.

UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people

A woman walks near tents set up by displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

UAE says Iran must halt attacks on neighbors to allow diplomacy

United Arab Emirates' Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Foreign Minister's Envoy Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 27, 2025.