Category Middle East

Al Jazeera has strongly rejected a claim by the Israeli military that six of its journalists based in Gaza are members of the Palestinian groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The media network on Wednesday vehemently condemned the “unfounded…

At least eight people were killed and about 2,750 were wounded by exploding handheld pagers across Lebanon, the country’s health minister has said. Firass Abiad said more than 200 people are in critical condition after the communication devices exploded on…