Israel and Lebanon expected to hold direct talks Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold direct talks in the coming days, their first since the start of the Iran war that has drawn Lebanon deeper into conflict, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Saturday, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. U. S.
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 17 medical staff Submitted by Heba Nasser on Sat, 03/14/2026 - 14:50 Attack on health centre killed doctors, nurses and paramedics An Israeli artillery unit deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near the Lebanon border, fires towards southern Lebanon on 14 March 2026 (AFP) Off An Israeli strike killed 17 medical staff in a direct attack on a primary healthcare centre in southern Lebanon , health authorities said on Saturday. Doctors, nurses and paramedics were among those killed in the attack late on Friday in the border village of Burj Qalawiyeh in the Bint Jbeil district. Lebanon's health ministry accused Israel of repeatedly "targeting ambulance crews while they were performing rescue duties", saying that 31 paramedics have been killed since the war erupted on 2 March.
Tehran [Iran], March 14 (ANI): Iran's military on Saturday launched a fresh wave of missiles as part of ongoing strikes against regional adversaries amid the West Asia conflict, Iranian state media Press TV reported.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi underlined how Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted on having deeper ties with India. He underlined the historic longstanding ties between the two countries and said that Iran does not want to have any conflict or problems in the ties with India.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The representative of Iran's Supreme Leader in India, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, on Saturday defended Iran's attacks on neighbouring Gulf countries amid the West Asia conflict, saying that the strikes are aimed at US-backed bases used against Tehran and are part of self-defence measures taken by the regime.
Israeli calls for the evacuation of huge swaths of southern Lebanon have led 830,000 people, about 14 percent of Lebanon’s population, to flee.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, spoke of the recent appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the Supreme Leader of Iran, praising him for his experience in management and humility. He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with ANI.
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 14 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that Russia launched about 430 drones and several ballistic missiles towards Ukraine and underlined the importance of air defence system as a 'daily necessity' for the country. He urged for speeding up of agreements on missile supplies and called for the production of air defence missiles.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that the Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Lavan continues to remain docked at Kochi in Kerala, while non-essential crew members departed India on a chartered flight arranged by Iranian authorities along with other stranded Iranian nationals.
Closure of strait of Hormuz puts pressure on region’s economies amid growing resentment about conflict started by US and Israel Middle East crisis – live updates An eerie quiet hangs over Ras Al Khaimah’s industrial port. Usually a thriving maritime hub of the United Arab Emirates, now ships stand docked and silent. Not far out along the hazy horizon, a backlog of hundreds of tankers have lined up in recent days, halted along a waterway flooded with danger.
Stanley McChrystal said White House has a ‘we should do because we can’ approach to international relations The retired US army general who once led Nato forces in Afghanistan says the bellicose foreign policy Donald Trump has pursued during his second presidency can be summed up as “we should do because we can” – invoking the lyrics of the Dolly Parton classic Jolene to emphasize the point. Stanley McChrystal delivered those remarks on Friday at Tulane University’s New Orleans book festival during a fireside chat hosted by the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, who asked in part about US military strikes Trump has ordered in Nigeria, Venezuela and Iran since Christmas. Continue reading...
Israeli strikes kill 26 paramedics in Lebanon: Lebanese Health Ministry Lebanon's health ministry confirmed on Saturday that Israeli strikes had killed 26 paramedics and wounded 51 others since conflict erupted between Israel and Hezbollah. Earlier, Lebanese authorities said an overnight Israeli strike killed 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses working at a healthcare centre in the southern town of Burj Qalawiya, following another strike on the town of Sawaneh that left two paramedics affiliated with Hezbollah and its ally Amal dead. The health ministry statement also accused Israel of repeatedly "targeting ambulance crews while they were performing rescue duties", after the Israeli military on Saturday accused Hezbollah of using ambulances militarily.
Smoke seen rising from direction of UAE energy facility: AFP Smoke was rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities - hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island oil hub. Clouds of dark black smoke were seen coming from Fujairah, which is home to a major port where Iranian attacks have already targeted an oil storage and trading hub. The port is also home to a key oil export terminal.
Iran warns UAE residents to evacuate port areas Iran's Tasnim news agency is calling on people in the United Arab Emirates to "immediately" evacuate the areas surrounding Jebel Ali port in Dubai, Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah port. "These areas have become legitimate targets due to the presence and concealment of US military forces among civilian installations and will be targeted in the coming hours," the agency said.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Aseem Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), on Saturday informed that five Indians had been killed while one was injured in the conflict in West Asia. He said that the Missions remain open round the clock and are constantly working in all assistance efforts.
Why Kharg Island is central to Iran’s oil exports. Kharg Island sits at the heart of Iran’s oil export infrastructure in the northern Gulf, making it one of the most strategically important energy hubs in the region. Located about 25km off Iran’s southern coast, the island hosts the country’s main oil export terminal, where crude from oil fields across Iran is stored and loaded onto tankers for shipment to international markets.
Trump shares video of US strike on Kharg Island US President Donald Trump shared a video late on Friday showing strikes on Iran's Kharg Island. Kharg Island handles more than 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports and is considered the country’s most critical energy hub.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Islamic Republic of Iran has every right to address the US-Israeli war of aggression in any manner it finds appropriate, the representative of Hamas in Tehran said.
Three Iraqi Popular Mobilisation fighters killed in strike in Baghdad: Reuters Three members of Hashd al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary group also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, were killed in a strike on its headquarters in Baghdad earlier on Saturday morning, security sources told Reuters.
Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave.
