Liam O’Hanna, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged in May, accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag during a London concert in November. He arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London with other Kneecap members to cheers from a sea of supporters brandishing banners and chanting ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Free […]
Lebanon Faces Tense Standoff as Government Pushes for Hezbollah Disarmament Beirut – Lebanon finds itself at a delicate crossroads as the government seeks to control armed groups in line with a U.S.-backed plan, following Israel’s recent military campaign against Hezbollah. The Shi’ite movement, which was founded 40 years ago with support from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, […]
LONDON — Avon and Somerset Police have officially closed a criminal investigation into performances by Irish rap group Kneecap and UK punk-rap duo Bob Vylan at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, citing insufficient evidence to proceed with charges. The probe was launched following controversial back-to-back sets by both acts on the festival’s West Holts stage on […]
A group of companies, run by Salim Ahmed Said (a man with Iraqi and British nationality), has been secretly buying and selling large amounts of Iranian oil since at least 2020. These companies made the oil look like it came from Iraq by mixing it with real Iraqi oil. This trick helped them avoid international […]
U.S.-backed President Joseph Aoun, who vowed when he took office in January to establish a state monopoly on the control of arms, intends to open talks with Hezbollah over its arsenal soon, three Lebanese political sources said. Discussion of disarmament has intensified since the power balance was upended by last year’s war with Israel and […]
Medics said they had recovered 19 bodies of Palestinians killed in northern areas of Nuseirat, one of the enclave’s eight long-standing refugee camps. Later on Friday, an Israeli air strike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a house in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, medics said. Others were killed in the northern and southern areas […]
Israel said it also opened fire on Thursday towards what it called “suspects” with vehicles arriving at several areas in the southern zone, saying it was a breach of the truce Hezbollah, which came into effect on Wednesday. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah in turn accused Israel of violating the deal. “The Israeli enemy is attacking […]
Araqchi told reporters during a trip to Lisbon that Iran welcomed Tuesday’s ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and hoped it would be permanent. The ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by the United States and France. Asked whether the ceasefire could lead to an easing of tensions between […]
Traffic was congested as thousands flocked to the Hezbollah bastion, a densely packed residential area that had largely been emptied as Israel launched near-daily strikes in recent weeks. Some broke into tears as they saw what remained of their destroyed homes and businesses, AFP journalists reported, while others waited for excavators to remove the rubble […]
Brent crude futures rose 5 cents to $72.86 a barrel by 0415 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 3 cents at $68.80 a barrel. Both benchmarks settled lower on Tuesday after Israel agreed to a ceasefire deal with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday […]
